Runner's Web Digest - May 2, 2003

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The May Runner's Trivia and Pegasus Quiz have been posted and are available at:
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We have a winner in the Pegasus Quiz. Alf Tupper of Bristol, in the UK,
correctly identified the photo as that of Kerry McCann

We have posted an "email Interview" with Kathrine Switzer- who will be a
speaker, along with Frank Shorter, at the National Capital Marathon Race Weekend
Expo- at:
http://www.runnersweb.com/running/news/rw_news_20030428_KathrineSwitzer.html

The latest training column by CTS Sports has been posted. Read "Power to the
Pedals, Building Strength and Power for Time Trials"
By Kathy Zawadzki, CTS Certified Coach at:
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Bruce Gennari, a previous winner was the first to identify the photo as that of
Canadian heather Fuhr. He has agreed to have the book go to the second person
with the correct answer who was Sue Yaremczuk, the mother of Canadian
triathlete, Natasha Filliol.
She gets a copy of Triathlete Magazine's Complete Triathlon Book.
Triathlete Magazine's Complete Triathlon Book: The Training, Diet, Health,
Equipment, and Safety Tips You Need to Do Your Best
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all triathletes can use. In addition, the book offers advice for the various
categories of triathletes: beginners, veterans,
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the most popular source for information on the sport,
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Book of the Week: The Spirit of the Marathon:
What to Expect in Your First Marathon, and How to Run Them for the Rest of Your
Life
Personal stories of making the marathon a part of your life. This companion
volume to "First Marathons" will inform, inspire, and educate any runner who
wants to try the marathon for the first time, or wants to run several marathons
a year. Contained here are the stories of some twenty first-time marathoners --
how it felt, what they did in training, the whole mental and spiritual process
of tackling the marathon. It also follows up with the people profiled in "First
Marathons".
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This Weeks News:
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When pushing too hard pulls back performance:
With awareness up, more athletes are avoiding the problems of overtraining:
fatigue, aches, trouble sleeping and depression.
By her senior year as a college athlete, Melissa Werner was tired. Really tired.
That should have come as no surprise given her weekly workout schedule. Six days
a week, the student-athlete would pound through 30 to 40 miles of interval and
distance training. Despite the hard work, her race times flattened and later
slowed. Her determined efforts to push through the slump and an injury during
her final season only accelerated the decline in performance.
"It was too much on my body. There was never any break," said Werner, 23, of her
four years as a track athlete at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. "I
felt constantly drained, and it devastated me."
Although undiagnosed at the time, Werner was suffering from a common ailment
among serious athletes and fitness buffs: overtraining. The condition saps
people of their normal vigor and can destroy athletic performance.
More...from the LA Times at:
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/fitness/la-he-overtrain28apr28,1,7746221.\
story?coll=la%2Dhealth%2Dfitness%2Dnews
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Supplements in Sport - Why are they so tempting?
The sports world is filled with pills, potions, powders, bars and drinks that
promise to give the athlete a winning edge. The claims are emotive - better
recovery, improved endurance, increased strength, loss of body fat, an enhanced
immune system. If you are striving to be at the top, how can you afford to miss
out on these miracles? And can you afford for your competitors to have these
advantages if you don't? These are some of the feelings that make athletes an
easy target for supplements and special sports foods. The following two fact
sheets will provide answers to some of the questions most frequently asked about
supplements.
Surely if a supplement or sports food makes a promise to improve performance it
must be true?
Most people believe that government laws would prevent supplement companies from
making outrageous or untrue claims about their products. In other words they
believe that if a company makes a claim, particularly in writing, it must be
correct. Unfortunately this is not the case.
In Australia, supplements that belong to the pill, potion and powder category
fall under the control of the TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration). Most fall
within the 'listable' items category, the most lightly regulated category of the
TGA, and are required only to provide proof that they don't contain ingredients
that are banned by our custom laws. The TGA has no requirement that a product
must have proof of its benefits to be accepted at this level. Sports foods,
including bars and drinks, fall under the control of ANZFA (Australia and New
Zealand Food Authority). ANZFA provides regulations about the ingredients and
labeling of sports foods, and permits a limited number of claims to be made on
the product package.
While the TGA and ANZFA expect manufacturers to avoid making wild claims about
their products on labels and packaging, these regulations are not heavily
policed. More to the point, it is almost impossible to keep tabs on the prolific
flow of articles and advertisements for supplements that appear in sports
magazines, brochures, the Internet or other points of communication. The bottom
line is that supplements can be marketed with very little control over the
claims and messages they provide, and many companies appear to take full
advantage of this.
But many famous and successful athletes take supplements. Doesn't this show that
they work?
Testimonials from athletes provide a key form of advertising used by
manufacturers of supplements and sports foods. The athlete associates their
recent success with the use of a product or product range - as part of a
sponsorship or paid advertising by the manufacturers, or sometimes simply as
'word of mouth' around the sporting world. Obviously this is a persuasive
argument to other athletes - we discussed the mindset regarding supplements in
the introduction to this fact sheet.
Sports scientists, however, are skeptical that the association between the
supplements and the athlete's performance is anything more than circumstantial.
Performance is the result of many factors - including talent, training,
equipment, diet and mental attitude. In real life, an athlete will be unable to
pinpoint how much each of these factors is contributing. In some cases, when the
athlete has lots of these factors working well, the supplement may get all the
accolades even when it fails to contribute at all! In other cases, any boost to
performance that comes with taking a new product is simply the result of a
'placebo effect'. If the athlete feels that they have received something
special, or that they are suddenly receiving more monitoring and attention from
their coach or other people, they will be motivated to do better. Thus better
performance can come from a psychological belief rather than a real effect from
the new product.
More...from the AIS at:
http://www.ais.org.au/nutrition/FactSupp1.htm



