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Thank you!

I was realizing that I now have 2 data points for rowing vs. running. I don't remember the exact times off the top of my head, but I erged a marathon in just over 3 hours, and ran one in just under 5 hours (I think that was 4 hours, 56 minutes?). So for a 5k, my erg time is 2/3 my run time, for the marathon, it's 3/5 my run time. Those are pretty close margins, all things considered! (musing further, I bet I could pull up 10k and half-marathon times, too!).

I agree on the last photo - at the time I snapped it, it looked like it might not turn out, but I was so happy I got to be there for K's finish.

I also need to tell myself, "Shut up, self!" about calling my running times slow. I think the problem is that when I was running, I ran with a whole bunch of gazelles. During marathon training I managed to get down to 9-minute miles, but that's just about the limit for me. *shakes fist at gazelles*

One other fun bit from the run: I started out pretty conservatively, especially when you figure I'd already done the erg piece in the morning. But at the two-mile mark, my body started to remember what a good running stride could feel like. At that point, I had to figure I'd be fine making it to the finish. It felt good to hit a stride. As good as running can ever feel, LOL. Give me an erg or bicycle over running any day of the week!