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hay rick

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11. Many years ago I tried to set a PR in a 5 mile race on a hot, humid day.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 01:28 AM

Yesterday

A doctor who was also running saw me staggering near the finish line. I ended up on intravenous in the emergency room. A friend picked me up when I was discharged. The TV in the waiting room was showing the Mets game (the race was in nearby Jersey) and they mentioned the temperature was 95 degrees that day.

Lesson learned. I really enjoyed the running and hanging out with runners, but my injury-prone body made me turn to other forms of exercise.

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