tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83948970378771961722024-02-06T22:21:39.681-08:00amosmotoramosmotorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585110841982614119noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394897037877196172.post-37868986311252015012016-03-25T11:02:00.000-07:002016-03-25T11:02:55.433-07:00Tobacco Road Marathon March 13, 2016<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of the pace crew for TRM 2016</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ano<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ther Ken a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">nd I running post - again<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, his thoughts are in <span style="color: #0c343d;">blue</span></span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Not a new race for me... Its a local event that gives so much back to charity and the community. I love being part of it. Great leadership for the race and well run. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Another new race, another new experience.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If my memory is right, I paced here 2 twice and raced here once for a total of 2 fulls and 2 half's counting today. Short version? The half marathons went great, but I blew up on the fulls.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This year I signed up to be a pacer again, this time for the 2:10 half group. There was a girl who <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I ha<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">dn<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">'t <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">me before </span></span></span></span>named Kim that I would be pacing with and Ken was along with us as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">The Tobacco Road Marathon starts at USA Baseball, makes it
way to the American Tobacco Trail as an out and back down the trail and back to
USA Baseball.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is in our backyard and an
area I spent a lot of time running in the past.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have not run this area since before my injury so it will be good to
run some old familiar ground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This time
was different though, Amy was pacing the 2:10 group and I was going along for
the ride.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Woke up early on a spring forward Sunday morning. What were we doing again??? That's right, races start early.... boo! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Our nerves were definitely getting the best of us this
morning but I knew it was still going to be a great day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we started walking to the shuttles, one
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</span>We all laughed and that seemed to spark a lot more laughs for the rest
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There were already a <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">lot of people <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">there an hour before the start. Met up at the pacer tent and met Kim<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> We talked some. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Asked her if she had paced before and she said no<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. To<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ld her <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">what my plan was - run about a 9:30 - 9:40 pace and walk throug<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">h the aid stations. She was good with that<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> - yay!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Then to the start line we go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were singing along to whatever happy song
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">The road from the ball park to the trail was a sunny,
crowded journey of 2.5 miles, not bad just a lot of people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some were saying that it should thin out at
the split, but it really didn’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once we
hit the trail it was nice, shaded and just a good surface to run on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the way out everyone was in good spirits
and we hit every water stop just as planned…Amy and her partner were doing
great and they achieved their goal pace at every mile marker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Naturally we started to come across the lead
runners and groups so things stayed tight on the way out.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuzzy selfie while running </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">For me the run was going really well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the turn my legs felt good and I had
plenty of energy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a much better
feeling than at the Myrtle Beach half.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The pace was good to maintain and there were plenty of water stations to
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> think it was around mile 9 or 10 where Kim handed me the 2:10 <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">pacer sign and said <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Here, take this<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">" She was not <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">feeling well and needed <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to back off the pace. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For whatever reason that <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ga<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ve me a <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">boost of energy - cause it wa<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s up to <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ken and I</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to bring <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">in <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">what was left of the 2:10 group.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Heading back things were still going well for me and it seem
like Amy and her partner were staying strong too and still hitting our goal pace
at each mile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the interesting
thing I learned about being a pacer is that you will lose and pick up different
runners along the way…your job is to stay on pace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know every runner has good and not so good
days and today ended up being a not so good day for Amy’s partner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A couple miles before we got off the trail
and hit the road she handed off the pacer sign to Amy and fell back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I saw the switch flip inside Amy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was the OK, game on, this is mine and it’s
time to bring them in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, we got this
and it was good to see.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Amy just seemed to get stronger and stronger as we continued
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</span>The temperature went up but she became more vocal and kept encouraging
other runners to come along and finish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Then at one point she looked at me and said “you haven’t kissed me this
entire race”… I was like but you’re working…Yes we held hands a couple times
before but she was right there was no kiss yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So not to soon after I was like ok, give me a kiss…and she did, to the
comment of “you just kissed some random runner dude” from one of the ladies
running with us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then Amy replied “nope,
that one is mine”…so yeah there is that.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Brought them in at 2:09!</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">As we approached the top of the last little hill I was
gassed and ready to walk it in so I told Amy to go on and take them in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course she wasn’t having any of that and
said we were finishing together, side by side… did I mention how great she is?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I suck it up for that last bit of the
hill, made the turn into the park and we ran to the finish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We finished side by side and hand in hand at
2:09…success!!!</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Thank you Amy for letting tag along on this race and opening
my eyes to yet another aspect of running.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">
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<span style="color: blue;">Pacing…where you run for those in your group to help them
achieve their goal.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: blue;">Now that’s coo<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">l.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This was my 4th year running this event. Each year has had its own uniqueness. Yes its the same race, but each time <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'</span>ve been here its been a different experience. This year is no different. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Just so you know, this is another combined effort <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">wi<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">th both Ken and I sharing our thoughts. Not sure it can be called a race <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">report as its more of <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a MB weekend recap. Kens thoughts are in <span style="color: #073763;">blue. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="color: black;">Yes its a race report, but i<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ts al<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">so a story of <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">spending <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">time<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span>with friends, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">second chances and the beginning/continuation of something really good that we are both <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">incredibly thankful for</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">... </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;">OK, so I’m not your typical runner and as you can tell I’m
not a writer either. I do not train for
specific events but I do a variety of training from Weight lifting to Krav
Maga, OCR and street racing but for the past year or so the running has been
taking a back seat due to injury. So
just getting back into this running thing, my expectations coming into this
race weekend is just getting to the end, running with Amy (if she doesn’t run
off), knowing it will not be about any time
or shot at a PR and enjoying the weekend.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There has always been a good turnout from the Raleigh area with NCRC as well as MTC. Going into it I knew that there were going to be a lot of friends going. With this race its not so much about the event as it is the weekend getaway with a race in the middle. I still wish that the race was in February as it starts getting closer to other events like Tobacco Road and Umstead Marathon. February was a good time as there are not a lot of races on the books then and many use it as their last long training run for events like Tobacco Road... just my thoughts... Anyway...</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;">This is my first time running the Myrtle Beach Half Marathon
and everyone says not only is it a great race, flat and fast, it is a great
weekend. I’m a bit anxious coming into
it but it’s all good.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;">Took a half day from work and with typical Amy procrastination, threw everything into a suitcase when i got home and took off from there. Ken and I were in no rush as we had friends who got there early and picked up our packets for us - thx Paula! :<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">D</span> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;">Amy and I left Raleigh in the early afternoon on Friday and
headed south to Myrtle. She wanted Taco
Bell (yes, it is true) and traffic was a bit crappy to start but overall once
we got to the highway, the Jeep aired out and so did the traffic…
The rest of the ride was uneventful, just a lot of harmonizing and laughing. We could have made it to the Expo but
fortunately, Paula was able to grab our bags.
This is a double dose of good stuff.
1 – I’m not big on expos so we didn’t have to go. 2 – We got to hang out with friends for a bit
when we met to get our bags. Gotta say,
I enjoyed the trash talk that “none of them” were doing… LOL - Friday night was
a good chill night, then someone said we had to get out of the hotel by 5:45 to
make it to the start. Really?!?! This race thing is messing up the weekend.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Checked into the Breakers and we walked over to River City for dinner - had a burger - no not exactly pre race pasta but it works! Love that place. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Checked in for the night for an earrrly start... Why are races so early again?!? I also wonder what its like to have a weekend getaway without a race involved - ha! </span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We were downstairs in the lobby by 5:45....</span><span style="color: #073763;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;">Up and early Saturday and we are out the door…me with no
coffee – grrrr! We saw Peter Asciutto
from Vac & Dash as we got in the elevator.
Walked and talked a bit on the way to the start and he took a picture. Then Paula stopped to pick us up… YAY, thank
you. It was chilly and I really didn’t
want to walk. She parked and away we go. We didn’t bring a bag to drop so we headed to
the start area. On the way we stopped
and talked to a few more people along the way.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was a chilly start - that is for sure. The 3 weeks later in the timing of the event had no change for a warmer race. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The goal? lol yes there is always a goal... Elizabeth, Paula and I were going to all shoot for 2:00. What that really means is keep your eyes out for them, know where they are, and be ready for the last few miles cause someone is going to try to win. Yes, we do get a little competitive, and its a lot of fun.</span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;">Got to the start and after chatting a bit with Amy and
others (yes she knows a few people), the run started at 6:30 and the sun was
coming up. It was still chilly but not
bad. Amy got heckled early into the
start but it was all good trash talk and the run was on. A few miles in and I knew this was not going
to be a stellar run performance. Around
mile 4 Amy spotted a pacer she knew so we hung there for the next couple
miles. The distraction was good for her
and I enjoyed listening to some of the conversation but I knew my time was
short and wouldn’t be able to continue much longer. At some point during this time we were
passed, yes more trash talking, but there was no way I could push to stay with
them and Amy was in the same boat. I
think we both said noooooo…</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Charles was the 4:00 marathon pacer and we hung out with him and his group for a while. It was a good few miles of new conversation and took my mind off how much I was not feelin the race.... </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At some point - mile 5 ish maybe? Elizabeth and Paula passed us... noooo! I tried to keep them within reach but the legs were just not havin' it today. Seemed like a lot of work so early on... hmmmm maybe I should have trained better for this?</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ken and I were each having our own struggles. We kept encouraging each other along. Ended up starting a run walk at some point, yes, like at the 50K, holding hands... </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;">My wheels started coming off around mile six, but Amy was
encouraging me all along. Did I mention how great she is? Mile 7 was a walking point, grabbed a kiss
from Amy and started going again. Yes
things hurt but so be it. Miles 8 and 9
were pretty much the same but mile 10 was the best… I spotted a photographer,
so I grabbed Amy and said “kiss me”, she did, we laughed and she smiled that
smile. The photographer was great and
said something like “what a moment that will be on Facebook”. Thanks to <span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Drew McCrary Photography for capturing
this great moment and contacting us with the pictures…mile 10 was the
best. </span></span></span><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">That was a fun break and put even more joy into the run. Even though it was not a fast run or pace, we were having fun with it and enjoying each others company. </span><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;"> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">The rest of the race was a lot of run/walk to the end with
Amy by my side the entire way. That is
always a great way to spend a day. For
the record we were passed by another runner who said something like, I love how
you two are holding hands while doing this.
Yessssss we are that couple. We
did finish strong, side by side and with a respectable time. It really is a great course and would like to
run it again with some training.</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">Brrrr!! But the chicken soup was good! </span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We went through the line to get food and sat on a curb in the sun. It was way chilly.... I enjoyed the live music from the band. They were good and having fun with it. </span><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;"> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">We hung out for a little bit in the post-race area but did
not stay too long. It was cold and we
were offered a ride back to the hotel…so we grabbed some chicken soup and
headed out.</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You all know what comes next.... even with the warnings about not swimming in the waters that weekend...</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">After a warming up a bit and having a few celebratory shots
of liquid encouragement, we headed down to the beach. No, I don’t like cold and the traditional
Polar Plunge was like cruel and unusual punishment because the water was flat
and shallow. Yes it happened anyway. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">looks like im holdin them - lol!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We sat on the sand for a little bit before getting the nerve up to go in... It was none to warm out and the water was cold too, but we did it... and promptly walked up to the hotel and got in the hot tub. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;">I was in the hot tub for a while, then threw out there - "hey, lets jump in the pool!" Ken was like "nooooooooooooo...." So I did anyway... as soon as I cannonballed in I quickly realized that<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> the p<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto; color: #222222;">ool was not heate<span style="color: #073763;">d. o_o I come back up <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">for air and scream "<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ITS NOT <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">HEATED!!" it <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">d<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">rew some att<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ention from those looking down from their balconies. Then they started gi<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">vi<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ng Ken a hard time for <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">not jumping in with me. LOL! <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He finally did jump in and we shared a good laugh o<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ver that one....</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto; color: #222222;"><span style="color: #073763;">She’s like “Let’s go” and cannon balls into the water,
jumps up and yells “It’s not heated”!!!
At that point I’m laughing and the balconies above fill up with people
looking to see what’s going on. So yes
I was going to jump in but I had to give the hecklers above some grief about
why I shouldn’t…yes cannon ball I go, then back to join Amy in the hot tub to
the heckle of “get a room”.</span></span></span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;"> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">While sitting in the hot tub a random runner came into the
pool area, yes you could tell by the way he walked and he was hurting. So Amy being Amy struck up a conversation and
we all talked for a bit. He was
contemplating getting in the pool but the temp was a little too much for
him. After a bit of conversation and
warming up we were off for one more jump in, yes we asked if he wanted to join
us but he politely declined. We both
jumped in…then a warm up…then back to some more liquid refreshments.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;"> A good thing about an early race is you have all day to
enjoy…and we did. Post-race lunch at
Dirty Don’s Oyster bar, stop at the candy and ABC stores, swing on the swings,
walk on the beach was all very chill and relaxing.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was a very chill afternoon wi<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">th great company.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Later that d<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ay we met up wi<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">th Paula and<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> a group of friends and headed over to House of Blues for the mara<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">thon after party. Wha<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">t a good time. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We had <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">some pasta that <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">HOB <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">provided. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Saw a friend that <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I hadn't seen in <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">years <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- she finished the half that day <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">too. So proud of you Jess! and YES<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> we <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">DO need to get together again soon!! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">We
hung out for a while talking with a lot of different people and enjoying the
music. Eventually Amy and I went for a
dance, which is something I was looking forward too. Then after some more conversation the girls
went to dance, I went to watch.
Unfortunately some dude started to creep in so off I went, sorry ladies
wasn’t having any of that. With that we
finished the night dancing until the band was done. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">This was a funny time - LOL!!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Next stop? The arcade! Had to see who was <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">air ho<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ckey champion<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> - Paula or Elizabeth! Lets just say there was a lot <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">of laugh<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ter a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">nd <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">shenanigans</span>. </span></span></span></span></span>Just my thoughts but <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">n</span>ot sure Elizabeth<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> was pla<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ying by the rules - ha!!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">All I’m going to say
here is, “if you ain't cheatin’ you ain't tryin’”…no not me and none of them are
competitive at all…LOL.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">H<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">eaded b<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ack, went for dinner, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and turned i<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">n for the night. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Woke up the next morning feelin <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">pretty good. Minimal soreness from the race and da<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ncing - thats <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">always a good thing<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<![endif]--><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto; line-height: 115%;">Sunday was a great day. We slept in, were packed and out of the hotel
on time. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHO-ufsxQio3l1q2nostm4yhasxHSYBC3FD5fcrQEah7RtG5T-lCpFaSdjkxzEWgUommtdTIej7-Q4FMUdGRwrrFEkYomPTYs_U2WtAem8kptUBVuMgswMgUiWGxjM1QctriEq6zYJhXI/s1600/IMG_7678.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHO-ufsxQio3l1q2nostm4yhasxHSYBC3FD5fcrQEah7RtG5T-lCpFaSdjkxzEWgUommtdTIej7-Q4FMUdGRwrrFEkYomPTYs_U2WtAem8kptUBVuMgswMgUiWGxjM1QctriEq6zYJhXI/s320/IMG_7678.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">Breakfast at Lulus</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">W<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ent to <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lulus for Breakfast </span></span></span></span></span>(Susan's recommenda<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">tion<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">) and it was really good.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;"> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">The experience of the weekend was fantastic. If you get a chance to get here with friends
I suggest you do it…</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">There are a few people we wanted to see but unfortunately
missed. Special thank you to Paula for
taking care of us.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;"><span style="color: black;">Another successful MB weekend. Looking forward to next year! :) </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;"><span style="color: black;">Here's to a great 2016 - s<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">pending time wi<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">th <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">our</span> kids,</span> and our friends, building up stre<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ngth and speed again<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, and enjoying every ste<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">p of the way. </span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thanks again to Drew McCrary Photography for capturing th<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">at</span> moment and creating this collage for us. <a href="http://drewmccraryphotography.com/">www.drewmccraryphotography.com</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">s<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">napshot of the weekend</span></td></tr>
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amosmotorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585110841982614119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394897037877196172.post-86046550652742500532016-03-10T07:43:00.003-08:002016-03-10T09:07:35.926-08:00Snoopys social run February 28, 2016<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snoopys run 2016</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Have been making this an annual event since it started a few years back! NCRC and Snoopy's Hot Dogs have a yearly social run where you start at the Snoopy's at Meredith, run to the one down Hillsborough, then finish at Whitaker Mill... and yes, eating hot dogs along the way :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Made this a "double dog" with Ken. 10.2 miles round trip. Parked at the Whitaker Mill location and had a good 5 mile run to the Meredith location. Waited there for a while for the rest of the group to show up and talked with fellow Jeepers in the parking lot while we waited. Lots of people showed up! The weather was fantastic! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Had a chili dog and ran our way to the second location... and yelled cadence in the construction tunnel on Hillsborough - laughing along the way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Kinda did a run walk back to the third location. It was a very warm day for February and with full bellies, just enjoyed the day, the company and the run.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thanks to Snoopy's and
NCRC for doing this again - free food and door prizes! Great crowd this
year - and the weather was exceptional! </span> :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In addition, $1600 w<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">as raised for SPCA<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> o<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">f <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Wake County! </span></span></span></span> </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cara, me, Ken and G </td></tr>
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amosmotorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585110841982614119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394897037877196172.post-43614400859304767242016-02-14T15:55:00.000-08:002016-02-14T15:55:25.428-08:00NCFA Saturday January 30, 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfD85hG1PjKvISD6y8cdHoc4AdfHhlfEAafKsgf-8hRMkthbNYvJHK-pBFAPIwW1ToNp_XHW8RBXdECB_aLNIcxD3tNeOa5YmV9sN8Ms8oRq3pecq4uJAEY42HnKouWD0HMDcbqrlKeU/s1600/12661968_1159790150727863_5243892724719130330_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfD85hG1PjKvISD6y8cdHoc4AdfHhlfEAafKsgf-8hRMkthbNYvJHK-pBFAPIwW1ToNp_XHW8RBXdECB_aLNIcxD3tNeOa5YmV9sN8Ms8oRq3pecq4uJAEY42HnKouWD0HMDcbqrlKeU/s320/12661968_1159790150727863_5243892724719130330_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Here is a <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">bit of <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a different race report, from <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">not only me, b<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">u<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">t K<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">en as well. It was his first 50K and though we ran every step together h<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e has <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">his own unique p<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">oint of view and is so worth sharing :) His thoughts are in <span style="color: #0b5394;">blue</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">My thoughts coming into this, my first ultra were:</span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ken and I</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It
is going to be a whole new experience…I never traveled this far on foot
in one shot, have 18 total miles in for January and really have not
been running for the past year…oh well, I have a 24 hour event to get
ready for this year so let’s do this and see what happens.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I
won’t be happy only doing one loop. I don’t want to settle for two but
if that’s what happens ok. I hope to go as far as Amy and stay with
her as long as I can.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Man, I sure hope the aid station snacks don’t mess me up too bad…if ya know what I mean.</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Saturday morning dawned clear and cold for the 2016 NCFA event. It was supposed to warm up into the 60's, but until then it was cold!!!! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This
was my first 50K. I really didn’t know what to expect but I had Amy by
my side…so yeah, I was good to go. The drive there was fun as we
monitored the temperature and joked about who was complaining. Then
once the sun came up we were able to watch the shadow cast by the Jeep
follow along with us…too cool…but it never did get any warmer.</span></span> </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">jeep shadow drivin in</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Ken and I drove down from Raleigh to Ellerbee <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">at th<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e Millstone 4-H camp</span></span>. It was his first attempt at a 50K and what a day to do it. We left the house later than expected and cut the time pretty close but arrived with 15 min to spare. Even at that, the race got underway just a little after 8. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">We
get there and park with enough time to lace up and walk to the
start/finish line. At the start/finish area Amy meets and talks with
friends, who all made me feel quite welcome, and we come to find out
that we could have parked here too. Then a few quick words at the
start, a picture or two and we were off…ok that was chill.</span></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The course was 3 loops of 10.1 miles each. There was an aid station around mile 5. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The course was not super hilly or technical but was VERY sandy. Most areas were runable but others were difficult to navigate, either because of loose sand or mud and water. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">We started o<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ut and it was <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">below freez<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ing. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was wearing long pants and long sleeves. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Shoulda had gloves! Took a l<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ong time for my muscles to wake up. I was not feelin it. Bout <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">5 mile<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s in <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">i was wond<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ering if i was even going to make the first lap let alon<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">3. I was tired <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and was having a hard time finding a groove. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">thx to Duke and Missy for the aid station!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Saw Duke and Missy at the aid station at about mile 5. Took in some coo<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">kies and coke and took back off again. Was starting <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to feel pretty good and was finding a good run/walk rhyth<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">m<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. Ken was <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">doin great. He was figur<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ing out the whole run the straigh<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">taways and runnable sections and walk the hills an<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">d loose sand <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">sections. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: super;">st</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">
lap - Man it’s cold and I’m tired…This is a very chill atmosphere
compared to any other race I have done…Hope this sand doesn’t screw with
my knee too much…but I can’t complain listening to some of the stories
being told…The aid station snacks are great. (Thanks to those who took
care of all that) </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cam<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e back in to the start area, ran <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">back to <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">where I parked the Jeep a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">nd moved it c<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">loser to the start<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> area. Changed clothes and was in shorts as it wa<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">rmed up some. Took in a <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">protein drink and <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">plen<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ty of water a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">nd we were off again. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: super;">st</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
lap done…we did not keep our time for this lap…grab a soda and
snacks…we walk back to the jeep and drive it back to the start/finish.