Runners Knee: The Early Bird Catches the......Injury!?
That's right, a lot of serious injuries can be prevented simply by early
detection. The majority of injuries that sideline athletes from either training
or competing are often an inflammation of the soft tissues or an "overuse"
injury. Most of us experience little "niggles" everyday, especially after
participating in a hard training session the day before. These little aches and
pains represent the catabolic effect or breakdown of weaker tissues (overload)
and the subsequent gradual anabolic effect or build up of stronger muscles,
tendons, ligaments, etc. (adaptation). It is when the "niggle" becomes painful
resulting in reduced training volume and subsequent declines in performance,
that you know you have a problem and an injury!
More...from ARExtreme.com at:
http://www.arextreme.com/news/get-news.asp?id=562&catid=3&cpg=get-news.asp



Lance Armstrong on Motivation:
Q: Do you ever struggle with motivation, ever have trouble getting out the door
and training?
A: No
Q: Never?
A: No. When I've needed to be motivated, I've never lacked it. Right now (off
season), I'm certainly not motivated to go out and do six weeks of heavy,
intense training, but I don't need to right now.
Having the balance of an off-season, of having regularly programmed down time,
enables me to never struggle for motivation when I need it. You have to know
when to step on the gas and when to brake. Now it's time to brake. When you work
hard for something and achieve it, you get the prize of time off, of being able
to create your own schedule, to re-write the rules [of cycling] (pro cyclists
typically are required to race 150+ days per year over an 8-9 month season.
Lance races maybe 50-60 days a year over a competitive season lasting maybe five
months. In 2001, he still earned the world's #1 ranking in a point system that
encompasses all races).
Now if I couldn't find motivation in May (a crucial training period for the July
Tour de France) that would be a real problem. But it's never happened.
More...from Bradadventures at:
http://www.bradventures.com/nutrition/leftbar/featurestories.shtml#BM3


