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Purvis Achieves Personal Best for Timed Mile

New York City, Central Park August 29, 2006

7:32 Mile

Coming off Nike’s New York Half Marathon, Jim Purvis (pictured below) of Team in Training put in his personal best for a timed mile at 7:32, Tuesday evening in Central Park. When reached for comment, Purvis had this to say:

“Wow! I wasn’t even going to show up to practice. It was raining, work was a bear, I missed two subways, showed up late. Once I’m out there, everything else just goes away. Me and the road.”

Purvis put in two other timed mile repeats, with times of 8:30 and 8:50. The latter time was a leg of Central Park that included Cat Hill.

Ramon Bermo, Purvis’ coach, had this to say, “Jim ran the first mile a little too quickly; I think he should be aiming for a 8:00 or an 8:05 mile pace. But a job well done”

In a related story, Belt Hole Number Two on Purvis’ black leather belt has walked off the job.

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On November 5, 2006, Jim Purvis will run in the ING New York City Marathon, his first ever. Jim Purvis is running for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training. As a member of Team In Training, Purvis has agreed to raise $1,800 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. To date Purvis has raised over $1000, but still needs your support. If you would like to donate, you can visit his web site: www.active.com/donate/tntnyc/runjimmyrun.