Change shirts, loose a layer or 2, refuel and back out we go.</span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lap 2 was warmer and now fami<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">liar ground. I was feeling much better a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">bout the run and making it all the way. Funny how that can happen where things can turn a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">round - you are in a <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">spo<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">t where you are not feelin it and you w<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ork through it and are ab<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">le to <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">move on.<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> :)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was fun to run<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> / wal<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">k with Ken and lead him through <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">his firs<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">t ultra. There were time<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s when I was stru<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ggling and there were time<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s that he was but we worked through it together. We <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">covered the distance toge<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ther - sometimes hand in hand. It was a good time f<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">or us to be together<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, be with friends <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and run <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">omewher<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e new. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: super;">nd</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
lap – we’re heading out, at the turn where the loop crosses and here
comes the lead runner…holy cow he is cruising…I’ve never did an event
where a you would run/walk on purpose but after lap 1 and getting into
Lap 2 not only did we have a good rhythm going we were having a great
time with it. We picked things like a certain pole to run to, the
different color dirt or the fuzzy little tree. Yes those fuzzy little
trees were happy little trees. About 2 miles out from the finish we
started talking about the lead runner, trying to figure out if we were
going to get lapped because we knew it would be close. Shortly after
that, it happened. We were lapped and we both go “nooooo”. Congrats to
him though!!!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">finished lap 2 and stopped to refuel<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. I ran out of the <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">protein</span> drink<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s i had <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">but i had a <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">lot of </span></span></span></span></span>packets of that generation u ca<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">n... so i had one of those... not my fa<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">vo<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">rite but had them <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">leftover from something and it <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">did the job. changed into a tank top and shorts, even though it was in the 50's<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, but i<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> was way to warm in the long sleeves. the tank worked. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was feelin good and the lousiness of how I was feeling that first lap was gone. Only took 20 miles to warm up - lol! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ken was doing great. Could tell he was struggling some, he kept sighing and making a horsie noise "pbbbbbbtt" - made me laugh... we di<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">d a lot of "run <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to that fuzzy tree" or <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"walk when we get to that clay". We pushed each<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> other along - many times still hand in hand. </span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: super;">rd</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> lap – Oh crap, Amy wants that 3</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: super;">rd</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
lap and so do I… ok here we go… I knew she had my back for this and not
finishing was never really an option. I did not expect Amy to stay
with for this lap because she just seemed to be getting stronger with
every step we would take. The way we would push challenge each other
was perfect. Went through the aid station on this lap and I entered
that new mileage territory. Things were hurting from my core down but
it is what it is…when we stopped running there would be a horsie sound
(started earlier in the day) as I gathered myself and an ouch when we
started running. Yes, Amy would laugh and encourage me to keep
going…”we got this”…and we did. Finished lap 3 in the time that we
wanted and Amy stayed with me the entire time. Now for a cold beer and a
couple shots to celebrate!!!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">proud of this guy!! first 50K!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">We came in on that last turn </span><span style="color: black;">to a cheering MTC finish. Mentioned that it was Kens first 50K / ultra and th</span><span style="color: black;">e the cheering </span><span style="color: black;">increased. Proud of him and how well he d</span><span style="color: black;">id</span><span style="color: black;"> on such a tou</span><span style="color: black;">gh course.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Rosemary was one of <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">those people who was having a tough first half. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She</span> thought she was going to drop aft<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">er la<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">p 2 with how she was feeling<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, but <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">she turned it around, and finished <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">strong and with <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a smile! Really proud of her for that! Great job!! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We cracked a couple beverages and chilled with folks at the finish for a while. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Went to the cabin to get a shower - yeah a shower after an ultra, on the property where the race was - how cool is that!!? Followed Lee to the cabin and when we opened the door to the cabin Lee said "that wasn't me, thats just the smell of the water" LOL!! Yeah, the water had a certain sulfur smell to it, but it was warm and knocked the salt and runner smell off ya... but you did kinda smell like <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">PU</span> - LOL!!! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">holy tarnish!!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Rosemary was there and took a shower too. I was in the cabin when her skin hit the water and I heard an all to familiar "aggggghhhhhhhh" I yelled to her, "did you chafe?" she said "YEAH" - yep, been there before! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ken and I were outside and he looked at my U100 pendant. He said "wow - that sure is tarnished!" I looked and sure enough, that sulfur shower turned my pendant nearly gold looking!!! I've worn it nearly every day since I earned it a few years ago and never had to polish it. it was crazy!!! What a good laugh! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Met up in the main cabin for a potluck with a few people who stayed. Great food and even better company. I can't ask for better friends. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">missed out on this... :(</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">On the way home Ken asked, what is that smell? No, I didn't break wind, but after a minute I figured out that it was my hair that still smelled like the shower! lol! Got home and I washed my hair 4 times and most of the smell came out. Took several days for the smell to completely fade... </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What a great way to spend the day, peaceful trails, meeting new people, a new race experience and Amy by my side…yes we were holding hands and enjoying the company of each other and yes at the end of the day other runners were saying “hey you’re still holding hands”. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Missy, Me, Rosemary and Ginger</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I met new, real people that I will see again and call friend. Thank you for the food and awful smelling showers. It was all greatly appreciated. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I am hurting but thrilled to have finished and have this as my first ultra. The time and distance again were all new but it went better than I ever thought possible. Also need to mention that the snack did not wreak the havoc that I thought they would.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Thanks for sticking with me and pulling me through Amy, I guess you really are a runner. <3</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As usual it is soooo great to see my MTC family. Good for the soul to spend time with great people :) </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yes Ken, I really am a runner - no haven't been running much over the past few months but look forward to many miles with you side by side... </span></span></span><br />
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amosmotorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585110841982614119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394897037877196172.post-90463106107713859352015-12-30T10:55:00.000-08:002015-12-30T11:21:16.331-08:00Space Coast Marathon November 29, 2015<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It all started out as a great idea sometime last spring "hey, sign up for Space Coast with me, we can train all year and BQ!" Guess who was the instigator of it... you guessed it, Paula :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So that was the idea. Train all summer and fall and crush it at the race.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Funny how life seems to get in the way of the big training plans - lol!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I managed to train *fairly* well for it. Was it a hard core strict training regimen? No, but when have i ever done anything to the book? I had a decent amount of speed-work and long runs on the weekends, but my mileage was down... Not significantly down but less than it was last year... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Regardless of the outcome, I was looking forward to a weekend away with the girls and a bit of time off. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Met up with Holly at Paula's house in the wee hours of Black Friday. From there we hit the road. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The drive was a lot of fun. We passed someone along the way with a lot of running stickers on their car and of course I had to look to see if I knew them and sure enough, it was Eric. No we didn't wait up for him but we did keep in touch with him and his whereabouts during the travel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Paula is such a fast driver that we made it there an hour and a half before he did - lol! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I did some driving. And of course Paula made fun of my technique. There was heavy traffic and construction on 95 and my hands were at "10 and 2" and she was laughing her tail off. Hey, it was not my vehicle, I was being safe! lol!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We got to the hotel about 3 in the afternoon. We got our stuff into the room, settled in and then it was our time to chill. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We went to the beach and walked around some. Hung out at the outdoor hotel bar for a wee bit of time... ok, maybe a tad longer than that... It was a great afternoon and evening. Have to admit that this was my favorite afternoon/evening of the trip. Lots of laughing and sunshine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The next morning we woke up and went to the expo. Saw a lot of familiar faces from the Raleigh area and hung out there for a while. From there we drove up to where the start / finish was so that I could get an idea of what to expect there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Went to lunch at the sandbar with some other peeps from Raleigh and watched some football - yeah! :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Then went back to the beach and just chilled out and took in the afternoon... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Ordered take out from an Italian place and ate it at the hotel. Figured all the pasta places would be packed so we opted for take out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Headed back upstairs, I put together a last minute music playlist, and I think we had lights out by 9:00. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Of course o dark thirty comes all too soon.... We got all our stuff together and drove out to the start. Managed to find a parking spot in the grass at the park. Good thing Paula has a truck - it worked out great! Sat there and watched a Jeep try to park over the curb and in the grass and epic-ly failing at it. I wanted to take their Jeep card away for such an awful performance - lol! anyway.... just my 2 cents.... ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We all kinda scattered at the start and lined up where we all thought we were going to finish. I lined up with the 3:40 group... and right on time, the gun went off and we started. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was feeling pretty good for the first few miles. The sun still was not quite up and the temp was not too hot yet. It was humid tho... Far more warm and humid than I had been used to in NC this fall. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Managed to stay with that 3:40 group for about 10 miles. Then it started to become warmer and my pace started slowing down... I was upset but knew that today was not a BQ day. My breathing was off and I was working far too hard this early on.... It was then that I started to dial it back some as I knew that the next 3 hours or so were going to be work... I often called it character building... </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very cool rainbow</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I took in the day. Watched the runners. Took some pics of the sunrise. Was I feeling good? Mentally yeah, I was in a good place, physically, no, I was feelin lousy... still doin my best to refocus and do what I could. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Had a random rain shower that added to the humidity, but provided a beautiful rainbow :D </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Got to the 13.1 mile point and there was a spot where marathoners could quietly bow out of the full.... no, couldn't do that... I didn't go all this way to not finish the full. My half time would have been 1:55 - quite respectable. Could have finished with a great half... </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">me, kenneth and sung</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am not exactly sure when it was, but there was a runner who was along side the road laying down and was in a bad way... I knew that there was no shot at me finishing in BQ or PR territory at this point so I stopped to be there with her until medical arrived. She kept saying that she needed to get up and run, but her eyes were involuntary moving back and forth... she was in no shape to get back out there at all. Not sure what caused her to fall off the pace but dehydration could have been part of it. Power of the runner spirit tho, not wanting to stop because the body is weak, but mentally wanting to get out there and run the race... My heart went out to her... Medical help came so I proceeded on... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It was really warming up fast and I was stopping at every water station to fill my handheld. I was also taking gu's and s caps every 4 miles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Somewhere along the way I saw Sung Ho Choi - ultrarunner from MTC - he snapped a pic of us running along the route. I was running with someone who he knew which I thought was cool too. Small world!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">just the encouragement I needed.... <3</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Paula ended up passing me somewhere about mile 18. She wasn't expecting to see me at all during the race so needless to say she was shocked. Told her to keep goin that I was going to finish, just not my day...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Had a good friend text me this picture
during the run. They knew I was having a hard time with it and it was
just what I needed to keep movin... </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It was hot, I was frustrated, and was ready to be done. There is nothing tougher than running any race when all your goals are shot and its just "hurry slowly but hurry" to get to the finish. No I wasn't going to quit and sure was looking forward to seeing that finish line! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">One of the last gu's I took almost didn't take :/ Nearly had a gu reversal. My stomach was kinda jacked up and I was nauseated. The heat was getting to me for sure... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Where was that finish?! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">finish!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Managed to finish the last mile fairly strong. The last .2 I gave it all I had, which wasn't much but still... Finished with a 4:25. I received my medal and towel and found a spot in the shade to have a bit of a pity party, then pulled myself together to find Paula and Holly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">None of us did well that day. We all came with big goals and gave it all we had. Everyone from our extended group that came from Raleigh had a time of it. Noone was ready for the heat... So it goes... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We got some post race breakfast, eggs, pancakes and beer at the finish - it was good! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Paula was not feelin well - same thing happened with her after the scream... dehydrated maybe? We walked over to the parking lot and I drove back to the hotel. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"polar plunge"</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Of course I had to do a "polar plunge" ha ha ha - right! November in FL is not a polar plunge, but its kinda a tradition for me to jump in after a race. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Went back to the hotel, got cleaned up and drove part way back to Savannah GA. Went out to dinner and walked along the river. Stopped at a tiny bar where there was a guy singing and playing and listened for a bit. It was a chill evening. Except for the stairs - seriously? lol!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Continued the adventure the next morning - had 2 breakfasts with Holly - yes 2 - we were up that early! Then headed back home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What a fun weekend. If the worst thing that happened is I ran a slow marathon and had a warm beer at the sandbar then I think it counts as all good :) It was great to get away with friends and unwind for the weekend. So thankful and blessed to have great people in my life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Not sure if I would run this one again.... all depends on if my race director asks me "hey, you want to try to BQ this fall?" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">*Cheers*</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">love this shirt!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">selfie!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">chillin with the girls on the beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paula not feelin well :( </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">chillin - gotta love the guy in the background - LOL!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">steep old steps!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">on the river bank in Savannah GA</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">runners on the new part of the course</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So did I run this race this year?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Um no, I didn’t….<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but I had to get up there to see a some of my
favorite people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Who drives 2 ½ hours to run 10 miles then drives 2 ½ hours
back home?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, me!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Left home about 10am.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brought a friend along who had never been to
an ultra – you know that he was in for a surprise! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was a great drive up to VA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Weather was good and so was the traffic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Got up there about 12:30.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First person I saw?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Paul Heckert!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Of course I get a BIG bear hug from him and we take a lap around
together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It is nice this year that they changed the course to be 1.18
miles and not the .95 miler.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two bonuses
with this… the more miles you log, the more that .18 adds up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">-</span>.05 mile drives you crazy when you start
logging big miles – lol!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other nice
thing is that “the one big hill” is no longer part of the course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cant tell you how much I appreciate the friendship I have with this man! </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Lots of familiar faces there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But one in particular stands out… His big
smile when he saw I was there waiting for him – Bill Gentry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He comes around that lap and – yep, you
guessed it – another hug.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Haven’t seen
him in months and it was sooo good to see him again!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The next laps I ran were with Bill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And we talked about everything and the miles
went by too fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course I had to
stop and say hi to half the people in the race but that’s what I came to do –
hang out with my running family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its
what makes me happy and really brings a lot of joy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Good for the soul...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At some point Pam Rickard found me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I only saw her for about a ¼ of a mile but
her words of encouragement were exactly what I needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is one joy filled, thankful and amazing
person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So thankful to know her!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still chillier by the river than it is out in the middle of the course</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My friend joined us for a while.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was taking in the day, the surroundings,
the people, and the friendships and slowly getting a grasp on what the ultra
running community is like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was great
to see it through a “newbies” eyes whose interest was quite piqued.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You could see “that sparkle” – you
ultrarunners know that look…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>what kind
of cookies are these people eating and ya know, I might want one! Stay tuned<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. I may have another <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">unknowing in<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">dividual coming over to "the dark side" ;)</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I told him the stories of some of the people there and the obstacles
they have overcome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just seemingly normal people with a never give
up attitude.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I could only run about 10 miles that day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was planning to race a marathon next week so
I was in taper mode.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Could have run many
miles with everyone that day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt
that I was “cheating” though running from 12:30 – 3:00 or whenever it was in
the sweet spot of the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know full
well of the long cold dark hours of running through the night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Still very grateful for those 10 miles<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> - g<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ood</span> to s<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">pend time with</span> Ri<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">cky, Sharon, Eric, Jo, Thomas, Buddy, Jamie, Penny<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, Jason, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">James<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, Jo<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">hnny, Tom<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, C<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">harles<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, Veronica, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>and the rest of the C<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">rooke<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">d Road peeps. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Grateful for this crazy u<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">l<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">tra<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">running sport that <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">has brought us together into an amazing family. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Big thanks to all those who make this race so great - the leaders and the volunteers. A lot goes into it and this is a great<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, well organized event. </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">*cheers* </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></div>
amosmotorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585110841982614119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394897037877196172.post-72863761381923785072015-12-10T09:05:00.000-08:002015-12-10T09:05:01.958-08:00City of Oaks Marathon and Half Marathon November 1, 2015<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is not much of a race report as it is more like a
cliffs notes versio<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">n...</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Life has
gotten in the way and my time to write has been limited…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am getting around to writing it nearly 6
weeks later…. Still I want to keep a record of the event and highlight the
important things that happened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yay!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A local
event!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>I always love volunteering for races on my
home turf.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This race is no
exception.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I paced last year so I signed
up again this year to pace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was hoping
for a pace group between 2:10 and 2:30 but was given 2:45.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hey it’s all good!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just had to figure out a strategy to make it
happen.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">me ,blanca and amanda!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Race morning was clear and cool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I met up with the other pace group leaders at
the start.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Had an issue though… my Garmin
was not syncing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would not get past
the first home screen to look for the satellites.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brads watch was doing the same thing…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not good Mav!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I ended up downloading map my run and had that ready to go…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thankfully just before gun time, after the 25th hard reset the watch synced and it was
working. Woooooo!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">G</span>ood to go!!! :D</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The gun went off and it took us a long while to get to the
start line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was with Blanca and Amanda
– they were pacing the 5:30 half so we stuck together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hadn’t run with Amanda in so long and it
was great to spend time with her again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yeah, pacing makes me happy, esp in a sleeveless shirt! :)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Have to admit, it was a slow pace. I walked through the
water stops and walked hills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It wasn’t
Galloway but my own thing…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I chatted
with runners near me and passed the time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was getting pretty warm in the long sleeved shirt they
gave to me as a pacer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Around mile 6 or
7 I think it was I saw a medic table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
stopped and asked them if they had a scissors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They did!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Told him I wanted to