Running notebook: Injury prevention:
Annie Breitenbucher, Star Tribune
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Applied to running injuries,
this piece of wisdom is maddeningly true.
So, in the spirit of prevention, here are a few health tips from Toni Dauwalter,
physical therapist with the Institute for Athletic Medicine.
* Look in the mirror: If you're just beginning a running program, or spent the
winter watching CSI Miami, self-evaluation is in order. Start by assessing your
fitness level and tailor a program accordingly.
* Rome wasn't built in a day: The most common mistake runners make is trying to
do too much too fast.
Dauwalter ascribes to the 10-percent rule: a 10-percent increase in mileage per
week.
Similarly, while it's fine to increase your speed, number of training days, or
workout intensity, make those changes one at a time -- not all at once.
More...from the Star Tribune at:
http://www.startribune.com/stories/503/3859530.html



Vitamin E strengthens the immune system:
A University of California anatomy professor researching reproduction in rats
discovered vitamin E in 1922. In humans, the powerful antioxidant is essential
for healthy eyes and skin, as well as a strong immune system. Vitamin E exists
as eight individual compounds abundant in a variety of fruits and green
vegetables, including avocados, mangos and turnip greens.
Uses: The first reported use of the vitamin was by a Canadian doctor who gave
the supplement to his patients in the 1940s to treat cardiovascular disease.
Today it is used to boost the immune system and prevent vitamin E deficiency in
people on low-fat diets and others who have trouble absorbing enough of the
fat-soluble vitamin from their diet. Some doctors recommend vitamin E for
preventing heart attacks and several forms of cancer. Studies have also found
that it may help prevent cataracts and slow the progression of Alzheimer's
disease.
More...from the LA Times at:
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-supplement28apr28,1,5682372.story?c\
oll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dhealth
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Four Rules of Intensity for anaerobic workouts:
Perhaps the #1 problem hindering fitness progress and optimum health among
endurance athletes is too much anaerobic exercise.
If you want to succeed with your efforts to reach and maintain your ideal body
composition, you must not conduct anaerobic workouts indiscriminately.
Anaerobic workouts can be a powerful tool for fitness improvement, but they can
also be your worst enemy, leading to burnout, sugar cravings and an inability to
efficiently burn body fat.
Here are my Four Rules of Intensity - simple guidelines that will help you
efficiently manage energy output for continued fitness progress and prevent
burnout.
More...from Active.com at:
http://www.active.com/story.cfm?story_id=9732&sidebar=26&category=triathlon



Oldest American Dies at 113
Eating junk food during her life didn't affect the longevity of 113-year-old
Mary Dorothy Christian, who was the United States' oldest person when she died
Sunday.
Christian, who was born June 12, 1889, in Taunton, Mass., was declared the
oldest living American last November after the death of a 113-year-old woman in
Florida, the Associated Press reports.
More...from HealthScout at:
http://www.healthscout.com/template.asp?page=newsdetail&ap=1&id=1501271



Ironman North America policy on bandit racers:
LAKE PLACID, N.Y.-As a reminder to all Ironman North America athletes competing
in 2003, please review the policy below in regard to bandit racers.
Bandit racers are athletes who either use another persons' spot at an event to
race, or give their spot to another athlete to race in their stead. This creates
a very serious problem for events and race organizers, because athletes who race
as bandits are not covered via USAT insurance, which covers athletes competing
in the event.
Recently a bandit situation occurred at the 2002 Ironman Florida triathlon. The
two athletes, both the athlete who raced under an assumed name, and the athlete
who provided the spot to the racer, were banned for life from Ironman North
America events.
Please be aware that the penalty for athletes who are caught either racing as
bandits or providing spots to other athletes will be a lifetime ban from Ironman
North America events. This is a non-negotiable policy and will be strictly
enforced.
Athletes who race as bandits not only put themselves at risk with no insurance
coverage; they also put races and the sport itself at risk. The liability that
is assumed in the case of bandit racers puts all involved at risk.
These risks will not be tolerated. Bandit racing puts the entire sport at risk.
If you plan to race, please sign up through the normal channels.
Thank you,
Ironman North America Staff


