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MY SUMMER CHALLENGE: Update as of August 12
The three summer challenges suggested on the BLOG in the late spring (MAY 21, 2016 ) included:
As of yesterday Monday August 15, I've kept up with the STREAK RUNNING (at least 1 mile/day) and not missed any days. This continues to be the most difficult of the three challenges to complete, as I mentioned in a July post. Getting out everyday means all the preparation must be performed, regardless of the distance run, which is time consuming. I could probably get away with skipping the stretching and MYRTLs, but I am still haunted by memories of being injured so I do them. Another negative is that every day is a bad hair day in this hot summer. RUN-WALK ACROSS AMERICA WEEK 11 contained the most fun trip segments of the entire itinerary for me, as the virtual course ran through the part of the country I love the most, the Lake Michigan eastern shoreline, and Michigan. Walking some of the miles is also more enjoyable than running them all. These walked miles are usually covered in the evening when the days activities have slowed and there are no tasks left to complete other than spending time briskly strolling in the warm, balmy outdoor air. I ran an ‘organized’ (not certified) 5k race on Mackinac Island, Michigan while vacationing there. It wasn’t organized in the usual sense (the distance was not exactly right and the finisher place/time was not available for all runners) but it was not a personal race. Nearly everyone in this race was someone familiar to me, and I had long- time and newly-met rivals to push me harder than I have ever been pushed. It was a great event and I accomplished my goal of running my fastest 5k. I think concentrating on speed work in training helped a great deal. There are less than 3 weeks remaining to official summer, which ends on Labor Day, September 5, 2016. I’ll be happy to have completed my 3 challenges (maintain streak, complete the RUN-WALK ACROSS AMERICA, and run a personal Labor Day 5K) and move on to others for the FALL. Start thinking about what you wish to accomplish! RUN HAPPY! http://www.earned-runs.com/blog/3-summer-challenges
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THIS New York Times UPSHOT article, “The Incalculable Value of Finding a Job You Love” by Robert H. Frank, is about identifying a job that will provide a satisfying life. Some of what is said can apply to finding a sport/athletic endeavor that will inspire you to remain active for a lifetime. Mr. Frank makes an argument that level of financial reward may not be the best way to predict future job satisfaction, but that the money aspect cannot be ignored in the real world.
The author says his response to students asking for career advice is to inquire “whether any activity has ever absorbed them completely”. If they respond affirmatively he suggests “that they prepare themselves for a career that entails tasks as similar as possible to that activity, even if it doesn’t normally lead to high financial rewards.” The trick to being relatively well paid in a job with attractive working conditions, he says, is to become an expert in it; deep expertise tends to be more highly rewarded. The involved tasks in a chosen career should be intellectually absorbing he contends, because a significant amount of time and effort will be needed to develop the level of expertise that is most likely to be richly compensated. He states that “becoming an expert is so challenging that you are unlikely to expend the necessary effort unless the task is one that you love for its own sake. If it is, the process will be rewarding apart from whether it leads to high pay.” How does his advice apply to finding an athletic activity you love? Substitute achieving ‘weight loss’ or a ‘beach body’ as reasons to choose a specific sport, for high salary as a reason to choose a specific career. Although physical transformation may be important to most of us in the short run (just before a wedding or high school reunion), it may not inspire sufficient lifelong motivation to persevere and grow in a sport or healthy exercise activity. Just as becoming an expert in a career field is more likely to lead to a well paid job, striving to become an “expert” in a sport might lead to more highly rewarding athletic experiences at every successive age. Becoming an “expert” in a sport activity, as a non-professional athlete, requires demonstrating improvement with proper training. Proper training involves strength conditioning, work on flexibility, mobility, and balance, and paying attention to nutrition. Improvement can be measured through competition