cut the sleeves off my shirt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They laughed
and the one guy cut them off for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Woo!! <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Much better!!</span></span></div>
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catch back up to Amanda and Blanca then fell back into pace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Made it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>:D<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I managed to bring it in on time!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I handed in my sign and went out for another
5K to run out the slow pace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was
tough to run that half “that slow”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> - needed to stretch out the legs some. N</span>ot
sure I will run that pace again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6QckKrSoqCu7PBY3_TfPRVgKOEkGaoJoL5F9KXoS6qZDmdzRcNBswJbrYlCZE1_1ocx35NJDU6HQcJtlgRVmJj6EZ1vKwlImEOBNgUtNXzey4GMTMmjLY8Rd9SXmrasF-TMZrGRcIR8/s1600/139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6QckKrSoqCu7PBY3_TfPRVgKOEkGaoJoL5F9KXoS6qZDmdzRcNBswJbrYlCZE1_1ocx35NJDU6HQcJtlgRVmJj6EZ1vKwlImEOBNgUtNXzey4GMTMmjLY8Rd9SXmrasF-TMZrGRcIR8/s320/139.JPG" width="180" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Got back and yes, spent time at the beer garden with
friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is another fun thing about
local events.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lots of familiar faces to
spend time with and local craft beer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spent some time there
then headed home for a shower and a nap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Will I volunteer again next year?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Absolutely!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Will it be the 2:45 group?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Probably
not…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2:10 – 2:30 would be really
comfortable for me to run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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amosmotorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585110841982614119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394897037877196172.post-57404441207461225552015-11-02T19:23:00.003-08:002015-11-03T03:26:44.362-08:00Tuna 200 Relay October 23-24 2015<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Months ago I had this idea to get a relay team together for the runners that show up at o dark thirty at cup a joe. I had a few people that were *maybe* interested but not enough to actually have a full team. So somehow through Genarrio I ended up on a team of people through JD's run club and Brüeprint Brewery. There were 2 teams the Ultra Br</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">ü</span>e Tunas and the Brüe Tuna teams. 1 6 person and 1 12 person team. We met a few times getting plans together at Brüeprint. Most of the planning came through this never-ending message thread that had ALL of us in it - LOL!! My phone was blowing up for weeks! It was all good. Lots of laughs in that thread I tell ya...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I knew 4 people on my team before the race. Genarro, Judy, Dean and Christy. I met Michael and Ariel race morning at 4 am. I didn't know anyone too well from the other team... but when the morning started with one of the first commments being "thats what she said" I knew it was going to be a good weekend - lol! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We loaded up the van and headed to the park. We were running late... Very reminiscent of the CO relay I ran and I was lead and we got there late... no! We were driving down this narrow dirt road - is this van trail rated?!? ha! We had just enough time to snap a picture and get to the start where the runners had already lined up. But where was the relay bracelet? I finally got the snap wrist band in hand 30 seconds before we started.... Then we were off.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This leg was 5.6 miles. It was dark and we were running on the side of a busy road that had no shoulder. I ran with someone for about a half mile, but soon lost him cause he was too slow, then was on my own for about another mile. I was not sure the route and I saw someone up ahead that had a well lit up vest. My goal was to keep her in sight or catch up to her. I ended up catching up to her - her name was Megan. We ran together for the rest of the leg and kept each other company. I always like running better with someone than alone and her company was great :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Passed the relay bracelet off to Dean and that was my leg one... Average pace 8:48.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I apologized to everyone for being annoyed at the start - cause I truly was. It through off my mojo for getting started as I thought we were going to miss the start... No more snippyness from me - or at least for a while - lol! Relays are long and anything can happen... I was back to havin fun at the relay. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The order was Amy, Dean, Genarro, Ariel, Mike, Judy - and repeat 6x.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The second leg I ran was a warm one. It was fun tho. I ran with someone named Will for several miles. We pushed each other along, talked about life and running. When we came to the I95 crossover I told him that anytime I go over a highway I wave to the cars - he was cool with that so we actually both waved and he did the signal for the semis to honk. We got a lot of lights flashing, horns sounding and waves. That was cool. We were in the middle of nowhere and the encouragement from random cars was fun. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">About mile 6 he started to fall back. Asked him if he was ok - he just needed to walk some. I felt bad about leaving him but... well no, I had a race to run! I remember there being a hill on this leg that was killer, but the best part is that it was in the shade. Happy to say that I ran it and didn't walk any of it... 8:30 pace for that run.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Lots of downtime between the legs. Got to meet other runners from the other teams. I was also making use of my time by tagging the other vans with the Brüeprint "ü" It was kinda cool cause it looked like a happy face :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The third time I ran was a fun one. It was "only" 1.8 miles. I figured it was a good time to do speedwork... and run as Alice from Alice in Wonderland. Can't chafe too much if I am only wearing it for 2 miles, right? ha! I took off. I was hoping to sub 7:30 pace. First mile 6:58, second mile 7:13. Not too bad for a "masters" woman - lol! What really sucked tho is I inhaled a gnat with about .05/mile to go. It was lodged in the back of my throat and was not moving. So I finished and was half gagging / puking. Yeah, that was a sight. The run was great, but the darn tiny gnat created issues. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We laid on the cool concrete church steps and recovered for a few minutes before driving on. That was much needed... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I think the next stop had the concession stand where they had hotdogs and stuff. So we got a snack there...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A few hours of miles and shenanigans went by. We stopped at the fire station for pizza and burgers before my next leg. I managed to eat, and get a quick rinse off shower there which by the way was just what I needed. I was starting to get just a little upset cause I felt rushed at this stop and was tired and wanted to shower and nothing seemed to be coming together... but it finally did, I was able to do those things, and all was well - lol! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The next leg I went out on was my 4th. 7.4 miles. It started at about 10:30 at night. I got a police escort across highway 11. That was really cool. The police monitoring at night was awesome. They were patrolling with their lights on - keeping an eye out for the runners and probably keeping the local traffic more aware of what was going on and slowing them down. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Right after highway 11 I passed a house that had 5 dogs. I was running in the middle of the road and yet they still were coming after me. I had my mace pointed at the big dog and was yelling at him to back off. I almost used it. He was maybe 5 feet from me. I was mad. I never turned my back on them until they retreated back to their house. Last time I turned my back on a dog on a run, my backside got bit! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I ran in the center of the road that whole stretch. I could hear dogs all around. I don't mind running at night but man I was none too happy with the amount of dogs that were not contained. That freaked me out. I was glad to be done with that lonely night run. No-one to run with and no music to listen to... 9:07 pace... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Got to the exchange and just laid in the parking lot and recovered. That was until Genarro decided to shut the van door and nearly leave without me! Kelley went up the the van window and banged on it to let them know "hey, you are missing someone here" lol! Ken helped me up and I got into the van and we proceeded on our way..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I slept some between midnight and 3am. Maybe an hour total? I was quite delirious. Lack of sleep and time on feet... so it goes with ultra-running... not my first rodeo, I know how it goes...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Went out on my 5th leg at 3:30 am. It was just 3.5 miles. I think it was along this stretch or maybe the one before it, i got passed by someone. No warning, no call out, just snuck up on me and scared the daylights out of me. He was running with headphones in too. I tried to say something to him as he flew by at a sub 7 pace but he couldn't hear me. I was mad. A little consideration please! I vented pretty loud at the next exchange in hopes that the person or the persons team would hear me. The rules state no music or headphones at night - and out of respect, call out... be nice! its really not that difficult! ok rant over... next leg.... 8:58 pace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The next leg was my final one!! 8.5 miles. Put on my Calvin Johnson shirt and kilt for kicks and took off. The sun was up and off I went. Ran with someone for about a mile but he was doin sub 8 and my tired legs were not having it... so I backed off, found a groove and dialed it in. 8:57 pace. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was sooo happy to see that last exchange. I was kinda over the top coming in to the handoff. Was sooo happy to be done for the day! Sorry if it was too much but my 35 miles was done and I let everyone know! I laid down in the parking lot to recover and the sweat from my back made an awesome outline of "81 Johnson" on the asphalt - lol! I went around and tagged a few more vans and we were off down the road again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The team had some pancakes in the van for me from the previous stop. That was good. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Dean was out running and he had a bridge to conquer. I waited at the bottom of the bridge and got a great shot of him with a tuna sign and the bridge in the background. Love taking pics esp when they turn out really well :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">4 more legs to go and we were going to be done! You could tell everyone was excited about being that close to the finish. It had been a long run / ride and we were tired and ready to be at the beach for a while!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We sent Judy out on the very last leg and went to the finish to wait on her. The other Brüe Tuna team was there and we waited there together. When Judy came in the Brüe Tunas made a bridge of hands for the Ultra Brüe Tunas to run under and we ran across the boardwalk to the finish with a lot of teams cheering us on. It was very cool. Collected our metals, grabbed a picture or 2 then headed to the beer line. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We were standing around talking and eating tuna and BBQ for a long while when across the beach I saw a 4 door jeep, no rear doors on, with 3 passengers taking a ride on the beach. I said to the peeps I was with "I will be right back" and in true Amy form I ran off to the Jeep barefoot and said Hey! got room for another passenger? and they said yes! So picture this... A stinky 40 something woman running across the sand in a kilt holding a beer and they completely let me along for the ride! 3 kids. All 17 years old... He drove down the beach while I talked to the other girls. They were wondering what was going on and I told them about the race. They were floored. Thought I was crazy for running a race like that. No kidding? Running up the Jeep and asking for a ride wasn't enough? lol! We talked about the race, jeepin, life in general, finding the joy in each day and making the best of everything and don't ever take life too seriously. It was a great experience, even if it was only for 5 minutes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">They dropped me back off near the finish and I went back to the Brüe Tunas and the other teams. Talked some more, drank some more and of course I ask, who is going to polar plunge with me? The Ultra Brüe Tuna team did the polar plunge together... but ya know, it wasn't that cold.... not in comparison to Myrtle Beach in February - lol! Here is the video of it: <a href="https://youtu.be/4mara_KPFUk">https://youtu.be/4mara_KPFUk</a></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ultra Brüe Tuna pre polar plunge</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We walked up the beach afterwards, got our stuff and headed to the house. The 2 Brüe teams rented a house together just down the beach. It was a big house and about 20 of us were there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And this is the part where I say "what happens at the house, stays at the house" lol! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The next morning we all were movin a bit slow... *shrug* sorted out the mess in the vans. Good lord the ultra van had a tang about it - lol! Tons of trash and dirty clothes... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It was a long drive back... Yeah I was the smart a$$ that said that too during the drive... took a few seconds and everyone looked back at me and laughed.... ha! Like it wasn't a long run out there?!?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was very happy with how I ran in this race. 8:38 pace overall for 35 miles. We came in 52nd overall out of 82 teams. 5th ultra team. No walking at all! Ran all the hills. By far the fastest times I have ever logged in a relay. (Colorado relay was 35 miles of mostly climbing, lots of walking, Third Coast was a 3 person team with about 70 miles per person, lots of hills and I walked there too, and Iowa was about 55 miles per person in 3 days). Really happy with my times. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">love these two!! Kelley got a wet hug from us both ha!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The highlights of this relay was that church that had the food in the middle of the night.... the police patrolling the streets as we ran... and a VERY well marked course!!! The beach party at the end was great as well! It was good to meet runners from the other teams at the end and hang out for more than just a few minutes at an exchange. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">the bad? I would say the dogs at night. I know there is not a lot the race can do about it, but that was a problem. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Would I do this relay
again? usually that answer is no when it comes to a relay - my rule has
been once and done then move to another state, or another relay... but
this one is so close to home. It's a maybe, but it would have to be an
ultra team again. :)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />I am happy with where I
am at with my running. I have a BQ attempt coming up in a month... not
sure what will happen but even though my miles are way low my strength
is actually good. This race proved it to me. If I keep up the training
the next few weeks I have a good shot. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Til next time - Live life to its fullest. Find the joy in each day. Focus on the good. </span><br />
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amosmotorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585110841982614119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394897037877196172.post-90187537943338127902015-10-16T11:51:00.000-07:002015-10-16T11:51:04.788-07:00Hinson Lake 24 hour ultra September 26 & 27 2015<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and my kiddos at Hinson lake at our canopy b-4 the race</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It has become a yearly tradition for me to show up in late September to a small lake in Rockingham county with about 300 of my closest friends. Its a family reunion of sorts. Some of my favorite people are there - most as 'out there' as me! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Last year I was shooting for 100+ and blew up magnificently. Total miles was about 75. No such lofty goals for this year. Show up and run and have fun. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This year looked like it was going to be WET. We have had days and days of<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">math for ultra runners - so true!! ha!</td></tr>
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rain. The sun didn't shine for nearly 2 weeks in that time period. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I couldn't get any more time off from work to leave early for this race. Funny, every other day I took off work was for running events - lol! Running vacation days are the best!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Kathy got out of work at her regular time as well so she, I and my 3 kiddos drove to Rockingham bout 7:30 Friday night. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The weather was horrible. I couldn't see where standing water was and didn't want to hydroplane. Slow goin. Not a fun drive, but in time we arrived safe. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The plan was for me and my kiddos to set up a tent by the lodge with the rest of the campers. Brad and Kathy didn't want any of that, so we camped out in their hotel room. Kayla and I slept on the pull out couch and drew n ash slept on sleeping bags on the floor. It was luxury accommodations compared to the wet camping! A big thank you to you both for your kindness and hospitality :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We woke up, got dressed and packed all our stuff in the Jeep. Went to the office at the hotel and grabbed some breakfast. *winning*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Brad had gotten there the day before and set up a canopy for us representing<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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NCRC. We "moved in" and set up for the day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My "goal" for the day was to have fun, run with as many different people as I could, and log miles/time on feet. First goal 42 miles for my 42nd birthday, or just get in a respectable ultra distance - 50K..... just going to see how the day goes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thankfully the weather was really good. It was overcast but not raining. Definitely doable! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My kids were running some that day too. Let them do their own thing and run with whoever. Drew found a running partner with Jessicas son. They were having a great time logging miles together :) </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">drink it up buttercup! its my b-day - cheers!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I spent a lot of laps with Heather. We talk and txt all the time, and used to get together more often during the summer, so it was good to have some good catching up time. And she brought me a birthday gift. And I shared it - with a lot of friends - lol! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Another friend who I logged a lot of laps with was Susan. It was good to catch up with her too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So round about noon which is a reasonable time for the weekend, Heather and I broke into the gift she gave me ;) and we made a lot of friends along the way.</span><br />
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moving mysteriously around the lake. HA! and who brought that cat? So funny to see where they ended up - right Ray K? he he he</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was having a lot of fun talking, running, walking and yes, drinking... My goal had changed from 42 miles to getting in a 50K before the sun went down. Its hard to log big miles in the midst of a party. And when your youngest is about done and ready to go home...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Managed to finish up the miles and burn off the carbs. The last few laps were painful. My knee and the tendons on the backs of my knees were really hurtin. This was the furthest distance I have run all year and by far the longest I have been on my feet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So that's about it... more pictures than words with this blog post. Sometimes pics can say it better than my few words anyway. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">**cheers**</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Susan and I</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the boys running</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the boys!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John and I</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Complete Shenanigans! Sriracha! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my incredibly sore knee! swollen feet and knee... It was better within a few days. Its all better weeks later</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span>amosmotorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585110841982614119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394897037877196172.post-29461148135164083522015-08-07T09:18:00.000-07:002015-08-07T09:18:58.881-07:00The Scream Half Marathon July 18, 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I
was told that my last blog post was "as long as war and peace". Well,
the relay was 3 days long..... so the report was long... I will keep
this one short and sweet... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So
I have this habit of hanging out with people who run. a lot. and sign
up for a lot of races. and in the process I get roped into running some
of them.... completely under-trained of course.... but I always end
up having a lot of fun... :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So I took a half day off work Friday and headed west with Paula. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Met up with Helen Bac and Da Man Strongbad Dawg and carpooled to the mountains. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We
stayed at Brown Mountain Beach resort. Had several cabins there and
was very nice. There was a river where you could tube and a rope
swing... I will get to that later...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There
was a big group of us that were staying there and they arrived
throughout the evening. Had a great pre-race meal, great conversation, a
few drinks and met new friends. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">early mornin bus ride! </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Woke
up early the next morning and got on the shuttle bus to the start. It
was a long ride out there! Talked and laughed the whole way. Got
dropped off at this gas station where packet pickup was. Took a lot of
pictures and eventually made our way to the start which was about a
quarter mile away. Big showing by the nOg run club!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The weather was beautiful. Sunny and not too hot - yeah it was warm but hey, its summer, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The
'plan' was for Holly, Ana and I to kinda stick together and push each
other to do our best. And we did.... for a few miles.... Those first 2
miles were a slow grind uphill. It was not fun :/ Then the downhill
started. Ana took off and I tried to keep with her but ended up letting
her go... I hadn't run anything farther than 5 miles in months and was
not sure how I would be towards the end so I didn't want to have the
wheels come off early on... Somewhere in that time Holly fell back some
so I was "alone" on a new course. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It
didn't take long for the field to string out. I had a few people
withing a quarter mile of me but it was pretty quiet. Ran with a couple
folks for a while but for the most part was on my own. So I ran with
music.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Miles
2-6.5 were a downhill on dirt road. I was keepin the pace sub 8. Then
there was an uphill at mile 6.5 for about a mile or so then it was back
downhill from 7-11. It was painful. There was a point where I wanted
it to flatten out some so I could back off the pace and the effort it
was taking to "hold back". It was killin my legs and lower back...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The
course was beautiful. Just country dirt road but I liked it. Pretty
much out in the middle of nowhere and it was great. Glad it wasn't on a
paved road. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I
saw the 11 mile sign at this bridge and a turn to the right. And it
was all uphill from there on out... I was warned about it at the
beginning but still was not looking forward to it... </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">top 2 masters - yeah!! :D</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">But
I also saw Ana. She wasn't too far ahead of me..... so it was 'game
on' in my head... but first I had to power walk that hill.... and the
next steeper part. are you kidding me? I was spent, but my goal was to
reel her in... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And
I did... somewhat... By the time I saw the finish she was 30 seconds
ahead of me. I managed to close the gap some but not all the way.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I finished strong - took about 10 min to gather my thoughts, quit sweating, and catch my breath. That was one tough race!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Come
to find out that Ana was looking over her shoulder those last 2 miles
as well and was trying to keep me in her rearview. That is awesome.
Love how we push each other on like that! Great competition between
good friends! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">coolin off in the creek</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Went
over to the scoring tent to look at the results - to my surprise, I was
second masters, second only to Ana! So proud of her and her finish -
our "triangle screamers" group had an impressive amount of podium
finishers. Not only do we have fun but can run pretty good too ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We hung around at the finish in the cool water of the creek with good friends. Had another bus ride back to the cabins. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">very tired Paula... hot day...</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Heard this rumor that Paula is going to be the first one to sign up for this race again next year. How bout that! yeah!!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">That
afternoon we had a great time in the company of new and old friends.
Good food, spirits and shenanigans. I even went on the rope swing. Man
that was scary, but at the same time I am glad I did it. Had to climb
up this tall ladder that was tied to a tree, while holding to the rope,
then jump out and hang on! Something about doing stuff like that makes
me feel alive. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">After
a decent nights sleep we headed back Sunday. It took nearly a week to
recover. Stairs hurt. Sitting and standing was incredibly painful -
yes, I used the handicapped restroom at work because it had handles for
assistance. lol! not ashamed ;)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lots of age group winners from the triangle screamers group! </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I
would like to run this event again, but go into it better trained. I
would like to try to PR it. I was 7 min off my PR from 3 years ago at
Myrtle Beach, but I was in much better shape then.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">til the next run.... cheers!</span> </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cheers!!!</td></tr>
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amosmotorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585110841982614119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394897037877196172.post-45213144023381694242015-06-21T12:42:00.000-07:002016-02-02T11:01:31.793-08:00Relay Iowa June 5-7 2015<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">UnSANE Michael BOLTenZ</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This one will be a long blog... 339 miles, 3 days. lots to cover. Go get a beer and sit back and enjoy :) </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I
will apologize in advance for some of the off color topics and some
language, but at the end of the day it is what it is... Lack of sleep
and pure exhaustion fueled this race. It was a no filter weekend. I think our team motto was "that's what she said" ha! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Not exactly sure when
this plan came together. It was at least 6 months ago when Dave and Joe
asked and asked again about going to the relay. I think it ended up
where Karen said "If Amy goes, then I will to" That was all it took -
as you can see, the motley crew met up in Iowa 6/4/2015 for a weekend of
running and shenanigans. You all know that I know Karen very well (for
those of you who don't know, she is my sister) and I know Joe from
Umstead 2013 and 3rd coast 2014 and Dave from 3rd coast 2014. I have
not met Eric, Scott or Alex. We corresponded through facebook and email
for months. I knew it was going to be a good team and a great time. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I woke up at 3:30am
Thursday to catch an early flight out of Raleigh. Many many thanks to
Paula for picking me up at home and dropping me off at the airport at
that early hour and taking care of my kiddos!! :)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Both flights went well
from Raleigh to Chicago and from Chicago to Dubuque. Little did I know
that Dave was waiting for a flight in the same "G" terminal that I was
in and was a totally missed connection. Didn't figure that one out til
my plane was boarding. Bummer deal! Woulda liked to have had a
beverage before getting on the flight... (cue Dirks Bently) See we are
runners... some might think we are not the smartest people on the
planet... I just might agree. And this missed connection is a good
example. lol!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Makin plans. Dave seems serious looking at the handbook...</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Anyhow....