Bending the rules:
Many people believe that yoga is all you need to get fit and lose weight. But
one exercise can't cure all, says Donna Jones.
Reading the glossies, you could be forgiven for thinking a few yoga poses are
all it takes to get a lean, muscular body like Madonna's. But if you think
swapping your workout towel for a yoga mat is an easy way to shed kilos, think
again. Simply stretching and twisting your body into passive yoga poses will not
strip the fat.
But yoga can play an important role in a weight-loss program - if it's done
right.
" Many people associate yoga with stretching, meditation and stress reduction
and may not be aware of the power of yoga to help people naturally and
permanently lose weight," says yoga instructor Suzanne Deason.
Your body needs to work up a sweat before it will burn fat. So if you want to
use yoga to lose weight, you'll need to steer clear of gentle, meditative
classes, such as iyengar yoga, which are not as aerobic. Iyengar yoga involves
going deep into postures and holding them for longer. However, the stop-start
nature of this style means you don't get the benefits of an aerobic workout.
More...from the Daily Telegraph at:
http://www.dailytelegraph.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,6349539%255E22808\
,00.html



Dealing with shin splints after jumping back into exercise:
No one doubts that spring is a great time. Once we can get outside consistently,
all many of us can think of is hitting the pitch and playing, or hitting the
road for a nice long run.
Forget the fact that for the last 4 to 8+ weeks, the most activity some of us
got was jumping up and down during the NCAA basketball tournament. It's time to
PLAY, so let's just get back into it as though we last played a day or two ago.
Stepping right back into play might not be the wisest thing to do, and we
realize that by the amount of pain we feel during and after exercise.
Pain can be instructive and telling. Is there pain at rest, or just during
exercise, or both? Does it go away after exercise starts? Did the pain come all
at once or gradually? Where is the pain located?
One source of pain is one of the most troubling problems in sports: the pain in
the lower leg, especially shin splints.
More...from Active.com at:
http://www.active.com/story.cfm?story_id=9769&sidebar=576&category=healthclub



How Much Does Body Size And Fatness Affect Sports Performance?
In some sports, particularly those based on skill (eg golf, archery and
shooting), performance is largely independent of body fatness. Both selection
and conditioning factors tend to allow higher body fat levels in these athletes.
In fact, top performers in these sports may actually be overweight (or over-fat)
by community standards.
At the other end of the spectrum there are sports in which a low body mass, and
in particular a low body fat level, are a distinct advantage to performance. The
advantages of a low body fat level include physical and mechanical gains due to
an increased power to mass ratio, or simply to a reduction in the 'dead weight'
that must be moved by the athlete. This is a particular advantage where the
athlete has to transport their own body mass over long distances (eg distance
runners, triathletes, road cyclists) or to move vertically against greater
gravity effects (gymnasts, jumpers, basketball players, or cyclists riding a
hilly course). Higher body fat levels are seen in endurance athletes, most
notably swimmers, who perform in a weight-supported sport. A high 'power to
mass' ratio plays a role in 'stop-start' sports by increasing speed, agility and
the ability to change direction quickly. In some team sports, players in mobile
field positions or with a mobile playing style are often observed to have lower
body fat levels than their team-mates. On the other hand, particularly in sports
involving physical contact, a higher body fat level may be less problematic for
'set position' players. A certain level of body fat may help to protect body
organs against injury from body contact, and to provide bulk against tackling.
Nevertheless, a high body mass should be achieved principally through an
increase in muscle mass.
A small body size per se is an advantage in distance events, especially in hot
conditions where a greater surface area to volume ratio enhances heat
dissipation. It also helps in acrobatic sports such as diving and gymnastics to
assist the athlete to rotate or spin their entire body over a smaller area or in
a faster time. Finally, in some sports there is an aesthetic component to
performance. A slim, petite figure is currently deemed de rigueur in gymnastics,
diving, figure skating and other subjectively judged sports. Extreme leanness is
an obsession in body building, to allow muscularity to be maximally defined.
More...from the AIS at:
http://www.ais.org.au/nutrition/PPchap11.htm#1