against self or others, in personal or organized events. Becoming an expert in a sport activity involves committing to regular goal competitions and the training necessary to achieve those goals. To get back to the article’s advice, finding a sport activity you love starts with determining whether any physical effort (designed to be fun) has ever “absorbed you completely”. If so, look for a sport that involves tasks as similar as possible to that activity, even if it doesn’t promise to lead to weight loss, beach body, etc. If you become absorbed in a sport, you’re likely to be willing to expend the effort and accept the challenges of training that will lead to improvement in competition. If you strive to perform better, regardless of age (because your competition will be within an age group), you will also strive to train smarter and consistently. Setting and committing to regular goal competitions and persevering in training will take you to expert level. When my children entered middle school, it was mandatory, according to the physical education teacher, that they be introduced to different sports in PE classes. I cannot recall exactly, but it seemed like every month or so they tried something new. Rather than focusing on picking one sport in which to excel, they were encouraged to join several teams, sampling as many sports as could be managed by their parent(s) it seemed to me. In this way students weren’t pidgeon-holed into considering only the 2 or 3 most popular sports for participation and enjoyment. The wonderful aspect of searching for an activity that eventually may become a BELOVED sport, trying as many as initially interest us, is that the hunt can extend beyond middle school and college. It’s appropriate at ANY AGE! The search can continue and we can FIND NEW or RE-DISCOVER ‘old’ sports to enjoy, season after season. Running, walking, hiking, rucking, mountain biking, surfing, tennis, pickleball, beach volleyball, sailing, skating, golf, curling, hockey, and other sports are candidates. This final week of the SUMMER OLYMPICS, watch the competitions yet to be contested. Some events may seem more exciting or some athletes more awe-inspiring than others. Perhaps these feelings are CLUES to your interests and indicate which sports should be explored further. The NTY UPSHOT article can do double duty; it can help you formulate a career plan or find a moderate-to-vigorous exercise activity to keep your heart pumping and your body healthy over a lifetime. RUN HAPPY! http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/24/upshot/first-rule-of-the-job-hunt-find-something-you-love-to-do.html Segment 30: Bowling Green OH to Strongsville OH
Segment 31: Strongsville OH to Meadville PA Segment 32: Meadville PA to Bradford PA THE WEEK 12 POST was combined with WEEK 11, to accommodate a two-weekend Earned-Runs vacation! See the August 7, 2016 post. MAPS are posted on the RESOURCES page. If you haven't planned YOUR summer vacation yet, think about how to work one in before Labor Day. RUN HAPPY! ON THIS NEXT TO LAST DAY of vacation (tomorrow you’ll already be mentally getting back to everyday life) ask yourself if there is anything you wanted to experience in the name of relaxtion before the week is over. Okay, it must be something that is within the realm of the possible given the remaining time. How about watching a sunrise and a sunset as if each were a special EVENT? Check the times, find an ideal spot for viewing, bring items that will increase the enjoyment for you and others invited ‘guests’: something comfortable to sit on, yummy to munch, and special to drink. Bring a camera!
There are indications of health benefits to this experience (see link below), but this post is not about the objective science of this kind of activity but the subjective pleasure many experience at these times of the day. What if it’s going to be overcast or cloudy? Think of extending this aspect of vacation into the next week. Determine in advance when you can get outside for one or both of these events, when the sky will be right for it, and schedule your day to accommodate a viewing by yourself or others. Unlike winter, the times of the sun’s rising and setting in summer still mostly fall outside the times many report to work, school, or other commitments. “Exposure to Early Morning Light Could Help You Lose Weight”; Brian Nelson reports on a study by Northwestern University for MNN (Mother nature Network) http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/exposure-to-early-morning-light-could-help-you-lose-weight RUN (OR NOT ON VACATION) HAPPY! WHY NOT BINGE ON SC-FI MOVIES WHILE ON YOUR SUMMER BREAK?
