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das Foot Race at Oktoberfest!

Not too long ago, I agreed to run the 5 mile race with Jacque at the Tempe Town Lake Oktoberfest. I thought this should be a fun little event to do within our training for the Women's 1/2 Marathon on November 6th...a little change from Reach 11. Jac had a few friends that ran the 5K, but Jac and I (wearing my Munich Oktoberfest hat) took off on the 5 mile with the greeting of an ump-pa band playing as we made our way out of the start area. The course went all around Tempe Town Lake and ended up being over 5 miles at a total of 5.33 miles. I stopped my Garmin at 5 miles and the time was 1:04:25, with an average pace of 12:53/mi. We finished 5.33 miles at 1:08:23, with an average pace of 12:50/mi. I was 2nd to last place and Jacque was 3rd to last...hey we were not last! What I am most happy about is Jacque's performance! We determined that this was the best 5 miles Jac has ever ran and ran well the whole way. I raise my stein and say, "Prost!" to you Jac for a great run!