Stretching is an essential part of training:
Mark Steinle, together with Neil Black, has put together this stretching
programme...
Mark Steinle has been the fastest British runner in the London Marathon since
2000, with a PB of 2:09.17. He made his Olympic marathon debut in Sydney and is
a regular international on the roads having come from a strong cross-country
background.
Stretching can reduce the risk of injury, reduce muscle soreness after exercise,
aid recover and improve athletic performance through enhanced flexibility.
You should stretch as part of every session - the full article includes basic
stretches to do before and after each one.
There are also some additional stretches which can be done when time permits.
More...from TimeOutdoors at:
http://www.timeoutdoors.com/run/training/3RUNMRS01032801E.htm




Fasting study indicates some health benefits:
WASHINGTON (April 28, 2003 5:44 p.m. EDT) - Periodic fasting can be just as good
for the health as sharply cutting back on calories, even if the fasting doesn't
mean eating less overall, a new study indicates.
Researchers are now planning to see if what works in mice is also good for
people.
Several recent studies have reported a variety of benefits from a sharply
restricted diet, including longer life span, increased insulin sensitivity and
stress resistance.
In the new report, mice that were fed only every other day - but could gorge on
the days they did eat - saw similar health benefits to ones that had their diet
reduced by 40 percent, a team of researchers reports in Tuesday's online edition
of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The cause of health improvements from cutting back on diet isn't fully
understood, though many researchers had assumed that a long-term reduction in
calories was involved.
But the new study by Mark P. Mattson and colleagues at the National Institute on
Aging found equal benefits for mice that ate only every other day, but didn't
cut total calories because they ate twice as much on days they weren't fasting.
Mattson said a study is in the planning stages to compare the health of a group
of people fed the normal three meals a day with a similar group, eating the same
diet and amount of food, but consuming it within four hours and then fasting for
20 hours before eating again.
"Overeating is a big problem now in this country, it's particularly troublesome
that a lot of children are overweight. It's still unclear the best way to
somehow get people to eat less .... One possibility is skipping a meal a day,"
Mattson said. "Our study suggests that skipping meals is not bad for you."
More...from the Nando Times at:
http://www.nandotimes.com/healthscience/story/870917p-6078520c.html



From Runner's World:
To Hill With It: Short hills are important for anyone who wants to develop the
explosive strength necessary to run a good 800-meters or finish strong in a mile
or 5-K. - Ed Eyestone

Stretch it Out Post-Marathon: Stretching helps work out the waste products that
accumulate in your muscles during the marathon, so stretch daily during your
post-marathon recovery period. Massage also helps with waste removal, especially
within 48 hours after the race. Plan ahead, and make an appointment with a
massage therapist for the day or two following your marathon.

Jack Daniels, Ph.D. said: "The primary reason to have a coach is to have
somebody who can look at you and say, 'Man you're looking good today.'"

Snack on Raisins: Along with apples, pears, nuts and parsley, raisins are a
great source of the mineral boron, which plays a role in brain function, perhaps
combating drowsiness. So, eat up!




Crouching tigers, hidden oars:
Man for man, they're probably the most highly paid amateur sporting team in
Australia.
Meet the members of the Sydney Snatch club who have just won the honour of
representing Australia in the world dragon boat racing championships.
Twenty paddlers, a drummer and the sweep who steers the boat. And not one of
them can boast any Chinese heritage.
Of course, it helps having several former Olympians in the squad - swimmer Matt
Dunn and rowers Rob Walker, Janusz Hooker, Bo Hanson and Ben Dodwell are regular
members.
But it isn't the presence of elite sportsmen that makes this team so unusual.
Rather that many team members are more associated with Sydney's boardrooms than
its locker rooms.
More...from the Sydney Morning Herald at:
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/27/1051381851587.html




