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F#%@ them other cats Iâ€™m runnin with my own wolfpack

September 14, 2007

tried to solo at 10 000m tonight. I split 13:53 for 5000m, right on pace. Then I threw in a bunch of 69â€™s and completely ruined all chances of A standard, 27:47. I got lapped by K. Bekele and then latched on to him for a couple laps, man it felt good. Iâ€™m confident if I had people to run with a 27:45 would of been possible. I had some of my best workouts ever in teh past month so I decided I had to make a run at A standard for 2008. Well, back to the drawing board and reload for next year. Oh yeah, I ended up in 11th with 28:14.

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#0	Victoria Jackson September 15, 2007 at 8:41am Hey Reid, this is Vic from your floor in Leuven earlier this summer. I just wanted to say that I've been there-- I tried to run a solo 10K in Helsinki last summer and I ended up cheering on everyone who was lapping me with about a k to go. I think it's that kind of race that makes us tougher and makes us want it more. One more thing-- if you're looking for a great place for winter training, you should seriously consider Tempe, AZ. Good luck and hope to see you again soon. reply
#-1	John Campos September 15, 2007 at 7:01am Hey you did the right thing,BK was slowing and you were able to get some pace help. You do look like in the right race a 27:40 is well within reach. Great job. reply
#-2	Bram Desmet September 15, 2007 at 3:32am Hey Reid, Pieters brother here. Saw you running live at the Memorial yesterday. Nice solo run. Maybe if Bekele were to catch you 1 lap later you would have been able to cling till the end, might have gained you a few secs (lot of "woulds" here, I know). I was a bit surprised, you were not on the starting list. But hey, it looked like you could use a little cheering, so :-). Must say my voice is still a bit gone, not easy to try and overpower those 5kWatt speakers reply
#-3	Graeme Wells September 14, 2007 at 8:20pm Reid, listened to the race on IAAF radio. Understand you wanted that A standard and I wish you all the best. But congrats on the exposure of being out there with Bekele. reply
#-4	Mark From Flotrack September 14, 2007 at 3:48pm For real Reid, next time you have to let us know. I want to know so I can watch. reply
#-5	Tony Casey September 14, 2007 at 2:51pm Good Attempt though! Nothing to blow your nose at! reply
#-6	Padma Lakshmi September 14, 2007 at 2:07pm You have to tell us you are going to run. We could of sent you the vibe. Next Time you better tell us! reply