My flight came in on time from Chicago around 11am Thursday. I texted
everyone "The Dragon has landed" - I was getting random, off the wall
texts from Scott, Eric, and Karen as they were on their way in to pick
me up in the Dodge Durango (from here on out called the Dingo). Hellos
were exchanged and I knew that it was going to be a most excellent
weekend. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We
drove to Cedar Rapids where we met up with Joe and Dave. (Did the
Dingo need shocks? Struts? Was it a bumpy road? Was it the driver? Hey!
stay on this side of the wake me up bumps - lol) Joe had picked up the
rental van earlier and we started our journey to Souix City. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eric and I - cheers! </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We
stopped at Wal-Mart on the way to get some ultra road food and
costumes. Had PBRs in the parking lot before shopping - keepin it
classy! After the beers I had to make a stop in the little girls
room... Eric had to go too so we both went inside together. He joked
like he was going to follow me in the womens restroom - I was like - um
no! lol! We got back outside and he told Karen that he tried doing
that and her response? "no way she told you no, I know my sister better
than that" - LOL!!! Yes, all in good humor. Life is way to short to
take life too seriously. Joking around is the best - especially when
its making fun of your own self. Someone called me a-dork-able at some
point. Pretty much spot on... I always end up doing something dumb in
the midst of trying to be graceful.... ha!</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Shenanigans and joking around well underway! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Of
course I had to stop in the adult beverage section as no run like this
with friends would be complete without it ;) I was in the liquor
section and asked if anyone drank the hard stuff. Turned out someone
did - so we got a bottle and the evening began. :) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We got our supplies and
hit the road. We all talked and shared stories on the way. It was good
to have this time to get to know them better. I *may* have passed the
bottle around and chased it with coconut water. Not sure I remember too
clearly tho... Was there a full moon ? I do remember laughing - a
lot! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">From Karen: I'm trying to remember everything from picking up Dragon at the
airport
to meeting up with Joe and Dave. All I remember is we were laughing non
stop! And Scott was a "professional driver!" Ha! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I know the pic is fuzzy but yeah, we were havin a great time!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We
stopped in Souix City and had dinner at Olive Garden. None of us were
feeling much pain - there was so much laughter - and we all did some
good carb loading. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Finished
up dinner and got to the hotel. Sat at the bar there for a while and
got to know some of the other people who were on other teams. There
were several guys that were quite entertaining, and clearly were having a
good evening fueled by alcohol and it had me laughing - ha! One of
them asked me out for a beer. It was already 11:00 by then and I KNEW
that I could not stay up much later or drink much more - sorry buddy...
maybe I will see you during the race? Turns out that many people from
several teams "tied one on" the night before. Good strategy right? 3
days, 2 nights 339 miles on the just a sunrise away, and staying up too
late taking in the good times. :)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">chillin at the bar and getting our 'uniforms' </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I
only got a few hours of sleep that night, woke up, packed everything up
and headed downstairs for breakfast. Coffee please? I needed to get
rid of this headache - *how did that happen* ha! ;)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Packed up the van and the Dingo and drove to the start. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We
got registered, picked up our shirts, got a team picture taken and in
no time Alex was off - 3 days in the corn had officially begun.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In
this relay there are no set exchange points. Each person on their team
can run as far as they want in whatever rotation. We were going with 3
mile segments. Some a little longer depending on places to park. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hootie... </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So
we have a team mascot - his name is Hootie. He was created from our
mascot last year at Third Coast relay. There are no words, only that he
is something out of a nightmare... ha! </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Joe
also came up with this handshake to do for each exchange. Tap right
foot, tap left foot, high 5 and butt smack. LOL! We had fun with
that. Funny, the more tired we got, the more we messed up on the
moves.... <a href="https://youtu.be/WcNmVBss-tk" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/WcNmVBss-tk </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">All
day it was mostly sunny and hot. It was breezy. We had a lot of fun.
Decorated the van and the Dingo with window chalk. Meanwhile the inside
of the vehicles was deteriorating with each segment run.... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">On
average each person was running every 3 hours. So there was a lot of
down time. And a lot of laughter and shenanigans. It is so nice to be
able to step away from reality with great people and just simply enjoy
life and laughter. I had also never been to Iowa so it was great to see
a new state. Like all of it!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, Iowa has hills!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Things
that Scott says "Scottages" Here is a Scottage for u: "I love relays
cause you get to flirt with pretty girls and they can't run away from
you.... well they can, but only 3 miles at a time, then they wind up
right back where they started"</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I
was surprised at the hills. I thought it was flat farmland. Nope!
Lots and lots of farms. This area truly does feed the country. Lots of
hay fields, corn and soybeans, cows, pigs and chickens. And the
smells.... Mostly good but yeah, some not so good :/ I was running one
leg and smelled roadkill. Big roadkill. Several yards down the road I
saw it.... It was a deer and I will spare you the details but it was
none too appetizing.... The cow and pig farms were more than a tad
strong too. ugh...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Food, dirty clothes, whats that powder doing there? lol!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">From
Alex: there was a face painter - I think the face painter was more
interested in someone's (Dave's) kilt ;) She pulled up just staring and I
looked over at her she asked about what we were doing, as we're talking
I noticed something off about her face I asked "are you wearing a
mask?" She replies "it's face paint, I do face painting, it put me
through college" All the while she's just got her eyes glued to
Dave.... And from Dave: ...all the while I kept envisioning the seen
from Stephen Kings Misery...safe to say, "that girl wasn't quite right!"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We
ran through mostly back roads. Most everyone either drove a truck or
tractor or semi. Most everyone was friendly and waved. Iowainans in
general seem like a very friendly group of folks. Many stopped and
asked what we were doing. Most thought we were crazy once they found
out... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So who wears it better, Dave or me? Good times!!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Later
that evening I pulled out the Alice in Wonderland costume. Mind you it
is getting to be about 6:00 on a Friday night. Lets just say that
there were a lot of waves and laughter when I was wearing that! There
was one guy that passed who honked and kept a thumbs up out the window
for prolly a quarter mile - lol! That's the thing with this team. Just
doing what we can to make it through the miles and have fun doing it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Scottage:
"I only know 5 words in Spanish, uno, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis...
Dave: "what happened to Dos?" Scott: "whats that mean?" Dave "so
you've essentially counted to six in Spanish using only 5 words" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The
sun went down and we switched gears. We rotated 3 people and let the
other 3 drive up 24 miles, sleep and the other 3 ran 8 miles each for
the next segment. I ran two, 4 mile segments. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thankfully
at the end of this section was a place to get a shower. Granted it was
cold but man it was nice to wash some of the miles off! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When it came time to sleep though, I didn't. We rested but I didn't sleep at all. So it goes... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Dave: ...there was a classic Eric line during dark night #1...Eric "so if
we don't see them at the exchange then what?"....me "well we keep
running"... Eric: "makes sense, what are we gonna get more tired?!" Of
course this exchange is deep into the witching hours after we failed at
our attempt to sleep in the public square during Fri night movie
night!! #boygeniuses </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After long night #1</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The
sun came up the next morning and we were all tired but happy. It was
cloudy but windy. Like windy like at the beach where it doesn't stop.
There are no trees to block the wind and it seemed that it was always
at our faces. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So
Eric texts me to see if we got any sleep. I tell him no... He says
"Just now we got a little sleep. I am a bit crabby. I think I need to
go for a run" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">From
Eric: Scott is out running his segment. Dave and I are
cruising to our next stop -- three miles down the road. We are talking
comfortable and slowly like old friends that have no need to create
conversation. Not long after we pass Scott who waves good naturedly to
us and flashes us his big goofy grin, we crest a small incline and
begin a long descent into a valley of some sort. I tell Dave that
Scott is going at appreciate that long downhill because it will help
keep his 9:17 min/mile pace intact. Dave looks at me with a look that
tells me he knows something that I don't, and something that Scott
probably won't like. He tells me this is "The Pit". Dave tells me of
his own "Pit" nightmares and how that nice
long descent is followed by almost a mile of killer incline. I look up
at the hill. It glares back at me. I wince. Scotty's pace will
drop. I feel sorry for Scott. Like an old dog that senses is owner's
every emotion, Dave pulls over at the bottom of the valley. It's hot
out. Scott has been putting everything he has into each segment and Dave
is a sap. He'll cut Scott's segment short and pull the hill instead,
saving Scott's legs for another battle. Dave puts on his running
kit and as soon as we see Scott barreling down the hill, Dave crosses
the road and gears up for his war with the hill. Scott is flying now
and he quickly closes the distance. At first he seems confused. He
knows he hasn't run close to three miles. And then it hits him.
Without missing a step or even slowing down to a 9:20 min/mile pace he
flies past Dave screaming, "Fuck you Dave! This is MY hill!" Dave ambles
back across the road, slides into the passenger seat, looks at me and
says, "I'll never hear the end of this now."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">From Dave: ...that neuron still has some life!...don't forget the addendum to
the pit story, as We drive past Scott he says "I'll see you at 3 miles!" To
which we reply "no you'll see us at the top of the hill" which was a
wee bit longer than 3 miles!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">That pit was scary. Yes, I am glad that was not my leg. Scott made it his bitch tho! Well done!!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The van and the dingo - our home for 3 days</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">At some point I was stretching out. Trying to touch my toes... trying - lol! Karen said Hey Dragon or Amy or something so I turned and gave her a glance not coming too much out of the stretch and she said "if that's not a pin up pose" LOL! so there is that... hmmmm... </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We
got into a town that had a stop where they had pancakes and eggs for
the runners. I had to get mine to go cause I was next to run and would
eat it afterwards. I put the Alice costume back on and logged another 3
miles. It was not fun running in it in the wind... Just sayin... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">After
that leg I took a break to eat my breakfast for what was now
lunchtime. Then I realized something... Yep, must be time for an
ultra... Hello mother nature... Awesome timing as usual :/ I knew it
was about time for it to start but sometimes if I am running enough it
will "wait" a few days... not this time... boo! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">no dumping... go figure!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So
we are standing around, talking and laughing as usual. Flies buzzing
all around (there are a LOT of flies in Iowa) and a certain Eric Church
song comes on. And I am ready to run though it is not my leg to run -
lol! Funny how music can do that... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Joe: Many Iowans also asked if we needed help (broke down van). Nope, we were doin just fine.... </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Eric: Random thought in my head while running past the stench of a pig
farm: In a state that smells like shit, there is no place to take one."</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So
I am stretching out - my hamstrings are sore so I am touching my toes,
or trying to.... Karen yells out "Hey Amy or Hey Dragon" or something
and I turn and look while still half stretching and she says something
like "wow, if that isn't a pin up pose" lol! so there is that... </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">tryin to rest n keep my feet up til the next exchange...</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Several hours later I
caught a brief "nap at the wheel". We all took turns driving and many
times I wouldn't get out of the Dingo but just sit there and chill
between exchanges... I was on the verge of falling into a deep sleep
but we had to drive again to the next exchange... so it goes... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">From Alex: We had stopped at a store
to use the bathrooms and several people were in line, Scott comes out of
the bathroom with a perplexed look on his face, he's asked "are you ok"
he replies. "Yea.......when did we have corn?" HA!! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hey Karen, where you 'going'? lol!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Speaking of going....
this is funny. Sooooo in Iowa there is a lot of corn. but in June the
corn is only about 4" tall. That is inches, not feet... so if you have
to "go" you have to find a place... the only place was some weeds that
grew between the road and the fields. Those were about 2' tall. They
line all the roads as far as the eye can see. So you can "go" with some
cover but your head still sticks out. Everyone at some point had to
"go" into the weeds. So I was "going" and a runner from another team
happened to be running by. So there is that... so in my dorky humor
when he looked over and saw my head sticking up out of the weeds - I
cheered him on from right there and said "good job!" and he pointed at
me and said "way to 'go'!" LOL!! I nearly lost it. Yes Ultrarunner
humor is crude but it is funny!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So
Scott is up for his leg. He is all ready, lighted vest on, all decked
out. Ready for the exchange. I say "are you running in flip
flops?" Oops! Forgot one little thing... shoes! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Joe: "I am saving that song for yesterday"</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So the sun was getting
ready to set on night number 2. This was the part that was new to me. I
have done ultras where I have to face the night after a long day and I
don't like doing it at all. The first night went fine tho. No issues
at all with meltdowns or anything. I figured it would be worse on night
number 2 so I was a little worried but tried not to let it show. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The other team was going
to run their 8 miles each first then sleep, so we drove on, went and got
showers - yes showers. It was amazing...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We got back to the van
and drove to our exchange spot and parked. The radio was playing
quietly on a local country station as we tried to fall asleep.... The
Eric Church song came on again.... so there is that.... </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">From Karen: After being deliriously happy for 2 days watching you all beat the crap
out of your bodies I remember pulling into our "sleep area" and being
almost asleep. Then bursting out hilariously about one of our random
moments from the day, waking up anyone within earshot. I still can't remember which awesome moment I was laughing at....</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">but then we all drifted off into an exhausted sleep... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was out for 2 1/2 hours til Dave started texting saying that they were almost to the van where we were at. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">waitin out the storm LED vest on - soakin wet</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />It
was hard to wake up. I was in a daze, I was the first runner up (ha
ha) and had to quick change and get out there. I ran 2.5 miles just to
try to wake up. Man it was windy! Gale force windy!! The radar was
lighting up and we knew that it was a storm rolling in.... Joe took his
second run, then Scott. I hopped out of the van and we did our
handshake in the headlights of the van and in the beginnings of a
sprinkle. I think he was concerned cause he gave me a hug. (from Joe:
Scott saw you were freezing and gave you a hug to warm you up...) We
knew that there was a bad storm that we had to run through. Within
minutes the heavens unleashed. Was it wise to be out in it? no.... it
wasn't, but there was something crazy cool about being in it. The rain
was intense. It was "sting-ing rain" (think Forrest Gump) and
thundering and lighting. It took me 23 min to run 2.5 miles but during
that time I waited in the van for the lighting to pass for 15 min... I
took 3 breaks in that time waiting out the storm. Joe went out after me
and had his moment of being mad at the storm. We were frustrated with
it and it was really slowing us down. The rules state that you can wait
it out and drive up to the spot where you lost time, but we didn't come
out to drive Iowa, we came to run every step of it. And so we did....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">From Joe: Dark Night #2 (Rain) (Joe's tantrum): </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of wind and lightning...</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We
slowly came woke up...Amy ran her 3 miles talking about the wind...I
thought whatever during my leg THROUGH the town until I found the wind
outside of town...During my first run Karen drove over and said, "You're
going to get dumped on"...I thought to myself fuck no, not on this my
first of 3 runs...Everyone asked me if I wanted to see the radar..."HELL
NO"...Scott's first run he came over to the van laughing..."My legs are
so fried!"...Amy's second run sky closed rain and lightning came...We
are watching Amy literally duck at the lightening strikes...we were
counting to determine the distance from us...We have to make some safety
choices and I am in the WORST POSITION EVER...dry and knowing in an
ultra the only rule is you can't stop...correct call for safety is us
stopping...but I am looking out the window at misery...NOT EXCITED...I
made a deal with Karen...if I crossed the road away from oncoming
traffic that meant I wanted back in...I wasn't ready to run, but was
boiling inside from waiting...just as I about convinced
myself..lightning...grrr...I pink ducted taped some wal-mart grocery bag
gaiters and was convinced enough was enough...rain wasn't nearly as bad
as I had imagined...I got the train moving and would count after every
lightning strike...as long as it was further than 2 miles I was a
go...Things went well and I felt like I was moving a while and then
lightning within 2 miles...I was FUMING...the last thing I wanted to do
was sit and wait to finish this my second of three runs (i felt like i
had made good progress)...I start walking to the other side throwing my
hands up using many choice words...not that a soul in the van could
hear...then I was like screw it I am walking...I am not getting back in
that van to wait...that was when I realized I was walking in a puddle
gaiters don't matter anymore...many more choice words...then said to
hell with it I am going back to the other side of the road...start
jogging then think...how far DO i have left...walk back to the
van...still in 8 year old tantrum mode...yell at Karen who can't hear
me...get her attention and she says a half mile..."well...fuck it I am
going" and take off running again...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">While Joe ran, I laid on
the filthy floor in the back of the van, soaking wet from the storm with
a wet towel on me and my head on a bag of dirty clothes. It felt
amazing to lay down even in this mess. I dozed off for a bit... Funny
how exhaustion - mental and physical can make something like this
makeshift bed a good thing. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Went out for another run
with soaking wet shoes. I didn't bring another pair so I just wore new
socks to soak up the water.... Needless to say, this leg was a bit
slower... Still got it done. :)</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">From Dave: dark night #2 conversation in the Dingo while we were cruising thru
Independence and I had to frame a shower choice vs a sleep choice to
our occupants...we rightfully selected the sleep choice!</span> Then
the selection was further solidified as we all began to share the same
hallucinations, hence the reason we stopped short of 24 miles! </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">end of Dark Night #2...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Joe group texting the DINGO: (It is about 4 am) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wake up Fuckers! We be rolling!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hey you guys!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Quote Scott...the toads are crazy out here!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wake up!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wake up!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wake up!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wake up!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wake up!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'm not sure if you're getting this...but it's time to open your eye balls</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">For reelz!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Charge your phone!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">(keep this story in mind... for some reason Alex was not answering her texts for Joe or myself....)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Joe still: Then
we find the Dingo...I tell Karen "Don't worry...I got this" and exit
the Mother ship...They are all sleeping so I start beating on the
van...nothing...I double time my pounding...nothing...I change rhythm to
a hands at once beating...slight movement from Eric...then he slowly
moves to the window to roll it down...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So the sun is coming up
on day 3. We are tired and still happy. Very punchy. And The
Carpenters comes on next on the endless list of songs on the iPod. And
we all start singing her song "On Top of the World" - no- you can't make
this stuff up! LOL! Joe made a huge playlist of songs that we had
been emailing him over the past 4 months. It totaled 294 songs for 19
hours 24 minutes of eclectic road music. And this song just happened to
come on... </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott, Hootie and the wheelchair.... </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This
is also the same place where there was a big trash bin full of
recycles. There happened to be a wheelchair in the mess... So we
pulled it out and Scott sat in it next to hootie. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The next leg gets
interesting... We pull into this driveway/road at a farm. There is a
guy in a skid loader working and looking at us like we just dropped in
from out of nowhere. Hes working on the farm and keeps looking - sees
the crazy decorated vehicles, and the runners dressed in all kinds of
strange outfits and finally he turns around and asks us what in the
world we are doing. Joe does his best to explain that we are running
across the state. He stays put in the skidloader because I am sure he
feels much safer in there than getting out and getting closer to the
crazyness! He then gets on his phone and calls his buddy and we
overhear him say "you gotta get down here, you are going to laugh your
ass off!"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It was about this time that Dave was running in and I was next to run. Skidloader Mike watched the crazy handshake butt smack.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skidloader Mike</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">From Dave: ...running Dragon (Amy) story, I remember it was windy: about to leave
Skidloader Mike I say "well we better get going so we can catch her at
the exchange" SM: "will she just keep running if you aren't there?" Me:
"oh she'll run something, and we'll never hear the end of it...ain't
nobody got time for that, we're almost to the finish!"...SM: "oh, does
she talk a lot?"...me: "what woman doesn't especially after we've
disappointed them? But this is different cuz she will fly away and then I
won't have to listen to her!"...SM "yeah she is pretty petite". I know he thought we were crazy! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">They met me at the next exchange and I didn't have to run farther. I didn't even have the chance to whine or run my mouth - ha! Here is a video of that exchange: <a href="https://youtu.be/xKQWo0072Jg" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/xKQWo0072Jg </a>we were gettin tired... much less energetic... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I
think it was on of the next 2 legs that was flat and I was feelin
good. After the exchange I took off. Someone was in front of me and I
wanted to pass them. So I did ;) that team was exchanging every mile
so a mile ahead they switched out people - fresher legs - more challenge
- I stayed ahead of them. Next exchange? I passed the team van and
about 1/10 of a mile later the new person started. That is when I heard
the team cheering on their runner "go reel her in" oh hell no!