There are different lists online. Below are three links with their TOP TEN films counted down. The first list from TIMEOUT London polled "leading lights of both science and science fiction, from physicists to authors, from Oscar Nominated filmmakers to the starts of film and TV”. This site is the easiest to browse all 100 films as they are grouped by 10 (100-91, 90-81, 80-71...etc). http://www.timeout.com/london/film/the-100-best-sci-fi-movies#tab_panel_10 10. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 1980 9. The Terminator 1984 8. Metropolis 1927 7. Brazil 1985 6. Star Wars 1977 5. Aliens 1986 (Happy 30th Anniversary!) 4. Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 3. Alien 1979 2. Blade Runner 1982 1. 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 The next, from ROTTEN TOMATOES, the movie review website, is broader and includes fantasy films such that many more are family-friendly. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt/top_100_science_fiction__fantasy_movies/ 10. The Bride of Frankenstein 1935 9.Toy Story 3 2010 8. Toy Story 2 1999 7. Gravity 2013 6. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937 5. Nosferatu 1922 4. ET: The Extra-terrestrial 1982 3. Metropolis 1927 2. Mad Max: Fury Road 2015 1. The Wizard of Oz 1939 Another list is the “100 best Sci-Fi movies of All Time” by Jordan Hoffman in Popular Mechanic. If you disagree, search for another that’s more in line with your movie tastes. http://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/movies/g97/the-100-best-sci-fi-movies-of-all-time/ 10. Planet of the Apes 1968 9. The Terminator 1984 8: Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan 1982 7. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 1980 6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 5. Metropolis 1927 4. Aliens 1986 (30th anniversary!) 3. Gattaca 1997 2. Blade Runner 1982 1. 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 RUN (OR NOT RUN ON VACATION) HAPPY! "CROSS TRAINING 101: Stand-Up Paddle Boarding” by Julie Kailus for CompetItor.com explains how great this surging sport is for improving running. It’s terrific way to get in a total body workout, for developing balance and stability, and getting outdoors! No nearby lake, you moan? SUP rental and instructions have been offered on relatively shallow bodies of water that are found in big city parks! There’s likely an opportunity within a short drive of your vacation location. Yes, you can alternately kayak or canoe, but SUP will benefit running. Also, you can call yourself a surfer, dude.
RUN (OR NOT ON VACATION) HAPPY! http://running.competitor.com/2013/07/training/cross-training-101-stand-up-paddling_77515 https://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/rowboats AUGUST 10, 2016 IS NATIONAL S’MORES DAY! WHAT CONJURES UP MEMORIES of vacation camping more than the idea of making and eating s’mores? Regardless of how and where you are spending your time off, and whether or not you have children with you, there are recipes to accommodate the situation in this piece “24 S’mores Recipes You Can Make All year Long” by Michelle Profis in Country Living magazine.
I especially would like to try the Mini S’mores Tartlet (#1) S’more Bite (#2), S’more Dip (#4),), and S’more Cups (#19). If you are running for fun in the early morning during vacation, the S’more Stuffed French Toast (#13) would be a perfect breakfast treat! RUN (OR NOT ON VACATION) HAPPY! http://www.countryliving.com/food-drinks/g2006/smores-dessert-recipes/?slide=1 IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER, a trip to a water park TO COOL OFF AFTER A RUN, or any other activity sounds like great vacation or weekend get-away fun. “Top 10 Outdoor Water Parks for Families” by Lissa Poirot and Morgan Agesen for FamilyVacationCritic.com list some parks that might be new to you. ANOTHER LIST is provided by TravelChannel.com. Surely there are other favorites, but this is a sampling. Since families require readily available food and refreshments, restrooms, etc, those that are good for this group probably will satisfy the needs of others for an enjoyable and safe experience.
RUN (OR NOT ON VACATION) HAPPY! http://www.travelchannel.com/interests/packages/family-travel/photos/top-us-water-parks http://www.familyvacationcritic.com/best-water-parks-to-visit-this-summer/art/ ON VACATION, MONDAYS SHOULD BE LAZY, and NOT get you down like rainy days do, as the song by the Carpenters tells us. It’s the first real non-weekend day of a holiday. The entire week of fun lies ahead, so anxiety about getting back to the daily grind should be at it’s lowest, especially if you are true to the spirit of vacation and not checking devices for grind-related mail or messages. If you wish to get lost in a great book and read it from start to finish during your break, Monday is a great day to start.
