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" he rebounded to win the U.S. Track and Field Masters Half Marathon National Championship on Sunday morning as part of the State Farm Melbourne and the Beaches Music Marathon, covering the 13.1-mile course in 1 hour, 9 minutes and 37 seconds. "
That's awesome. Gotta say, Albuquerque altitude (and dry air) has turned me into a pretty good runner. When I was visiting my parents in the midwest a few months ago I was astonished at how far I could go...
I can see how this would be a great area to train.
One of the more famous training stories is that Paula Radcliffe spent several months here sharpening before her (successful) run at the women's marathon world championships in 2005.
Her world record set in 2003 was 2:15, btw. Or, about 5:10 per mile.
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