Really? Thems fighting words! ;) I ran all the way into my exchange up
the hill and made that set of 3 miles sub 9. Gotta admit, it felt good
to open it up on day 3 and be competitive. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Scottage: "I finally get to run through town and they are all in church and can't see me!"</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spongebob exchange Sunday am</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">From
Joe: Scott running into the town of Dyersville for the Spongebob twins
exchange... Scott finished and had his head down between is legs
breathing pretty good...Scott: "Joe, does this town have a washroom?"
Joe: "No, but good news next stop is the field of dreams." Scott "Does
that have a washroom?" Joe: "No, but don't you like I how I build up
your dreams...and then squash them!"...then I realized he meant
restroom...it was way to formal talk for the 3rd day into the
relay...then I said "yeah...I will take you now" We actually found
restrooms at Field of Dreams too!</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">From Dave: Another Scottage..."Dave how come every time I turn
around It's my time to run again? Do I have to carry the whole
team??"...me: "no Scott you do understand that when we poured over the
satellite images of the route Joe and I picked out all of the hilliest
sections for you!"...Scott : "knew it, that's why I don't ever get to
run thru a city!"...hence, the reason Dyersville was so funny!! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ran the bases at Field of Dreams</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Eric went out on his leg
and we all made a quick stop at Field of Dreams while he was running.
We all ran the bases. "Is this heaven? No, its Iowa" Guess I need to
go see the movie again. I think I saw it years ago, but because - as
Dave put it so well at 3rd coast relay - Better tell Karen, cause Amy
suffers from "cant remember shit" lol! Das what happens when one gets
a concussion at the age of 8. That's my story and I am stickin to it! </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My
shoes dried out more with each leg that I ran. but I was also in more
pain with each leg. My lower back and upper glutes were just about done
with 3 days of running... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I
took a quick pee stop in the "shelter" of some tree limbs. Mind you, we
have moved from the fields to an area that has more homes and yards.
Really nice area. I heard Alex yell something to the effect of "WTF ARE
YOU DOING OVER THERE" really loud, and I thought it was the owner of
the property and I freaked out!! She was actually making the turkey
that was in the fence "talk" and making it say what in the world are you
crazy people doing in my yard - lol! Talk about an adrenaline rush!
thought I was going to get in trouble for going in someones yard.... </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At The Turkey Exchange</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">From
Joe: The turkey exchange...we pulled over at a hidden spot in the nice
neighborhood and not sure if the Dingo followed or not...I
thought...well Alex will answer her phone...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rings...Me: Hey Alex </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Person: Hello...who do you want?..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Now
I recognize this male voice not Alex...and it doesn't seem like anyone
from our van either...my stomach drops maybe 2 feet...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Me: Who is this?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Person: Maybe I should be asking you the same thing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Me: I am Joe Brown...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Person: Oh so maybe you can explain the interesting text messages I received this morning...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I know there is no point in explaining myself...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Me: I apologize for that, I apparently had the wrong number...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Long pause and no response...I think so he could drag out the awkwardness...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Me: Again sorry and I will delete your number right away...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Turns out...having the last number wrong is not close enough...and Eric was the only one who received my text messages.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This
was also when I realized that there was a reason why Alex didn't text
me back when I landed in Dubuque... I was using the same phone number
that Joe had.... uh oh... </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Suck it up buttercup - you are almost done!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I took off on one of the last legs and it nearly had me in tears from the pain. Any bit of a downhill was excruciating. :/</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When
I got back from that leg I texted the number I had for Alex and
apologized. I said that we had the wrong number and that it was an
honest mistake. He replied back that it was ok as long as it was truly
an honest mistake and I texted him back assuring him that it was.... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skiing or running with trekking poles? ha!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The
closer to the end we got, the hotter it was and the hiller it got. It
was like the foothills of NC hilly. I was told that there were hills
there but honestly didn't believe it. Beautiful country. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The
last 4 miles or so, we divided it up into half mile segments so it
would be an "even" amount of legs that we all ran. Tell you what, that
last half hour flew by. The 3 days of being on the road was coming to
an end. We were excited about finally seeing the finish line!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Joe
and Scott took off for the last part of the race and the rest of us
drove up to the finish, parked and ran in with them. There were several
teams at the finish that cheered us in. That was really cool. There
was food and tents. We got our pic taken by the Mississippi River and
went to get some much needed good food. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">6 runners - 1 crew - 339 miles - 3 days - done! </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We basically dumped
everything out of the 2 vehicles and made piles of everyone's stuff. It
was a big mess of dirty clothes, food, supplies and props. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sortin the mess out</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Scott and Eric had to leave that day with the Dingo (boo!) and the rest of us stayed in town. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Before heading to the
hotel we went to get Alex's Jeep. She parked it in the HyVee parking
lot for the weekend. Long story short, it got towed :/ So for about an
hour we were figuring that mess out. Everyone was pretty chill about it
all things considered. The plan was to go to the hotel, get dinner,
and get the Jeep in the morning. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And that is what we did.
We went to the hotel and all got MUCH NEEDED showers. (no chafing -
wooo!) We found this good Italian restaurant and went back to the hotel
and slept very well. 3 days with about 5 hours of sleep total will do
that...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We got up, picked up Alex's Jeep (one sweet ride from one Jeeper to another), and found this great diner for breakfast. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">After breakfast Alex and
Karen headed back to MI. Of course there was a tearful goodbye - Karen
started it tho! Seriously, I love spending time with that girl. She
means the world to me. So happy to have spent this weekend with her. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cleanin up the van...</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I stayed with Dave and
Joe and we cleaned up the rental van - vacuumed it out and ran it
through the car wash. We hung a few of the air fresher trees in it but
not sure that helped the smell or not. That van will never be the
same... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">They dropped me off at the airport in Dubuque where I waited out the afternoon for my flight. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It was a very chill
afternoon. I needed it. I spent a lot of time uploading pics, uploading
the data from my Garmin, downloading music from the trip, and catching
up on emails while looking out at the tarmac over a couple brews. Good
for the soul. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chillin n bloggin at the airportin Dubuque</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Until I heard that my
flight was delayed. Several hours.... Apparently there was a big
thunderstorm in Chicago and had all the flights either cancelled or
delayed. I sat in the airport talking with a couple people - turns out
one of them was going to Raleigh as well. So we decided to go through
the ordeal together. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I
started worrying about my kids and who would take care of them if I
didn't make it home by morning.... I was fine til I finally got on the
plane and called Paula who was watching my 2 youngest at the time. I
had a brief meltdown... and of course she was there for me. She said "I
will take care of things on this end until whenever it is that you get
home. If its tonight or tomorrow morning, I have it covered..." I am
very blessed to have such a great friend... </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cheers from the G terminal in Chi town!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Of course the flight
going to Chicago was short so there was no "on board hospitality". I
wanted something at that point to take off the edge.... Oh well. I
dozed off during the flight... When we got to Chicago, I hit the Cubs
bar with the people I met in Dubuque and we proceeded to have a late
night dinner of loaded nachos and "green line" beer. Let me tell you,
that hit the spot. Cue Dierks Bentley and Lady Antebellum.... Dave was
texting me to be sure I was doing ok. He knew I was in terminal G with
a beer in my hand. It was all good. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thankfully my flight was
not cancelled. It was delayed several hours though... It got into
Raleigh at 1:40 am and Paula was there to pick me up. I got home and to
sleep about 2:30 and the alarm went off at 5:30 for me to wake up and
go back to a full day of work.... and back to reality.... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">~
What a great weekend with friends - old and new... Wouldn't trade it
for anything. Doing things like this is what makes life worth living.
Finding the joy. Living the crazy. Living your dream...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">~~~~~ </span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ahh the love!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And
just like that, it was over. What just happened? We were kinda in a
daze over what we just accomplished. 3 days. 6 runners and 1 crew.
339 miles. 3 hours of sleep. One big thunderstorm. 50+ hours. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Like
Dave said "We took something hard and made it look easy" I completely
agree with that. We had the best time and kept joking around and
laughing. It was a weekend long ab workout. We each had our moments and
struggled through as every runner does. That storm? Did it defeat
us? No, it inspired us because there was no way to avoid it, just go
through it. Through the whole thing we kept a positive outlook. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What
a great team. Did I know everyone? No... Of course I know Karen - She
is my sister that I spent so many years fighting with and we finally
made up 6 years ago... Now we are making up for lost time and she is my
best friend. I met Joe at Umstead 100 2 years ago. He is the one who
started these crazy relays - third coast with 3 runners and this one
with 6! Yeah, my kind of crazy! I met Dave at third coast relay last
year. Then this year I met Eric and Scott and Alex. I haven't ever run
a relay where I knew everyone ahead of time. Even with the Colorado
relay I didn't know anyone before the race other than through email and
facebook. It has always worked. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tired but still rollin!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Would
I go back to Iowa? Yeah I would. It was a great race. No set
exchanges. I like that you can set your own mileage and run as little
or as much as you want - BUT - at the same time, it makes it hard to
meet the other teams.... Typically you meet other teams at the exchange
points. We didn't meet too many other teams like we have in the
past... It would be nice if there was a band at the end or something to
keep the teams around a little longer and give us time to meet and hang
out for a while. Seems everyone dispersed quickly after they crossed
the finish. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The route was VERY well marked. I managed not to get lost - says a lot - lol! :)</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">From Eric: Title of my new book: "How Relay Iowa Destroyed My Running Career." or "WTF Just Happened?" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So happy to be here experiencing this with my sis! </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">From
Dave: To paraphrase Jenn Shelton: "good campfire stories seldom start
with "we were so skilled and prepared", instead, the best campfire
stories are born from sheer idiocy! So if you see a van w/a gorilla head
next to a pregnant lady holding a Michael BOLTen w/Hootie on the grill.
stop by...they may just have a tale to tell that may entertain
you...even if you're not on a skid loader!!</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This
was taped to my fridge and front door for months before this relay.
Dave sent it in an email: "Don't worry about miles per week as much as
getting to the starting line semi-healthy" It seemed to be a long winter
and everyone's mileage was down. I dare say we did it tho as one heck
of an ultra team. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">love this girl - I'd be lost without her!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">All in all it was a fantastic weekend. Can't wait for another adventure. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Until that time, cheers! </span></div>
amosmotorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585110841982614119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394897037877196172.post-77958942289603732212015-06-08T12:55:00.000-07:002015-10-13T10:37:10.210-07:00NCRC Classic Half Marathon - May 17, 2015<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">several of the volunteer pacers for this event</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Another opportunity to pace! </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A good opportunity to redeem myself for not bringing my peeps in "on time" at Tobacco Road. I still have a hard time with that one, but am ok with it only because I was still able to bring in a new runner who otherwise might not have finished. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Pacing is something I love to do. Is it easy? For me its not hard... It takes some work but I love doing it. For me its about giving back to a great running community and helping many first timers through a tough race. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Race morning dawned with good weather. A little warm but not too bad. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Justin and I</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Amanda was the pace group leader. She "set me up" with another pacer named Justin for the 2:20 group. Each pace group had 2 people this year. I thought it was a good call! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Umstead is a tough course to pace. Lots of hills to take into account. Last year there were no mile markers so I had to rely on garmin only for distance but this year they had mile markers so it was much easier!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We started off with a big group of folks. I did my usual thing with the runners and Justin and we laughed and joked and kept a good pace going. For a while we didn't have anyone running with us so it was just him and I talking and checking up on folks who were walking or having a tough time. Gotta make sure that the runners are doing good! </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Water stops were energetic and had great volunteers! </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brought in the first timers! :D</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We saw both the pacers for 2:10 drop. We considered letting Justin move on to the 2:10 group and me keeping the 2:20 but he didn't have the 2:10 sign and that idea was dismissed. So we set a new goal to bring the peeps in between 2:10 and 2:20 but closer to 2:20.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The last few miles we had a good group of folks. Many first timers. Together we talked them through it and got them to the finish - 2:18 and change. Not too bad considering the hills :) Its tough to pace!</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good friends! </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Stayed for a long while afterwards hanging out with friends and taking it all in. Another good day at Umstead and with good friends. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Cheers!</span></span>amosmotorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585110841982614119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394897037877196172.post-28912094167051352002015-03-17T17:08:00.000-07:002015-03-17T17:08:37.761-07:00Tobacco Road Marathon March 15, 2015<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">While I was waiting at the start, holding my sign in the
vast sea of runners, (think ‘here’s your sign’ – ha!) a lady came up to me and
said “I don’t know how you do it, pacing, but I commend you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is not anything that I could ever do but I
appreciate it”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I told her thank you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She then said “I am old enough to be your mom”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I laughed and said, “ma’am, I am 41 years
old….”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was shocked – she said “I
thought you were in your 20’s!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>LOL!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was indeed early and dark
out…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>apparently she could not see well
;)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Actually that made me feel really
good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love volunteering and having fun
with it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We had a great group of folks running with us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Started out with a couple dozen is my
guess.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We kept a steady pace between
10:05 and 10:20 depending on the grade of the trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We laughed and talked and joked around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We encouraged other runners as they came back
from the turn around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were doing
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Saw many familiar faces along the way volunteering – Cara,
Bob, Paula, Gene… I know there were many many folks out there giving their time
and I appreciate it all!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also
appreciate the church group out there who had donut holes!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I even managed to pick out a jelly filled one
:D *win*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As the miles went along, our numbers kept dwindling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still, we kept that core of peeps that kept
the pace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As we approached mile 19 “my song” came on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ok, so it’s overplayed but I still love
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Uptown Funk”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It reminds me of the great time I had weeks
ago at Myrtle Beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was the boost
that I needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was singing and
“dancing” or as much as I can dance when running.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ha!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think some people thought I
lost my mind… well yeah… that happened long ago – ha!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It wasn’t long after when I started to not feel well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It began with a mental moment, and I
recovered from that, but then my legs started to really tighten up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I stopped to stretch as Dave went on with the
group.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wasn’t that far behind but I
was really having a time catching up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
picked up the pace some to catch up with them and that is when it hit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All that gu and Gatorade didn’t want to stay
in anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I looked for a tree off to the
side and promptly had a reversal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ugh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew I wouldn’t recover
from this or catch up to them…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt
horrible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My legs were cramping
intensely and I was in a lot of pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
have felt lousy in races but this was one of the worst….<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I was supposed to be leading runners to
their 4:30 finish…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Talk about a double
dose of feeling bad….<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I changed out of my pacer shirt as I was walking down the
trail and into my 1Red Shoe Realty shirt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I couldn’t wear the pacer shirt being so far off the pace…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Had several people pass me who were part of
the 4:30 group at one point and they still recognized me (was it the braids and
kilt?) and wondered if I was ok.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Told
them that they were doing great, keep going, and I was not doing too well but
was hoping to walk it in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I saw a guy up ahead of me who looked like he was
struggling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was my goal to catch him
and see if he was ok.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I caught up to him
and indeed he was having a rough go of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was having leg cramps too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
recognized me as the pace group leader.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Told him I was having issues myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I told him that we would finish it together and that I would not leave
him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We struggled together for those last 4 miles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We tried running every so often but it hurt
for both of us. I talked him through his pain, which helped me “forget”
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We talked a lot about life, running and how he would finish
his first marathon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Any of you who follow my running know me well enough to know
that whether or not I feel good or not, when that finish line is anywhere near
close, I am ready to be done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I told him
when we hit that .2 that we would finish strong and run it in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And we did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">He finished with his friends cheering him on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was so happy and I was happy to have
helped him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was walking away so he
could have time with his friends and he turned and hugged me and thanked
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said “if it wasn’t for you, I
would not have finished”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That meant a
lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Overwhelming even. Even though I
“failed” at completing the 4:30 group, I still managed to work through it and
bring in a first timer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is huge,
not for me, but for him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything
happens for a reason.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I walked away back towards the tents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t feel like even having a post-race
recovery beverage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know I’m not
feeling well if I don’t want a hoppy beverage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Saw Tim (the Altra shoe guy) as I was walking back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He saw I wasn’t doing well and talked to me
some.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He gave me a lot of
encouragement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said something like every
now and then you have a race that doesn’t go well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know what that means?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You are trying and sometimes you might
fail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said you were out there 5
hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s a long time to be out
there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its tough and you worked through
it and you shouldn’t be disappointed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
hugged me and I had a meltdown on his shoulder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Um, yeah…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it happens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was tired, hurting, and mentally
drained.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was thankful for an
encouraging friend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I got to the beer tent and did have a Buckshot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone was wondering how I was doing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think they saw how disappointed I was and
told me to not worry about it and that it was all good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave brought in the 4:30 group.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know what he said?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“this pacing stuff sucks!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is NOT easy!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>no its not but it is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>very rewarding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I guess when he came in and said that I was still out there, peeps were
worried about me…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were not
concerned that I didn’t bring the group in, they were more concerned about my
wellbeing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I heard so much about how it’s