Shoe Brand Loyalty - Buyer Beware:
By JAMES RAIA
Like favorite courses or training partners, runners often remain loyal to shoe
brands. But the running shoe industry has changed so drastically in recent
years, it's wise to consider new brands and styles to help avoid injuries.
"There has been a major shift in brand loyalty,'' said J.D. Denton, a Northern
California retailer and journalist who has been writing shoe reviews for more
than a decade. ''Part of it is that there are a lot of newer runners and runners
coming back to the sport after years away. They're more open to trying new
brands and not as locked into old habits.''
Another major reason to consider a new brand is the frequency of style changes.
When once manufacturers kept styles in circulation for many years, it's rare to
find styles today that remain on store shelves or available via mail orders or
in the internet for more than one year.
More...from byjamesraia.com at:
http://www.byjamesraia.com/running/archives/000048.shtml



The social club:
For fitness buffs, the local gym takes the place of the corner bar.
Most people's gym routines go something like this: Get there, do some weights,
some cardio, then leave.
Gene Call's workout routine is more like this: Check out the locker room and
walk the floor to see who's there, do some stretching, go to the weight room for
strength training and snappy patter, talk to the staff a little, do 30 to 40
minutes of cardio, then cap it off in the steam room with a round of male
bonding.
Today's gyms function as more than just a place to get fit. For people like
Call, health clubs are also mini-communities, a "Cheers" bar for the physically
fit, where regulars are greeted by name, where people chat about the Lakers, the
war or that new restaurant down the street. It's a place where they can feel,
for a few hours, that maybe Los Angeles isn't such a scattered, aloof city after
all.
More...from the LA Times at:
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/fitness/la-he-bodywork28apr28205426,1,395\
7564.story?coll=la%2Dhealth%2Dfitness%2Dnews
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On a Fast Track to Relaxing:
Several days a week at 1 p.m., clients come running from their offices into the
Back in Shape studio in Midtown for relaxation class. Some of them have peeled
clothes off on the sidewalk. "Their lives are so hurried that they have to
schedule their relaxation," said Marjorie Jaffe, who owns the studio and has
just published a how-to book about doing yoga in the bathtub. At the end of the
relaxation hour, as she is telling students to close their eyes and imagine
themselves drifting on clouds, the doorbell to her studio starts ringing with
students for the next class. "You better get off your clouds now," Ms. Jaffe
always says as everyone dresses and hurries back to work.
She isn't the only witness of an anxiety-producing rush to slow down. Look at
how many people are speed-dating just so they can find the right person with
whom to nest. Look at the weekend rush to retreat in the Hamptons, now antic all
year long.
More...from the NY Times at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/20/fashion/20AGE.html?ex=1051761600&en=927b7b3ffb\
5097b1&ei=5070
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This Weeks Events:

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*Please verify event dates with the event websites*
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May 2, 2003:
The 54th Annual Kennedy Relays - Windsor, ON
http://www.wecssaatf.cjb.net/

May 2-4, 2003:
Broadwater Resorts Busselton Half Ironman - Busselton, Australia
http://www.triwa.org.au/BussWeb/index.html

May 3, 2003:
Diefenbooker Classic - Carp, ON
http://www3.sympatico.ca/richard.snapper/Diefenbooker/
Results will be posted here:
http://www.sportstats.ca/res2003/may2003.htm

Rotorua Marathon - New Zealand
http://www.rotoruamarathon.co.nz/

May 4, 2003:
St. Croix Triathlon - U.S.V.I.
http://www.stcroixtriathlon.com/

Sporting Life 10K - Toronto, ON
http://www.runnerschoice.com/sl10k/sl10kNEWS.htm

Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon - OH
http://www.flyingpigmarathon.com/

UPMC Health System/City of Pittsburgh Marathon - PA
http://www.pittsburghmarathon.org/

Runner's World Half-Marathon - Allentown, PA
http://www.runnersworld.com/halfmarathon/

Lilac Bloomsday Run - Spokane, WA
http://www.bloomsdayrun.org./


August 1 - 17, 2003:

Pan American Games - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
http://www.santodomingo2003.org.do/

August 23 - 31, 2003:

9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics - Paris 2003 St-Denis, France
http://www.paris2003saintdenis.org/en/accueil.html

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