I warmed up with about a half-mile jog, a couple of c. 100-yard buildups, a bunch of stretching, and then through the softest of rain ran the Levy Loop in 15:21, with splits of 7:51 and 7:30. It wasn't easy but I felt great and had plenty left. Well, some left. I jogged and walked about a half mile down. I have run the Levy Loop since the summer of 1996, and I believe this was my second fastest time. I ran it in 14:52 in May, 1997.
To amend yesterday's entry, I ran about five miles. There's no way to know for sure. Somehow I can't imagine Erin Vratil has gotten the idea into her coconut that her $360 Garmin GPS wrist watch is a more accurate gauge of distance than my $3,600 1994 Toyota Camry. After we watched the Texas Rangers' 5-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics, we ran around The Ballpark at Arlington and Cowboy Stadium in 52:01, with splits of 9:44, 9:40, 10:45, 10:26, and 11:26. We engaged a desperate sprint to break 52 minutes, but fell crushingly short. Erin's left knee hurt a little, which screwed us.
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