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My Fastest Run Ever

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I have been running for off and on for the past year, and since April 2017 I have been running just about every single day. Why? I got really bad news from my cardiologist after my second heart incident in late February. I decided to kick things up about 4 notches and really start getting serious about diet and exercise. Since mid-April (about 4 months ago) I have bicycled over 700 miles and ran over 220 miles, culminating with my my fastest 3 mile run ever. I track my runs and rides using Strava on my Apple Watch. I finally hit a 10:26 pace per mile and averaged 154 heartbeats per second – both personal records. My good friend and motorcycle riding buddy Ed Jones told me a week ago he was trying to run a 5K in 30 minutes in late August. Kind of threw down the gauntlet so I gotta try and keep pace!

Today I ran my fastest time ever at Edmond's Mitch Park - 2.7 miles at a 10:26 per mile pace.
Today I ran my fastest time ever at Edmond’s Mitch Park – 2.7 miles at a 10:26 per mile pace. The result – lots of sweat!

Earlier in the day I rode my bicycle to downtown Edmond for “Coffee with Cops” event at Evoke. So my ride along with my run gave me some good calorie burn for the day.

Today we rode our bicycles to Edmond Police Department's "Coffee with Cops" event at Evoke Cafe in downtown Edmond.
Today we rode our bicycles to Edmond Police Department’s “Coffee with Cops” event at Evoke Cafe in downtown Edmond. Kay talks to several of the police officers while we wait on our coffee.
Kay and I rode our bicycles to downtown Edmond. We ran across this building that we were unfamiliar with.
Kay and I rode our bicycles to downtown Edmond. We ran across this building that we were unfamiliar with.
Evoke is a nice coffee shop in downtown Edmond. We usually go to Java Dave's down the street but occasionally will stop at Evoke.
Evoke is a nice coffee shop in downtown Edmond. We usually go to Java Dave’s down the street but occasionally will stop at Evoke.

Our morning ride to downtown Edmond.

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I am an Oklahoma based writer, commercial photographer, editorial photographer and adventurer based in Oklahoma City. I love telling stories about people. A motorcycle is my preferred means of travel, and I have over 5,000 hours piloting small airplanes. My editorial photography has been published in hundreds of magazines and my commercial photography has been used by dozens of companies worldwide.

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