ok, that I was still able to bring someone in and that it is all good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I needed to hear that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A pacer always wants to succeed at their
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I hung out for a while with everyone and enjoyed the company
of friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a while I did get a
ride back to my car and headed home…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
needed a shower!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Talk about
chafing…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ow ow ow ow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Same spot every time along the bottom of my
running bra line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I even used
glide!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I should know better by now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always chafe in that spot when I
sweat…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>:/</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So what went wrong?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Who knows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a warm day. I
was sweating more than I had been when running on cold days. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I drank Gatorade during the race when I rarely
ever drink it which probably upset my stomach. I might not have hydrated as
well as I should have. I didn’t bring any s caps. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hadn’t slept well for a couple nights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also have stuff going on in my life that
some days I just have a tough time working through…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Maybe nothing went wrong… maybe I was supposed to fall back
and help Nick out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe, Just maybe
this happened so he could finish his first full marathon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">At the end of the day I am grateful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grateful for encouraging friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grateful for the strength, even on an off
day, to finish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grateful for the pain
that I am feeling the next day which reminds me of the miles I ran. Grateful
for my kids, my family, my running family who is like my chosen family and
texted, messaged and called me to check up on me after the race.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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amosmotorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585110841982614119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394897037877196172.post-63504150795622041252015-02-24T15:52:00.000-08:002015-02-24T16:23:46.898-08:00Myrtle Beach Half Marathon - Februrary 14 2015<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here it is nearly a week and a half post Myrtle Beach and I am still smiling from the great time that we all had. Can I have a do-over? Ready for another one! :D This weekend is not so much about the run, as it is the running friends and time around the race. Sorry it took so long to write! Crazy how once I get back the speed of life catches up with me... I hope you are not expecting details about the race, cause its more about the social all around that 2 hours of running... :) I will let the pictures do a lot of the talking. Had a great weekend with great friends! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I left work early Friday to get to the expo before it closed. Of course the drive took longer than I wanted it to, and I was quite excited to get there... Luckily I carpooled with Steve who drove, and I *maybe* had a red oak or 2 on the way which took off the edge... ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Made it to the expo and picked up our bibs along with Mike's and Dave's who left later than we did. We met up with them later that night. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Met up with a group of friends for dinner Lee, Ginger, Duke, Missy and Steve. Ginger made some great spaghetti for a pre run feast. Good food and friends! Great way to start the weekend!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Checked into the Breakers hotel late, and got a few hours of sleep before the run. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I met up with the NCRC group downstairs and walked to the start line. It was cold. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As we were leaving I
said, lets get this run out of the way so we can enjoy the weekend -
lol! I knew it was going to hurt. My mileage had been down all winter
and I haven't run more than 10 miles since CR24 in November. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The walking helped to keep us warmed up for the run, but still, it was cold. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I checked my bag at the last minute and got in the line for the run. I was excited, but even more excited because it was the half marathon and not the full - lol! I ran the full last year with *thin* hopes to BQ but that ended at mile 3.... so yeah, happy to run the half this time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I started off slow for that first mile to warm up, then found a good pace right around 8:30-8:45. Had the chance to run with some fun peeps! Laughed, ran, and sang. Doesn't get much better! Tried to keep up with Mike Walsh but he had it goin on and took off. Ended up running most of it on my own - aside from the first few miles with NCRC folks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I kept a pretty steady pace. It wasn't easy cause I was not in that great of shape anymore but I pushed along. Started running with a girl I didn't know for a couple miles. She had her earbuds in loud so when I tried to talk to her she couldn't hear me well. I could tell she was strugglin. She took her earbud out for just a sec and I encouraged her and told her that she had this and that she was doin great. I had it in my mind to stick with her the rest of the race. She said to me this is your race, you don't have to run with me - go for it! so at some point about mile 11 I was antsy and wanted to be done. I started pickin up the pace and was hopin she would stay with me. I kept looking back to see if she was keeping up but she had fallen back.... I felt bad takin off.... </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Duke, Me, Lee, Stephen, Steve, Ginger and Mark - MTC!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was feelin good, and passing a lot of people. Love this part of the race where I am able to pick it up and pass "reelin them in!" I was very glad to finally get to the finish, and even more thankful that it was "just the half". My goal was sub 2:00 and I finished 1:55. Very happy with that - all things considered!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I waited at the finish line to see if that other girl was going to finish but never saw her... :( I did see Paula, Jenn and Steve finish right around that 2:00 mark. :)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jerry, Mark, Steve, Duke, Stephen, Lee and Dave</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And for the part I had been waiting for all year. Chillin at the finish throwin a few back, dancin to the band and hangin out with friends. A few of us started dancing with another group of runners. Never did catch their names, but it was a good good time. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olga, Dave (laughing), Rebecca, Blanca, Bill, Charles, Steve and me</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We hung out together for several hours drinking, socializing and dancing before heading back towards the hotel to get some lunch. We stopped at a place right next to the hotel that had some good food. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This girl is da best <3 :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">proof! Dave, Olga, me and Rebecca</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Then it was time. Yes, it's tradition. Last year I did it solo, but this year I had 3 others do it with me... The post race polar plunge and man this year it was the coldest! Dave, Olga and Rebecca joined me and I was thankful for their support. lol! Water temp was 48* brrrrr!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">After that wade into the ocean it was run to the jacuzzi. Ahh yes....... started to doze off til Dave said - lets jump into the unheated pool. You know me, I'm up for a challenge... It was there, it wanted to... So we did. It was colder than the ocean!!!! o_o And we did it, not once but twice for good measure - lol! The crazy things we do to feel alive. :D it hurt but in a crazy awesome kind of a way...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paula, me, Dave, Elizabeth, Jenn and Rebecca - Cheers! :D</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jenn, myself, Dave and George and I "dancing" LOL!!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Went back to the room, got cleaned up and headed back out to House of Blues. There were more friends there to hang out with, more spirits, and more dancing. Did you know runners are great dancers? TRUTH! Who knew?? HA! I could have danced to that cover band all night! Just when it was getting really good they stopped playing. awww! We stayed, drank some more and waited for the Kiss cover band. They were good but wasn't as into it as the cover band. We stayed for a while then went to the arcade to watch and participate in a killer round of air hockey - ha! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We were starved, and it was only about 11:00 but all the food establishments nearby were closed. So we all went to bed and got up early and hit the breakfast buffet across the street before heading home. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Air hockey competition - who was the champion? PAULA!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So yeah, this was more of a social blog post than it was a running one, but that is the nature of this event. I go for the fun around the race and not so much for the race itself. Its been that way for years. It is a big event for NCRC as a weekend away and has been for many years. I am very disappointed that they are moving the race to March. :( It was a great time of year for a weekend getaway and it didn't interfere with the spring local running events. Now there are other local races to think about instead of MB. Will I come back? I don't know...... If they kept it in February I would. I will have to see what March brings next year... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>amosmotorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585110841982614119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394897037877196172.post-14601077300551695032014-10-02T11:08:00.001-07:002015-10-13T10:36:49.494-07:00Hinson Lake 24 Hour - September 27 and 28, 2014<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This marks my 4th year running Hinson Lake. Its one of those races that will probably be on my yearly race list til I can't run anymore. For me, and for many, its like a tailgate party / reunion with running involved. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This year was very different for me. My kiddos / family were not with me and I not camping - Drew had gotten hurt a week prior and I knew that if I took him that he would shoot for that 50 miler again and get more injured... so they spent the weekend with their cousins. I also opted not to camp this year and found a hotel instead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I arrived at the lake by 11:30 Friday to claim a prime 8 x 8 piece of real estate next to the trail. NCRC banner was proudly displayed there Saturday too! The rest of the day I literally put my feet up and chilled with many running peeps. We talked strategy and what our plans were for the race. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My original plan was to go for 110. Why 110? In ultrarunning magazine there was a top 25 list of women who ran the farthest in 2013 in 24 hour events. Number 25 came in at 106 miles. I wanted to be on that list for 2014. I figured 110 would get me on that list. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">But then Kevin wrote up this article that lit a little fire under me.... <a href="http://peedeepost.com/latest-headlines/2014/09/carter-im-hooked-on-ultras/" target="_blank">http://peedeepost.com/latest-headlines/2014/09/carter-im-hooked-on-ultras/ </a> 114.6 was the course record? hmmm... what is another 5 miles? So yeah, I started dreaming big. I set the bar really high - knowing full well it would be tough to achieve but none the less, I set that goal. I only shared that goal with a few people. 24 hours is a long long time and anything can happen. I would go into it like I did last year "cautiously optimistic" #gobigorgohome</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We ate at the Moose lodge Friday night at the spaghetti dinner. It was good. I ate there the year before too. Its nice that it was so close and cheap!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">*note to self* book a hotel BEFORE the race. Drove around looking for a place that had vacancy for about 45 min - lol! oh well.... found one that didn't seem to have bedbugs and settled in for a nap before the race the next morning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Woke up, got everything together and headed over to the lake. Now if there was a way to somehow calm the nerves those few hours before the race... that would be amazing.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Before too long we were all at the start listening to the briefing. I was concerned that it was going to be crowded with Jerry opening the field to everyone who was on the wait list. It was about 350 people who started - up from about 275 from last year. That was not really an issue tho. It was a bit crowded for about a mile, but after that it thinned out and it was go time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I had the opportunity to run with so many people. Love this event cause you can see the fast people when you get lapped and the slow ones when you lap them often. Its crazy tho, the ones who are about the same pace as you? Ya miss them - cause they are always just ahead or just behind by a little bit and you all are keeping the same pace. I didn't see Steve all day, and only saw Tim twice... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I kept to what worked well for me. A protein drink every hour, water n s-caps. When noon-ish came around I backed off and slowed it down to not get too hot. Still, I think I got a little dehydrated. I didn't pee for about 3 hours even though I was drinking a lot and even carried a handheld. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I made it to 50 miles in 10:30. Not my PR of 10:15 (during CR24 last year) but I was at least on track for 100+ </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Bout the time the sun started getting lower in the sky I started picking it up some. Bout this time Colin came around and I started running with him. His pace was slightly faster than what I was doing and it is what I needed - a good pacer! I needed to run a little faster to make up some time going into the dark.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I think it was about mile 60 where I started to have some issues... I downed a sweet tea figuring I needed the sugar and caffeine. About 3/4 of a mile back down the trail I told Colin to keep going cause I was going to be sick. And indeed I was sick. I was along side the trail having a sweet tea reversal..... First time this had happened during a race. After, yes, but never during.... I knew it wasn't good.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">One kind Good Samaritan stopped and "held my hair" - she said I am sticking with you and making sure you get back in. Her name was Jessica and I was thankful that she was looking out for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Once I was done we started running again. Actually I felt better and we ran walked the rest of the way in. I got to the aid station and took some water, but it was not sitting well. ugh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I went out for another lap and it was dark. This year the moon was not out like it was in previous years. I didn't bring a light with me. *genius* On the front half it wasn't so bad but around the back stretch I ended up catching a root and went down. I skinned my knee and was covered in blood an dirt. :/ Trail Love! I should know better... oh well... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I actually then sat down to evaluate where I was at. I was shaking and my stomach was a mess. I knew there was no way to reach that 114.6+ goal. Even 100+ was out of reach. I took a couple more laps then grabbed my flannel and sat with the BCRT for a while. I was shaking. I couldn't control my body temp. ugh... sometimes that happens when I am completely exhausted. I knew my day was done........</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I soon left and went back to that same hotel to get a shower and a few hours sleep. Woke up feeling much better. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Came back in the morning and logged about 3 more laps and finished with just over 70 miles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Went to breakfast with Steve, Tim and Patrick in Sanford. We were starving!! For me its 100 calories per mile - so yeah, about 7000 calories burned!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So what did I do wrong? I keep thinking about it.... too high of a goal? perhaps, but it wasn't within reason on a perfect day. Looking back I should have run a even slower between noon and 5 and drank more. I think I got dehydrated and that is what got me throwing up after picking up the pace again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Overall I am happy with the run. I had a good time. I ran with some great folks, and even though I got sick, I still logged over 70 miles. I can't complain. Am I disappointed? Yeah, a little but not much. It wasn't a DNF. I finished strong after a nap. I am very grateful for the health and strength to run. I can do all things through him who gives me strength. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Til the next adventure - *cheers*</span>amosmotorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585110841982614119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394897037877196172.post-16270237247429087422014-07-22T13:57:00.000-07:002015-10-13T10:35:45.878-07:00"The March" 50K - July 19, 2014 - Fort Bragg, NC <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Say the phrase "Death March," and most Americans respond with a single word: Bataan. When Japane<span class="text_exposed_show">se
troops overran the Philippines in 1942, they forced thousands of GIs
and Filipino soldiers to march across 60 miles of the Bataan Peninsula
in tropical heat with little or no food and water. Hundreds of Americans
and thousands of Filipinos died in the five-10 day trek that came to be
called the Bataan Death March, one of the greatest atrocities ever
perpetrated against American fighting men.<br /> <br /> But there was
another death march inflicted upon American POWs during World War II -- a
journey that stretched hundreds of miles and lasted nearly three
months. It was an odyssey undertaken in the heart of a terrible German
winter fraught with sickness, death and cruelty. Though experienced by
thousands of GIs, it was all but forgotten by their countrymen. The
events has been called various names: "The Great March West", "The Long
March", "The Long Walk", "The Long Trek", "The Black March", "The Bread
March", and "Death March Across Germany", but most survivors just called
it "The March" </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show">On July 19th we paid tribute to these soldiers at a 50K race in Fort Bragg on the All American Trail called "The March" <span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">Woke up at 4:30 to leave for the race at 5:00. I thought it was going to take about an hour to get to the start, but after plugging it into my GPS I realized it was 1:45 - oops! Oh well. We still made it there in plenty of time for the start :)</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">Went and picked up my number at packet pickup - </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="userContent">Each runner had the na<span class="text_exposed_show">me
and serial # of one of these POWs on their race bib. I number 34 - Francis B Iyall #19096566 US Army. I got a bit choked up seeing the name and # and running in honor of him. I pinned the number on my shorts and gathered with everyone to hear the pre race briefing and start. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">I had no expectations for this race. I am not as fast as I was last year but I knew I could do ok. I saw the plaque for the first place female and yes, I really liked it but knew it would be a long shot at it. Thought about giving it a try tho so that was in the back of my head.... </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">I started off with everyone and headed down the 5.5 mile trail to the first turnaround. Stayed in the "first female" spot for about 2 miles then I backed off the pace some and started to get passed. I was ok with that. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">Got to the turnaround, filled up my handheld, got my number punched to prove I actually ran all the way there and headed back. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">On the way back to the 'start' and before the 10 mile out and back - I was thinking that I needed to stop at the Jeep to get some music. I was not running with anyone, I left my phone in the car, had no music, and my Garmin died at the Relay in MI so I was running "completely naked". So that was the plan, get some music and try to find some motivation! </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">That is until I hear someone yelling behind me "we are coming to get you" or "we are after you" or something like that... It was Mark and Tim running up the hill. I yelled back at them that I would wait, but it was really going to mess up my time - ha!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">The first place woman was 9 minutes ahead of me. I was currently 6th place. So, the goal was set. Time to kick it in.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">After that farthest aid station, Mark and I took off. Tim fell back - what I didn't realize at the time is that he rolled his ankle, not just once but twice! :/ That is why he fell behind. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">With each mile, Mark and I were passing more and more people. At the last aid station, before the finish, someone said that the #2 woman was not doing too well and was dehydrated and was pretty much walking it in. :( At that point I was in #4 spot. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">I passed both her as well as couple more folks in those last hot miles. Mark pulled ahead of me, never to be seen from again - lol! He was strong on the hills but I wasn't. Needed to powerwalk up them in order not to overheat. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">I was thankful for the mile markers on the side of the trail. With very little math, I could figure out how many more miles it was to the start - without that, I would have been completely "naked and afraid" HA!! ;) Seriously, it was cool in some ways not to have a garmin, but knowing how many miles I had to go is a very good thing. The start finish was at mile marker 5.5.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">I saw the last marker at "6.5 miles" and knew it was only a mile to go. I started getting really excited. I knew this was a big PR for me, even on a difficult course. I saw the radio tower, then the aid station tent. </span></span></span></span><br />