Perhaps you planned ahead and picked out a book specifically for this time. If not, find one left by a previous guest in the summer place you are staying, order one online that can be delivered instantly and read on a device, or download an audible book that you can play while contemplating the sunrise or sunset, hiking, or another activity. If you have never ‘listened’ to a book give it a try. Or perhaps there's a neighborhood book exchange or free library nearby in which to acquire one. Choose from new running books, classic running books, or an entire world of non-running books (see links to lists below); enjoy reading on the beach, in a cabin, or on your own sofa, patio, or porch. “7 New Must-Read Running Books” 2016 http://running.competitor.com/2016/05/photos/7-new-must-read-running-books_150394 “25 Greatest Running Books Of All Time” from Competitor.com http://running.competitor.com/2015/10/lists/the-25-greatest-running-books-of-all-time_138463 GoodReads Listopia: “Books that Everyone Should Read At Least Once” http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/264.Books_That_Everyone_Should_Read_At_Least_Once#656 GoodReads Choice Awards 2015 http://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/ “33 Of The Best Books For Men” GQ Magazine 2016 http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/gallery/best-books-for-men “37 Books We’ve Loved So Far In 2016”, The Washington Post; World Book Reviews https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/entertainment/summer-reading-list-2016/ “9 Badass Books Every Man Should Read” Men’s Health by Kelly Kreglow 2015 http://www.menshealth.com/guy-wisdom/9-books-to-read-this-summer/slide/1 RUN (OR NOT ON VACATION) HAPPY! Segment 27: Ferry from Milwaukee WI to Holland MI
Segment 28: Holland MI to Coldwater MI Segment 29: Coldwater MI to Bowling Green OH Segment 30: Bowling Green OH to Strongsville OH Segment 31: Strongsville OH to Meadville PA Segment 32: Meadville PA to Bradford PA WEEK 11 + WEEK 12 ARE COMBINED ON THIS POST to accommodate Earned-Runs two-weekend full week of vacation advance posting plan! WEEK 11 BEGINS WITH A HIGH SPEED ferry ride across Lake Michigan, from the terminal in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to one in Muskegon, Michigan. The trip takes 2.5 hours and allows travelers on their way into “Pure” Michigan (advertising slogan of my home state) to avoid Chicago area traffic. Upon arriving on the eastern shore of the Big Lake, you will be at the far edge of the Eastern Time zone, with sunsets occurring just before 9pm in early August, and twilight extending the light of camping and picnicking trips at State Park beaches even further. You will travel through blueberry country as you move south to Holland, Michigan; the nearby fields will be in the height of production for the year. This charming college and vacation town, which boasts a Dutch heritage and spring Tulip Festival, hugs Lake Macatawa and its channel to the Lake, with humble, quaint, and stately cottages built into graceful sand dunes at the shoreline. As the route heads south and east to Coldwater Michigan, walkers and runners will pass through farmland and around inland lakes. The most productive fruit, vegetable, and landscape plant growing areas are in West Michigan because of the moderating effect of Lake Michigan on the climate, which acts to extend the growing season longer than in inland regions. The state is third in the nation in apple growing and is a leading grower of blueberries, cherries, peaches, grapes, and other fruit. You will skirt this area and travel through farmland where dairy, livestock, and corn are also of agricultural importance. Kalamazoo College has been home of the Boys Junior National Tennis Championships since 1943, one of the most important events for 16-18 year olds in the US (“Nats at the ‘Zoo”), held in early August. The trip to another college town, BOWLING GREEN OH briefly runs through the very tip of Northeast Indiana, another Midwest apple growing area, and into Ohio, north of Amish country. STARTING WEEK 12 you’ll travel eastward through Ohio, south of Put-In-Bay, a historic vacation resort town on the shores of South Bass Island in Lake Erie, and Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, which is a must–do destination for roller coaster ride enthusiasts throughout the world. The area surrounding this route is fertile farmland; you’ll see fields of soybeans and corn as well as other crops, dairy cows, beef cattle, and sheep, among other livestock. The most important Ohio livestock product is milk; wool is also a leading product. Traveling south of Cleveland, Ohio, the site