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opportunity to give tribute to the brave POW's that endured "The March". I got a bit choked up running to the finish thinking about it and running through all the flags. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">Came in to the finish to a cheering crowd. It was amazing. I was handed a dog tag medal for finishing the event. Very unique token of accomplishment for a race that goes just beyond me and the runners that ran it. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">I sat down in the shade and chilled with peeps for a long time. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">I cheered in fellow runners as they came in. Many had PR's that day :) </span></span></span></span>I was tired so I cheered from a borrowed lawn chair - lol. Those last 7 miles took it out of me, with increasing my speed and the heat of the sun. Tell you what, it was great to sit with my running family n talk for a while before heading back home. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I thought of both of my Grand dads when I was out there and the service they gave to our country. One was a Marine, the other in the Army. Both served in WWII. I am grateful to them, and to all those who have served their country in the armed forces. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I loved this race. I loved running in Fort Bragg. It was the sandiest trail I have ever run on aside from running a few miles on the beach. It was hard. My calves and hamstrings burned and days later my legs are dotted with what I think are ant bites. I wouldn't trade it for anything. It was an amazing experience. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAi_kzUwJ0TpVjxQkROpdOxQsRS_-P5e_0BXhtG25YGYNEfaEFvMLdpG_Tdf9VSWYb8aLe6GQrUqF6PFGYWvxOvoxpPxhIpEAZ3YeiPMqVxiBDWUpboa06-ewuf63ow1ZR6Y22mw53sKY/s1600/281.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAi_kzUwJ0TpVjxQkROpdOxQsRS_-P5e_0BXhtG25YGYNEfaEFvMLdpG_Tdf9VSWYb8aLe6GQrUqF6PFGYWvxOvoxpPxhIpEAZ3YeiPMqVxiBDWUpboa06-ewuf63ow1ZR6Y22mw53sKY/s1600/281.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thanks to Mark and Tim for motivating me and keeping me moving, moving faster, laughing and singing. Good times on that trail. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thanks to Veronica - the race director - great event, very well organized, great aid stations and fantastic volunteers! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">fueled by gatorade, 2 gus, many s-caps, pbnj's, pretzels, chips, water and one really hot espresso love hammergel at the last aid station - ugh, gross! It worked tho! I rarely drink gatorade but with it being so hot I did this time. It worked. Post race recarb of Oberon from my hometown in MI. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So I get this group facebook email mid May saying "hey! anyone interested in doing Third Coast Relay in Michigan as an ultra team?" The email came from a friend I had just met at Umstead 100 in April. I was volunteering out there and every time I would see him out on the course he was happy, singing and yeah, all this in a kilt (and yes, he finished the race with an amazing time)! I was like yeah! You bet - sign me up! I added my sister in on the conversation thinking she would want to be part of it - I know she would want to drive or something! She has been big into helping at many ultra events and this would be a great opportunity to both spend time with her and run! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So long story short, we didn't find enough for a 6 person team, or even a 4 person team. So we signed up as a 3 person ultra team for 209 miles. Now I am an ultrarunner and have run a lot of ultra events and 24 hour races. I was not going into this blindly, I knew it was going to be one heck of a challenge but insanely fun at the same time - if that makes any sense at all. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So - here it is - myself, someone I just met a few months ago named Joe, and his friend Dave whom I had never met before, and my sister all embarking on a 209 mile journey in a Chevy Trailblazer. I. Was. Excited!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Dave was supposed to arrive Thursday but his flight was cancelled and he had to rebook on Friday. So Karen Joe and I packed up everything in the Trailblazer and set off to Grand Rapids again to pick up the last member of "the fold" Gluteal fold that is..... </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">While we were waiting for his flight to come in, Joe and Karen started to decorate the trailblazer with window chalk in the cel phone lot. Someone was questioning us about it - asking us if we were coming from or going to "The Electric Forest" We were like huh? um, no, we are going to run a race.... We did a bit of research on what exactly the "Electric Forest" was and HA! We mighta fit right in LOL!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Anyhow.... Daves flight came in, we picked him up and we went for dinner #1. Apparently the wait staff had been talking about the trailblazer in their parking lot and wondered who in the world it belonged to... "who does that" was their words - Before long it was known that it was us and wow.... yeah.... more laughter! One of the guys wanted to follow us on facebook but we were kinda like um, just look it up on the website... </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Even at packet pick up, the check in people were not sure what to think of us. "oh, so YOU are the 3 person team?!?" She came outside to inspect to see that we had all the proper safety equipment. She gave us the GPS, the bin full of shirts and stuff, and sent us on our way. :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Now we let Karen book the hotels for us. We were booked at a travel lodge in Holland. Tiny room with 2 double beds and "little miss sunshine" (or not so much) at the desk - lol! It was humorous. Had to say... There was also this lady (man?) there in a pink bathrobe who loved to talk - to anyone - about anything.... oh my goodness she (he?) was funny.... lol! Dave had my golf club with him and he had everyone convinced that we were heading off to a golf tournament - ha!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We went to Meijers and got all the stuff we needed for the run. We worked on our shirts and stuff for the race for a while then we went out for dinner number 2. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Race morning!! My alarm woke us up with the sound of "Crazy" by Gnarles Barkley - how fitting! Got everything packed up and the "lady" in the pink bathrobe wished us well as she talked with us as we were packing the trailblazer.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Before too long we were in Holland state park - we pull in and we start to get some looks. Like - who in the world is that - looks... hmmm was it the deer butt as our mascot on the front of the trailblazer? or "Gluteal fold" written on the windows? or Joe blasting "Parking Lot Party" through the pieced together sound system from Goodwill? May never know.... Regardless - we were all happy, the cleanest and driest we would be for 2 days and ready to start this epic event!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We took a few pics and I headed over to the start. There was some chatter going on about teams and I kinda hung back and listened a bit and someone asked me about my team and I said I was on the 3 person team. They said "oh! so you're one of the stupid people on the 3 person team!" wow! I don't think she meant it the way it came out but it was a bit surprising at her delivery of it.... </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The horn went off and we all started - too fast, yes but we all started. I hung out in the back but still everyone was blasting out of there at an 8:00 pace. Sorry ya'll I have a few more miles to cover so ill be back here! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I ended up running with a girl who seemed to be really struggling with it. I ran with her - told her to relax, take some deep breaths, your doing great... stuff like that. She was part of a work team who signed up for the relay. She did a great job on that first 4 mile leg :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I think it was exchange 4 I missed an arrow and missed the turn to the bridge. It was myself and another girl who missed it... we turned right and backtracked about a quarter mile. Not a big deal but still - ugh! Frustrating..... </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Anyway, we had a lot of laughs and met a lot of cool people that day - pretty soon people were excited to see us - cheering when they saw the Gluteal Fold pull up, and asked us to turn up the music when we got to the exchanges. :D</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Laughter - lots of it. Oh and snorting? yep! that too! In addition to a great running workout it was also a great abs and face workout from all the laughing. My word I have not laughed that much in so long. And the things you learn from Urban Dictionary......... lol! nuff said.... </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I can't tell you how much we laughed at the looks we received from people - mainly about the deer butt on the front of the ride. I wish we had a camera recording all the reactions and could make a compilation of looks cause it was hilarious! The best comment? We were driving through town and the wife says "what is that" husband says very nonchalantly "that's a deer butt" - like its something he sees everyday - lol!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">from David: ...so it was when Amy was running on day one in
the afternoon and it must have been a van change area, because this guy
was talking about a 4 person and a 3 person team...why would people even
do it w/that few"?...from my golf swing I interject "they must be
crazy"...to which he states "yeah, they're all wearing their ultra
shirts and eating their gels"...of course I have to add, "well when it's
this hot you'd want to run in some quality wicking gear."...then he
adds, "when do they sleep"?...again unable to pass it up I say "well I
hear that ultra teams will have driver"...naturally he replies "they'd
have to, because how else will they sleep"? All the while he's wearing his performance Chicago Marathon shirt. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">One of these legs I ended up running some with trekking poles for about a mile. It wasn't bad. It did take some of the weight off my legs but it was kinda hard to use them on the shoulder of a road - part in the gravel and part on the road. I would also slowly go insane counting one two three, one two three.... lol! I had a group of guys at a gas station look at me like I was crazy as I was running by - chick in a kilt with the number "420" pinned to it, running with trekking poles. Told them I was running to Traverse City just to add to their confusion - ha!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Now at this point it is getting to be late afternoon. Its hot and humid for Michigan this time of year. We have not been dry since the start of the race. Joe keeps changing shirts after every leg and wrings out the "Joe Go Mojo Juz" out of his shirt - AKA sweat - ha!! I had "Dragon Lady Juz"... All of our kilts were so wet from the sweat but hey, this team sticks together and takes one for the team. Awesome "wicking wear" I think not... The Trailblazer is getting a certain funk to it with all the wet runner gear hanging from various parts of the vehicle. More of the air freshener trees are being opened and hung up but to no avail. We did not use air conditioning just because keeping the air moving was a better option than cold stank air. </span></span></div>
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many legs?" BF as Amy is coming in "well look at her"...GF "she has
legs of steel"...BF "well that's how you run ultra's"..</span></span>. ;)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">oh - is this a good time to mention "the pillow?" We had one pillow in the back that we all laid our weary heads on after each leg. There was so much Juz / DNA all over that pillow but by that point we didn't care... we had a soft and relatively dry place to lay our heads, oh and beach towels to go with it that were just as funky. I used one to stretch out at most every exchange. Couldn't sleep but it felt good to stretch out...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The sun was getting lower in the sky and we knew the work was going to start. Had to keep the spirits up and keep goin. This is the point where you go, ok, what was it I was thinking?!? but you don't say anything and just suck it up and keep going. Each of us was dealing with fatigue and different running related pains and issues. Mine was blisters. Meh, so it goes.... I was also kindly reminded by Dave to change out of my wet clothes to avoid any "issues" AKA UTI's or certain infections from wearing wet clothes all day - um yeah! good call - lol! Yes, I changed out of my wet clothes.... only to get another set wet again....</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is where things get a little "fuzzy". Joe Karen and I went on to the next exchange while Dave ran. it was a longer leg for him so we drove on, parked and I set a timer for 30 min so we all could sleep. It was about 10 am and the first sleep I had since yesterday morning. We all crashed hard for those 30 min, woke up and moved the van closer to the exchange sign. I got out and someone said "your guy is coming up the hill!" I went from a dead sleep to OH NO I have to run NOW and I don't even have my shoes on!! I went into an adrenaline rush getting things together, then within a minute someone said - oh wait, thats not him. Wow... What a relief but man was I jacked up! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I drank a protein drink and started my next run in my flannel shirt. The van passed me about a mile in but by then I had warmed up and didn't need it anymore and gave it and my hat to them. It was actually perfect cooler running weather and I felt really good. I crushed this leg - even with the hills I ran it all and smoked the downhills. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">That was the re energizing that I needed to move forward. A good strong lap. We were all tired but in good spirits and playing good music and laughing to keep it real. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The next leg tho I was in for a surprise. I started out feeling good and was running the first 3 miles at a decent pace. Then came a hill. One that didn't end. It was 1.25 miles long and I was mad. I ended up double flipping off the hill when the trailblazer went by - I thought of Meredith when she ran Badwater and was flipping off the sun - ha! A lot of good it did, but it made me feel better. Got to the top and finally was able to run again. </span></span></div>
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trying to keep up with the other 12 person teams to finish and stay out
of the medical tent. I drank a LOT of chocolate milk, water, s-caps, advil and got in the sun to warm up. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Several search crews went out looking for him, but in the end Karen found him several miles down past the finish and the final (missed) turn and brought him in :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The 3 of us finished up that race together - with all the wrong turns we covered closer to 215 miles - in 36 hours! wow. Joe and I covered about 75 miles each and Dave about 100K. He got first pick and chose the least amount of miles - smart man!! I had the hills - go figure :/</span></span></div>
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a great saying from ultra legend Jenn Shelton that Dave has used several
times "it's not acquired skill or comfort, but idiocy that makes life's
best moments"!...she goes on to say that "even idiots know when to
accept help from others"!!</span></span> This was definitely one of my life's best moments!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">National Lampoons Mitten Vacation team was there at the finish cheering us in. That was really cool to have them there. We got to know several of their runners over the past day and a half and they were a fun team. They also had beer at the finish and offered us some. New friends with beer. What's much better than that? :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We hung around and chatted with them in a happy, sleep deprived, accomplished zone. Later the 4 of us took a literal polar plunge into Lake MI there at the bay. I SWEAR there was still ice in that lake!!! It was actually probably good on the sore muscles to have that ice bath afterwards. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We found our hotel - and this one was a really nice one! Yeah, it was a Motel 6 but it cost less than the one in Holland but it was a much nicer room - bigger, hardwood floors, a big fancy shower - and no people wearing pink bathrobes greeting us at the door - ha!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We got cleaned up and went to dinner - of course we get there at 9:50 and they close at 10. The wait staff was not amused. After they heard our story, they were better with us showing up so late - and funny if the bartender didn't bring up that Electric Forest event again?!?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The next morning we tackled the stench that was the trailblazer. wow. we did some damage to that ride! We sorted out everyones stuff and tossed a bunch of junk. That ride will never be the same!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We went and got a huge breakfast and started the drive back to Grand Rapids to drop off both Dave and Joe. We laughed a lot, took down a lot of notes about the weekend, talked about what songs missed our weekend play list that should have been on it, but mainly enjoyed the company of friends that just got to know over the course of a few busy days. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We pulled into the airport and there was this old guy directing traffic with those plastic eyeglasses and fake nose thing on - Joe said "oh, and you think you're funny?" hmmm maybe you had to be there - ha! Maybe it was the lack of sleep or the high of the weekend, but man it was all good. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Got back to my sisters house and chilled for a little bit - well, right up until I saw there were huge storms on the way and I realized that I was not going to get any sleep and head home, that I needed to pack up my stuff and get going sooner rather than later.... sleep? what is that?!? I left for home at about 6 that night. Took a few sleep breaks at rest areas along the way and made it home to North Carolina the next morning. The days leading up to the race and for a few days after, I did not get much sleep at all. I think it turned out to be 3 nights sleep within 7 days? The other nights were catching a few naps here and there either in my Jeep or in the Trailblazer during the race. Seriously sleep deprived, that's for sure!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Someone asked me at one point later on in the race if I would do this again. I said don't ask me that now, wait a few days. It was hard. There is no doubt about that. It was also an incredible experience that I wouldn't trade for anything. I can't wait to run with these guys again - hopefully sometime soon. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The race was great. It went through some beautiful country. The weather was hot and humid and this coming from a Carolina girl. Cant predict weather and you have to work around that... We got really good at taking the maps with us once we missed a couple turns. We were not the only teams to get lost. The course was not clearly marked in many places. That is one thing that we talked to the race directors about at the end when Dave was lost. It was frustrating, that even with the map, that he missed a turn. The maps were not all that clear. What is done is done, but I hope for next year they come up with a better system to mark the turns. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We were sweaty from the time we started til that final shower in Traverse City. I ended up getting blisters which I haven't had issues with for a long time. I am guessing its cause of the heat and sweat and just the hours of "time on feet"</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What did we eat? Sandwiches! I only had one gu and that was cause I was in a pinch and missed drinking a protein drink before the run. I had some leftover Chicken Parmesan - with my fingers - cold from the cooler - cause we didn't have a microwave or utensils. lol! It worked tho. Of course we had the usual cookies, crackers, twizzlers, etc. I had some Gatorade, generation UCAN, coconut water n such. If I were to do this again I would have more protein drinks with me and find more solid food that I could stomach well. I didn't eat as much as I should for the length of this race. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Old Reliable" - and we are not just talkin about the Trailblazer - lol! Yep, 'Cougar' Karen was our old reliable - filling our bottles, making sandwiches, and recording every lap time. Loved that she was part of the experience! We couldn't have done it without her!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2d.$mid=11405001820080=238c6d184f2387ca638.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span class="null">From the think tank of Dave -<i> "funny
thing, and this was evident even among other runners, is that 99% of
what we do is only understood by maybe 1% of the population...to me it's
what "ultra" means...a kind of fringe existence where we playfully move
the needle around the exhaustion meter, while finding comfort in
discomfort, and making friends w/the darkness...it's the meditative
state that we find when our mind goes quiet and our body takes
over...for us these events are our reward and the real challenge is the
return to doing "normal" stuff...see philosophers were just early
adrenaline junkies!!"</i></span></span><i> </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Would I do it again - yes I sure would! Looking forward to the next ultra team relay! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And here are the post scripts. Random musings from the relay road that didn't quite fit into the official report but couldn't be left out:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Juz - Kinda like 'Juice' but different - it described anything wet during the race. eew! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2r.$mid=11404850734801=223e7e2e0281383d987.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span class="null">Joe's Stop Sign Conversation!! </span></span>- from Joe himself: <span class="null">Amy was running into the darkness and it was indeed
getting dark...the exchange was in the parking lot of a church...I had
just decided it was time for a little "Don't Be a Hero" - Hero run...so I
had my Spider-man shirt on and started preparing for my next run...I
was on the ground stretching when a car pulled in and was flying...Dave
was in my general direction and I stated that I thought that car was
traveling pretty fast through a parking lot...I thought that maybe I
wouldn't get hit (being it was dark) if I were stretching next to a stop
sign...turns out it was a road not the parking lot the car head turned
onto...and my outloud internal banter went on to talking about the
importance of a stop sign and if they were confused as to the meaning of
the sign all they need to do is read it...but in Amy's case...if they
read it backwards...the meaning changes...POTS and Amy's bib number is
420...what does it all mean? I finally removed my carcASS from the
ground to make my way over to the exchange...there a lady said "Now just
don't trip me when you pass me"...in all of my infinite deliriousness
murmured..."I can't trip you I am Spider-Man and am hear to serve and
protect..." one guy heard me about died so the lady asked me what I had
said...feeling to shame...or maybe anything...I let her know...Amy
approached and I was on my way...possibly 2 miles (who really knows
anymore) I was approaching a runner and a bike...so I called out..."Mom
is that you?" the response was "Is that my fourth son Joe?" I don't
know what her third son who was biking thought of it all...but we had a
good chat and kept pressing on...cannot remember context but I told her
that I would play Lynyard Skynard -Call me the breeze when she came into
the exchange...I broke that promise...not intentionally</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />Dave telling Amy something then saying "oh yeah, I better tell your sister cause you suffer from 'cant remember s#!%' " LOL! yes, he wasn't with me too long but figured out real fast that I have a horrible short term memory - especially when sleep deprived! <br /><br />...the elderly couple that saw Karen and Amy and Joe in his towel next to the "Epic 3-way (relay)" sign... That couple was awesome! How could we forget her "what the hell is that" look vs his "go get 'em boy" look!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2r.$mid=11404850734801=223e7e2e0281383d987.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span class="null"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2r.$mid=11404851158952=233af6d9422debb7465.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span class="null">Joes story about that - </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2r.$mid=11404850734801=223e7e2e0281383d987.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span class="null"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2r.$mid=11404851158952=233af6d9422debb7465.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span class="null"><span class="null">Joe's Flash: The sun was beginning to set on the
first night when I had my opportunity to run through a small town...I
ran with a runner from another team for the first nearly 2 miles...we
were in some tree covered trails and the breeze was wonderful...when I
was feeling confident I took off...the trees were gone and so was the
breeze...I ran through the small town...the entire town and headed
towards my finish...at this point I had such bad chafing around my waist
I had been placing the GPS in the pocket of my kilt (which is of
course...in an ideal location) as I was getting closer to Dave...I began
to pull the kilt to gain access to my pocket and GPS...and a wave of
WHOA!! crept over the crowd...in the moment I didn't think about it...it
was there first time so close to a kilt....accessing the pocket does
not reveal anymore skin than not accessing</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2r.$mid=11404850734801=223e7e2e0281383d987.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span class="null"><span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".2r.$mid=11404851158952=233af6d9422debb7465.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span class="null"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />the countless people tailgating for potential "anal encounters..." and watching people take pictures of the rear end of our vehicle while in motion!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />Joe - How do you think that iHome would have worked for our music component?? Haha! Amy - um - not so much - goodwill sound system was much better!! Epic win!!<br /><i><br />"Having a dirty mind makes ordinary conversations much more interesting"</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="null">Rain Run #1 from Joe: I
had a long run and it was my witching hours run...the temperature was
finally down enough to feel a bit better out on the road...I caught up
to my brother and mom...they changed roles of biker/runner...we chatted
and I kept pushing through...it began to ran but not terrible and it
didn't last long...it felt kind of good...I met my crew and only had
maybe 1.5 mile left...I continued my path of running destruction...and
it began raining again but a little harder (at this point nothing can
really bother me)...it was slightly uphill and I was approaching a turn
to my finish...a van ahead of me was approaching the intersection as I
was and so I decided to walk (for safety reasons...who knows how visible
I really am and its 2:00am ish....and what if its not a 3rd Coast
Team)...the van hits the breaks open the door while still moving
screaming at me...Come on man! You can do it and stuff like that...I was
deer struck confused...this was no relay van and I wasn't really
hurting just was planning on walking until the van past and it was
raining good...well I started running again...and they cheered...and i
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="null">Rain run #2 from Joe - The morning had finally arrived...I was happy to run
my little just over 3 miler...but was tired of all the wet sweaty
clothes etc...I was beginning to battle with whether or not to put that
freaking kilt on again...it was heavy of sweat and rain...and I was
complaining...but I did and took off...the temperature was descent and
it said it was nothing but a downhill run...well that was not entirely
accurate...how about a solid 3/4 mile incline and one long downhill
followed by vanishing point straight flat...and you couldn't see the
exchange..it was in another small town and as I approached...the skies
turned angry...(never upset the race gods)...I could finally see the
van...until the downpour flash flooding...the sides of the roads were a
stream...and no one wanted to sign me into that exchange...</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">How I thought I would have enough time to make a video of us running to a song on video star - HA! aint nobody got time for that on a 3 person team! Did manage to shoot a tiny video in the bowling alley parking lot. Not at all like I was hoping it would be but least its something! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAVpTh5_H88">VIDEO</a><i> </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Joe and Dave made fun of me for getting rained on, so I used my essence of wetness to unleash a deluge in their transition...<br /><br />Lost Lyrics - from moves like Jagger - supposed to be 'kiss me til your drunk and ill show you...' well what we heard was "kiss me on my junk and ill show you" - LOL! bet you will never listen to that one the same way again - HA!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">or THIS! HA!! From Joe - </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="null">I had one 6.1 mile run in great running
temperature...it was Sunday morning...and I was flying through all that
was flat and downhill...I was running through a town that had some
construction around a turn...they had the little speed detector device
that displayed your current speed...I was feeling a little saucy and
crossed the street and took off at it...when I passed it was I
disappointed to realize the display was only on one side...as I rounded
the bend I noticed...2nd CHANCE!!! but also that there was a SUV behind
me...I couldn't let that SUV take this moment from me and took off...to
see my all out sprint 27 mph followed by the SUV 34 mph</span> </span></span><br />
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component: how we won't listen to certain songs the same..."that was a
cold one"...etc...or the 4 person team that couldn't finish because a