of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, as well as Home of the 2016 NBA Champion Cavaliers basketball team and Indians baseball team you arrive at STRONGSVILLE, OH. The family of John D and William Rockefeller, later cofounders of Standard Oil Company, moved to Strongsville when JD was in his teens. The first oil refineries of their pre-Standard Oil Company were built in nearby Cleveland. Rockefeller Park is part of the city’s 'Emerald Necklace' of metro-parks, an extensive system of nature preserves. The road from Strongsville, Ohio to MEADVILLE PA takes runners through the rolling hills and past horse farms east of Cleveland into the quaint village of Chagrin Falls, Ohio on the powerful Chagrin River. From there you’ll pass through more of Ohio and Pennsylvania Amish country with its lush farms, horse-drawn buggies, and plainly dressed folk. Middlefield Ohio, just south of the route, is famous for it’s fine Amish Swiss cheese. Meadville Pennsylvania is located about 40 miles south of Lake Erie and 90 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, known for it’s steel mills and bridges; the Drake Well is nearby, site of the first commercial oil well in America. You will continue on through the Allegheny National Forest to BRADFORD PA, a city in the Allegheny Mountains very close to the border of New York State. This city, like Meadville, experienced booming growth in the country’s oil rush years. It is also known as the home of the Zippo Manufacturing Company, which has produced the iconic windproof lighter since 1932! The past few weeks' journey will have taken you along the relatively flat and green glacial plains of the Great Lakes region, up into the wooded heights of the Allegheny/Appalachian Plateau. With a bit more than two weeks remaining of this challenge, next week you will enter upstate New York and the Finger Lakes region, then move on to New England! Maps are posted in the RESOURCES page RUN HAPPY! References: much of what was discussed came from my experiences in the region and Wikipedia entries , with facts checked against other specific sites. There are so many bits and pieces that they won't be listed. Horse-drawn buggy on Mackinac Island, Michigan as it makes it's way past the spectacular porch of the Grand Hotel. Blue water in the distance belongs to the Straits of Mackinac which connect Lakes Michigan and Huron between Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. A favorite summer vacation spot! No cars are allowed on the island. EARNEDRUNS WILL OFFICIALLY BE ENJOYING A WEEK OF VACATION, including the two bookend weekends, from August 5-14. Usually posts would be prepared in advance so as not to interrupt the flow of information and no official mention would be made of a break from work. However, after reading the article “Vacation Policy in Corporate America is Broken” by Maura Thomas for the Harvard Business Review, it seemed a better idea to acknowledge and celebrate VACATION, and declare it is going to be fun taking time off from usual activities.
So the posts on which work had started and that were already in the que have been finished and scheduled (WEEK 11 and 12: RUN-WALK ACROSS AMERICA). The gaps are filled in with vacation-related items and the topics are light and brief and required minimal effort. If running is a serious part of someone’s over-scheduled life, should there be a vacation break from training? Why not? For others running may be something of a luxury. Individuals will need to decide for themselves. Substituting golf, tennis, swimming, or hiking for running can be a wonderful way to re-charge and return after a vacation break with renewed enthusiasm for tying on shoes and getting on the road or trail. RUN (OR NOT WHILE ON VACATION) HAPPY! https://hbr.org/2015/06/vacation-policy-in-corporate-america-is-broken US OLYMPIC TEAM DISTANCE RUNNERS AND WALKERS
Watch them compete and cheer them on! ALSO, take note of their racing form. They will be running/walking 'tall', chest open, head forward, with quick steps, pumping their arms. The times listed below (from Google) are only for FINAL races; the qualifying heat rounds will be earlier. NBC is covering the Games. I think these times are EDT, but check local listings to be sure. Hopefully all the US runners and walkers will make it to the finals. The RunningUSA link below takes you to a list all the track and field team members. WOMEN 20K WALK: Final Aug 19, 1:30pm Maria Michta-Coffey (Farmingville, New York), Miranda Melville (Rush, New York) 5000/5K RUN: Final Aug 19, 20:40 (8:40pm) Shelby Houlihan (Sioux City, Iowa), Kim Conley (Santa Rosa, California), Abbey D'Agostino (Topsfield, Massachusetts) 10,000/10K RUN: Final Aug 12, 10:10am Molly Huddle (Providence, Rhode Island), Emily Infeld (University Heights, Ohio), Marielle Hall (Haddonfield, New Jersey) MARATHON: Final Aug 14, 8:30 am Amy Cragg (Leavenworth, Kansas), Desiree Linden (Chula Vista, California), Shalane Flanagan (Marblehead, Massachusetts) MEN 20K WALK: Final Aug 12, 1:30pm (?no American qualified?) 50K WALK: Final Aug 19, 7:00am John Nunn (San Diego) 5000/5K RUN: Final Aug 20, 21:30 (8:30pm) Bernard Lagat (Tucson, Arizona), Hassan Mead (Minneapolis, Minnesota), Paul Chelimo (Beaverton, Oregon) 10,000/10K RUN: Final Aug 13, 21:32 (8:25pm) Galen Rupp (Portland, Oregon), Shadrack Kipchirchir (Beaverton, Oregon), Leonard Korir (Colorado Springs, Colorado) MARATHON RUN: Final Aug 21, 8:30 am Galen Rupp (Portland, Oregon), Meb Keflezighi (San Diego), Jared Ward (Kaysville, Utah) RUN HAPPY! http://www.runningusa.org/2016-olympic-team-announced https://www.google.com/… http://www.nbcolympics.com/track-and-field THE FUTURE? “Could POKEMON GO Be The Future Of Running”, an article from Competitor.com asks.
This new outdoor-activity based game is getting the running industry excited. Not entirely for how it’s played today but how the technology might be used in the future. The industry buzz around the current game is that by running, rather than walking, a player can get to the stops more quickly and advance through the game levels faster. Runners have an advantage it’s proposed. Even more buzz-worthy is speculation that, once opened, the technology door will swing even wider and opportunities for this type of recreation will be increased. Millions of brilliant tech-savvy players will be encouraged to invent new ways to coax people out of sedentary lives with games that reward physical activity. The article, for which a particular author is not cited, concludes, “whether or not it’s the future of running, it certainly seems to be the tipping point of what’s next in the ever-blending realms of wearable technology, GPS data, augmented reality gaming and fitness, recreation and adventure.” Safety concerns aside, what do you think, especially if you are now playing the game? RUN HAPPY! http://running.competitor.com/2016/07/news/pokemon-go-future-running_153446 I RECENTLY STAYED AT THE GRAND HYATT DENVER hotel and was so very happy to find it had a roof top oval track as well as a indoor fitness center and pool. A plaque on the wall next to the track announced the “StayFit “program. This Hyatt hotel information has been added to the OH THE PLACES YOU’LL GO! page. A search of the Hyatt website did not reveal much about availability of this center/service system-wide, but specific hotels had information on what was available at that site. It would be wise to check with the hotel at which you hope to stay to be assured of this benefit when traveling.
These benefits are of most concern when your reason for visiting a place does not leave much room for hotel choice. For me it was a meeting in a downtown location. The hotel was the site of the conference and there was a discounted rate for participants. Staying farther away would have involved using more costly transportation, and the rates elsewhere in cheaper chains were not significantly less. If you do have a choice of hotels, checking out the locations of those you’re considering in advance and determining the availability and suitability of nearby trails, roads, bike paths or sidewalks for safe running is well worth the effort. RUN HAPPY! http://www.hyatt.com/en/hyattplace/hotelfeatures/stayfit.html THE ITEM, “TEN BEST YOGA MOVES FOR INFLEXIBLE PEOPLE” on MyFitnessPal.com blog is a wonderful place to start if you are totally daunted by popular yoga routines and think you are inflexible. Until attempted, as is often the case with simple exercises, these moves may seem to be too easy to bother with for personal use. But, runners tend to be stiff unless consciously incorporating daily or weekly stretching, mobility, and flexibility work into their schedules.
What I appreciate about this list of moves is that it pays attention to achieving flexibility in the upper body as well as the legs. Holding the trunk in a relatively fixed position while pumping arms and legs causes my shoulders and back to feel tired and tight after a long run. Sitting for long periods of time with slumped shoulders also does this. Try these moves in several regularly scheduled sessions; if you experience improvement in flexibility, you may wish to sign up for a yoga class! RUN HAPPY! http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/the-10-best-yoga-moves-for-inflexible-people |
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