runner dropped (yet another testament to will vs reality)...</span></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></span>amosmotorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585110841982614119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394897037877196172.post-70900596297179561092014-06-11T10:40:00.002-07:002015-10-13T10:34:27.657-07:00Bethel Hill Midnight Boogie 50 miler June 7 and 8 2014<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This was the 4th running of "The Boogie" for me. I ran the 50 miler 3 years ago (my first 50), an unofficial marathon 2 years ago when I got bit by the dog, and again last year when I ran the marathon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is one of my most favorite events. Love the people, MTC and the ruralness of the event. These days I enjoy the smaller events with smaller entry fees and familiar faces. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Kayla, Steve and I left about noon for Ellerbee. First stop? Golden Corral. I didn't feel very good about the choice but no one wanted to go to Ihop so to the all you can eat buffet it was.... I ate a lot of mashed potatoes and mac and cheese. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We got to Bethel Hill just after Paul Heckert pulled up. We were the second people there - had our choice of where to park! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I took a little walk through the graveyard. Last year Drew found a snake under one of the cement slabs and I wondered if it was still in there. I peered in there and sure enough, it was. I stood on the slab and carefully pointed my camera lens in the hole to get a picture. It was a huge black snake. I was happy he stayed in there....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">People started showing up so we visited, talked and chilled out for a while. Then started getting ready. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We all gathered near the start for the pre-race briefing where Doug explained how the race was passed on to Brandon and RacENC bacause of new regulations. It was a process and thankfully it went through so we could run the 20th annual race!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The start was about as informal as it gets. We were all standing in the road talking and Doug yelled GO! lol! We were off! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The first lap is always fun. The sun is out and people are happy and full of energy. I ran with many people this lap and we shared stories and passed the time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Kevin Spradlin was out there taking MANY MANY pictures of us on the course. He wrote up several articles about this race and they can be found <a href="http://peedeepost.com/latest-headlines/2014/06/peek-mcelroy-prove-theyre-born-to-boogie/" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://peedeepost.com/latest-headlines/2014/06/some-boogie-runners-dont-have-a-clue-what-theyre-up-against/">here.</a> Thanks to him for the pics and the write ups!! He does a lot of reporting of stories for MTC. Glad to have him around for these events!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I stopped at the aid station every time to fill up my handheld cause I was emptying it after every 3-4 miles. The well water here was never an issue for me. I was drinking a LOT! It was warm, I was sweating, and I did not want to dehydrate. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I got back to the aid station and Kayla gave me a bandana that had been in a cooler that was filled with these little beads that absorb water. It was nice to have! It was much better than an ice filled bandana as it didn't drip all over and it kept cool. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The sun started going down heading into lap 2. I didn't take a light but Steve did. I prefer to run without one. It was a good night to run without one - the moon was out and was quite bright for at least a while. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Coming back up Bethel Hill on lap 2 all you could see were headlamps. It is not nearly as fun as the first lap when you can actually see who is on the other side. One of the runners heading down the hill crossed over the center line on the road and was heading right for us - I wasn't sure who it was or what was wrong with them - I thought whoever it was, was delusional - o wait, my bad - that was me who was already half out of it! ha! It was Nathan having some fun - LOL! He was a lot of fun to run with. We were within minutes of him and Paul much of the evening and into the morning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Much of the humor this evening brought to you by "Sweet Brown" HA!! Steve kept quoting it and had me laughing - you can see the clip <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh7UgAprdpM" target="_blank">here.</a> "Ain't nobody got time for that!" lol!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Lap 3 and 4 is when more interesting things started happening besides "crazy runners" coming after me.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There were some really strange noises coming from the field right before the "dog house" where I got bit 2 years ago. I had never heard a sound like that before. I stopped, asked Steve, "what was that?" He didn't seem too concerned but I was. I saw 2 somethings in the field that were white... Was it a wild boar? Someone saw one on their way to the race... Mama hog and her baby hoglets? Then I heard the sound again and started to freak out some... I jumped back on the other side of the yellow line and Steve started laughing at me. I also heard laughter coming from the field and heard "did someone fall out over there?" Turns out it was some teenagers playing with air horns in the field in the middle of the night. Yeah.... so being sleep deprived and tired can take a toll on ones senses (if said person had any sense to begin with - lol)! Yeah, no baby hoglets, just a delusional runner. ha! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Back around to the dog pen and up the hill towards the aid station I saw a shooting star. I was hoping I was not seeing things, but I heard several reports of other runners seeing one as well, so I'm sure at least that part of the run was real - lol! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I grabbed a flashlight at mile 36 just to have, cause the moon went down and it was really dark out there. </span>We both took a brief break and got a massage from Denise. My hamstrings were so tight and the massage helped a lot :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A little while later after the moon went down and it was really dark, a car was coming down the road in our direction. I said "here comes a drunk driver" and jumped off into the grass. (yes, to me all drivers are considered drunk that time of night) I turned on my flashlight that I grabbed to use only when a car came and saw a snake!!! AGH!! It was big - prolly 4-5 ft long and stretched out. I screamed to Steve "snake or drunk driver?!?" Steve jumped back onto the road and said "I'll take the drunk driver" - I jumped back a few feet in the grass away from the snake but did not chose the road - LOL!! Wow, we laughed for a long while after that one!! The next mile brought to you by adrenaline. Ha!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There was a place along the route down by the bridge at the bottom of the hill that was *exceptionally creepy* at night. I had to run by it alone twice because of either pit stops or I was walking or he was running. (miles 38 and 48) It was very dark with all the trees over the road and there was something in the woods moving around - I could hear it - eek!! I picked up the pace both times to catch up to him even though something deep inside wanted to scream out "WAIT FOR ME!" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have run parts of the course alone before, in years past and its not something that I enjoy doing. It is dark and lonely and the "voices in your head" can really get to you with the exhaustion and lack of sleep. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We headed out on lap 5 and my stomach was not handling that last protein drink too well. We turned the corner onto the road that leads to the dog pen and my mouth started watering like it was "the end" - I just kept spitting and the nausea passed. ugh. :/ </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Finally we got to the last time we would pass the dog pen aid station. I grabbed a few more chips and twizzlers like I had done every lap before. There was this sweet lab dog there that was one of the aid station workers pet. She came up to me and the owner said "aww, go give her some sugar" the dog walked up to me and I bent down and pet her. She started licking the air but didn't quite lick my face - she wasn't so sure about that idea... she backed away and started gagging. I laughed and apologized to the doggie for being so stinky - then she retched - omg I felt bad! I was that stinky that I caused a dog to puke :/ Poor doggie.... It was amusing though.... we all laughed about that as we walked up the hill. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">That last bit from the dog pen to the church was tough. I was struggling through exhaustion and pain in my hip flexors and the annoyance of a few blisters that were on both feet. Steve kept asking if I was alright and I said yeah... just one of those things that happens to me with long races where I go through some hard stuff, just trying to push on - mind is telling me to go when my body wants me to quit. In some ways this 50 miler is *similar* to a 100 with the sleep deprivation. So I was going through my dark valley just before the sun came up as I often do in a 24 hour or 100 mile event. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We got to the aid station and they filled my water and we were off for that last out and back!! We took off down the hill and I was raring to go - 4 miles left and I was ready to be done!! Steve said hey I can't keep this pace going so I backed off and we ran together. Wasn't going to leave my wingman after 46 miles :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We made it to the arrow at the out and back and started the last 2 miles back. I was so ready to pick up the pace and be done! Part way up the hill I started singing "here comes the sun" and Steve started singing "do do do do" I continued "here comes the sun" "and I say, its alright....." yes, the sun was *just beginning* to come up and was starting to color the horizion with a promising glow. :D best part of an overnight race if you ask me, is when the sun comes up!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Then I started singing "I'm on top of the world HEY!" cause I was almost to the top of that blessed Bethel Hill. Yes, I realize I was *probably* delirious at this point and yes that is how it goes in a long race like this... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I started laughing when we turned that corner and saw the church. Best. Part. Of. The. Night!! Nothing like seeing that church on the last lap. :D We passed into the finish shoot together with a time of 11:27:45 - tied for 32nd overall of 50 finishers. 117 people started the race - 34 people finished the 30 mile option. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Huge PR for Steve - he cut nearly 2 1/2 hours off his time from last year. It was 45 minutes slower than the last time I ran it but I was still pleased with my finish and that we were able to run together the whole time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Overview: Loop 1 - 1:57. Loop 2 - 4:04. Loop 3 - 6:22. Loop 4 - 9:03 and that included a massage break. Loop 5 finish - 11:27. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Looking at the stats, had we stopped at 30 (6:22) we would have been tied for 8th and I would have been first female. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I rinsed my feet off at the hose to *try* to wash of *some* of the stink though I knew it was a lost cause. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It was a long drive back. Steve started out the drive but made it only a few miles before we switched and I drove. We made it to Cary before I couldn't drive any longer and he drove the rest of the way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">That. Jeep. Smelled. :/ I felt bad for Kayla who had to endure the stench for the ride. Not sure if she was sleeping or passed out from the runner odor - lol!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Got home, showered and crashed for about an hour. Tried to chill the rest of the day - I was not worth much with 50 miles and no sleep. I looked at pics from the race online and watched tv most of the day. Took another hour nap later in the day then slept well that night. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Aside from eating at an all you can eat buffet beforehand - I stuck with what I knew worked for me during the run. I had several Special K protien drinks and lots of boogie well water, chips and twizzlers. I had one gu when I forgot to drink one after loop 3 and that seemed to tide me over til I got back to the Jeep. I took S-caps about every half hour to an hour. One thing I noticed is I was sweating the entire night, even after the sun went down and even as my pace slowed. It was a warm evening, and humid night. I had planned on changing clothes but it wasn't worth wasting time since I would sweat through the dry stuff within a mile anyway. I brought extra socks and shoes but never changed them. I ended up with a couple blisters but nothing too severe. When I took off my compression socks and shoes I had a heat rash on my feet and legs, but it didn't last very long thankfully! It was gone within a few hours. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A while back I noticed that Doug "the boogieman" wore 2 socks when he ran. I used to do that when I was a hiker, but when I ran I never thought to do it. The past few races I have done the 2 layer sock thing and it has really cut back on how many and the severity of the blisters. It worked well for this race. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This race I didn't listen to any music. I typically will have my tunes on me and start playing them at some point later in the race, but this time I didn't use music. It worked fine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was walking fine Monday - only some soreness in my hip flexors, but nothing like the 2 week recovery that I had from PL 50K++. Thankful for the health and strength to run a race like this, even with low weekly training miles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thanks Doug and RacENC for doing the foot work on getting all the permits so we could have this race again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I will be back again next year :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">*cheers* from my new finishers mug </span>amosmotorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585110841982614119noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394897037877196172.post-89390200012648369672014-04-29T14:45:00.000-07:002015-10-13T10:35:01.382-07:00Promise Land 50K++ Bedford, VA<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">To say I went into this race under trained is an understatement. I have been working a lot of hours and my training has ended up taking a back seat to my day to day life. I had no expectations other than to finish and stay ahead of the cutoffs. A few days before the race I started getting a cold too. So it goes! I was excited about it regardless :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I headed up to VA Friday afternoon - carpooled with Steve - to get there for the pre race meal and to set up a tent for the night. When I arrived, there were a lot of folks there already - a few I knew too. Dinner was ready about 6:00 then Horton had the pre race talk and gave away many GREAT prizes. I love his sense of humor and it was very entertaining. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">After the talk we sat around n talked for a bit, ate some of the good desserts that the runners brought, then headed to our tents. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I went to bed around 10. Later that night the wind picked up and was crazy! The tent buckled several times and finally I got tired of trying to fix it and left it flat. lol! I bet I got 2 hours of sleep...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I woke up to car doors slamming at 4am. It was a half hour before I wanted to wake up, but I got up and started to get ready for the day. I was excited about the race and ready to get started! I drank a coconut water and 2 protein drinks for breakfast and headed to the start line. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The advice I heard from most everyone was to walk the first 4 miles. It is a slow uphill climb and to put all your energy out in those first 4 miles would be insane. So, I did. Steve and I walked it together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We got to the top and started on a slow decent I pulled away from him for a bit then caught up to Rachel and Bill and Doug. We did a leapfrog thing for many miles they would catch me on the uphills but I would catch back up on the down hills. I was not at all strong climbing but could make up time with the downhills. Somehow I am great at crushing descents. Had to laugh when Steve caught up to me and yelled "ON YOUR RIGHT!" and kept going - LOL! Here is the commercial that line came from: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ22qhe9qMU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ22qhe9qMU</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There were several creek crossings but my favorite one was the one that was about knee deep. Felt amazing on my feet and legs! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">At some point I caught up to Jenn on a downhill. I was surprised to see her figuring she would be way ahead of me. We ran and talked a while but I moved ahead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The views were spectacular. The trees, mountains, the sun shining through the trees. The river, birds and finally making it to the top of the first climb where the water tower was. It took me 3:05 to complete 13.1 miles - wow.... o_o</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">the rickedy bridge with a random runner :)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">After about mile 17, I was on my own. No one caught up to me again like I thought they would. I was listening to my tunes and just putting one foot in front of the other and enjoying the day. My breathing was not good, I kept coughing and I could not take deep breaths, but I felt alright. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There was a bridge that looked like it was going to fall into the
river. There was a big step up on to the bridge then about a 4 foot
jump off of it. There was another bridge that was pretty rustic as
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It took me 6:15 to complete 26.2 - after that was when the real work began. I heard of apple orchard falls but I was not prepared for the intensity of it all. Nothing like running a marathon then climbing a mountain. It took me 1 hour to complete 2 miles - walking and climbing and looking for the streamers that marked the trail. My legs burned. I ran out of water - twice. I almost filled up my handheld in the river - I was that thirsty. To quote Dax Ross "Is that drinkable?" I bet it was... ;) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq8lJEJr3xk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq8lJEJr3xk</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There was a point in the trail that was all rocks - like 'where is the trail' all rocks?!? I was climbing on my hands and feet to go up it. It was cool and insane at the same time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Jenn had told me about the falls and how when you think it has to be done, it just keeps going. When I got to that last set of steps I was like REALLY???? Another set???? You HAVE to be kidding!!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A blonde girl caught up to me and I did my best to keep up with her. I was not sure of her name but in my mind I called her "bada$$ chick" she was rockin the pace and she kept me going. We talked some and we FINALLY made it out of the abyss of apple orchard falls and to the final aid station. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">At the aid station, I drank a LOT of coke, waters and that gu drink - I also ate at ton of rice krispie treats and a donut and started my decent down the last 4 miles. It was just the fuel I needed - I felt energized again and ready to finish this race up!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was ready to be done. I could smell the barn, or finish line as it were.... Mile 30 was still a bit touchy as it was single track and rocky. I was taking it kinda easy but was movin pretty good. It was runnable! Well, until I kicked a rock and fell. ugh! Got me a bit of trail love on my knee and was covered in dirt. I sat there a second to get my wits about me and started out again... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Once I hit that dirt road I was "flying" My last 3 miles were the fastest in all the race - all marathon pace - lol! I was passing several people and feeling really good about being close to the finish. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I got to the 1 mile to go mark and started laughing and tears came to my eyes - I was almost done!!!!!! I was so ready to be done! I got to the "squirrel" with 1/4 mile to go and finished strong. There were a lot of folks there at the finish cheering - very cool :D Finishing time - 8:21.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I got a hug from David Horton and picked up my Patagonia finishers shorts and sat down to wait for my peeps to come in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My plan was to take pics of all my peeps finishing, but my phone got wet when I was running from sweat so the lens was all steamed up - ugh! I was not happy :/ </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Instead I cheered them all in :D </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Steve was the first to come in about 20 min after me. I was standing at the finish and David Horton turned to me and asked "did you get something to eat?" I said "not yet, I am wating for him" and pointed to Steve who was just finishing up. David yelled out to him "Shes been waiting for you!" lol! It was amusing. :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I watched Rachel and Jenn finish then some of us went down to the river where I sat in the cold water for a while to ease the pain in my legs. There were a bunch of runners down there just sittin n talking. Wish I had a pic of it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Im always amazed at these events where its a lonely, open field, then its like woodstock - ultra running style - with cars and tents everywhere for 24 hours then its cleared out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Packed up the tent and headed home. What an amazing weekend. Great race, well organized, great volunteers, and an amazingly difficult, beautiful course. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I wore my old hokas, double socks and compression sleeves. I didn't get ANY blisters but lost one toenail. Im actually thrilled with that considering how many creek crossings there were and how prone to blisters I am. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am rockin an awesome tan - runners tan that is! my legs are tan from my shorts line to my compression sleeves and the tops of my feet are tanned, oh except for the flip flop lines. and yes, a runners tank tan as well - lol! yep. awesome!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Insanely difficult. Beautiful views. Would I come back? Yes, even considering the LUS series for next year.... Its. That. Good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It is 3 days after the race and I am STILL hurting! Stairs are NOT my friend! lol! I was not this sore after running 103 miles at Hinson, but certainly had my tail handed to me after all these hills. What a great race! :D</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Team buttercup - me, Bill and Rachel</span></td></tr>
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amosmotorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585110841982614119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394897037877196172.post-45664113573393798932014-03-04T10:44:00.001-08:002014-03-04T10:44:48.748-08:00Myrtle Beach Marathon February 15, 2014<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEWY2ZxTnzYKed9et-umpHzkRCIERkoouezBD6Y-tRb5y1x1JrJirjX9ctjl6yNWvd8ooNCsr1h1pr_KPszJjYDGKM7cVqwzF_msWJQ9vZPFrkNQ3tHfVWu8X5qvbciDEE18l1NpiMvg/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEWY2ZxTnzYKed9et-umpHzkRCIERkoouezBD6Y-tRb5y1x1JrJirjX9ctjl6yNWvd8ooNCsr1h1pr_KPszJjYDGKM7cVqwzF_msWJQ9vZPFrkNQ3tHfVWu8X5qvbciDEE18l1NpiMvg/s1600/007.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Better late than never, right? lol! Took me long enough to finally get around to writing this... so it goes. Sometimes life gets in the way ya know?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I left Friday afternoon from a very snowy Raleigh, NC to Myrtle Beach, SC. The weather was clear and the roads were mostly dry, just some water from the melting snow from the past weeks snowfall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I made into the town and went right to packet pickup. Saw Lee and Ginger there. Checked into my hotel room then met back up with them and a few others for dinner at Mellow Mushroom. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I had my alarm set for 4:30am Saturday, but I was awoken earlier by my hotel neighbors slamming doors, yelling at their kids and the smell of cigarette smoke. lovely!! :s Aside from that, the rest of the morning in my room was uneventful. Had a breakfast of a protein drink and Starbucks. Went downstairs to catch the shuttle but instead caught a ride with Gary and walked the rest of the way in the rain to the start. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I saw Cindy smiling in her pacer tank and and thanked her again for the flower she sent to me - I wore it in my hair for the race - she was sending me good vibes for the day :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It was a bummer that it was windy and chilly at the start... I didn't know whether or not to keep my coat on or not, but decided to. Glad I did! It was needed for those first few miles and again right after the finish. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Leading up to this race i was not feeling all too well. I hadn't been running much because I had been sick, but did have a good long run 3 weeks prior. I felt pretty good about it but wasn't sure how the day would go. I would only know after the race started.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And finally the gun went off. It took me a minute to even get to the starting line. There were a LOT of people and it was quite annoying to be that close to so many runners. So it goes at a 'big' race... I ran the first few miles with one of Cindy's friends - I just kept my eye on the flower in her hair as my 'goal' - she said she was pretty consistent with her marathon running and was about 3:45 - 3:50 so I tried to stick with her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The rain started to taper off and I took my coat off and tied it around my waist but it sure was windy!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">After a few miles, I knew it was going to be a long day. My heartrate starting climbing and my legs were already feeling fatigued. ugh. At that point I knew that BQ was out of the question so I just fell into a rhythm where I was running more to my heartrate and not my pace. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">About the 11 mile mark where the half marathoners were making the turn to go to the finish I was SO TEMPTED to turn with them. I was tired and was not looking forward to 2 more hours of running. It was hard cause that goal was long gone, and the last 13 miles I knew were just going to be "character building". I. Carried. On. The sun came out and the wind persisted. So did I.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Managed to finally reach that finish line in 4:11. Certainly not my fastest time, but not my slowest either. Respectable considering I had not been feeling well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I met up with some peeps at the finish for a few hoppy beverages, then a few more... Hung out with Cindy and her friends, Mark and Fred n MTC folks, Charles and Blanca... (happy b-day Blanca!)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hitched a ride back to my hotel where I took my post race ice bath in the Atlantic, followed by a long soak in the hot tub with running peeps and more cold ones.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Went to lunch with Dave and Olga - met up again with them later on with Rebecca too and went to House of Blues. THEN had the NCRC party later that night followed by a late night polar plunge n more hot tubbing - muscles were sore by this point! Hot tub was VERY helpful in loosening the marathon legs up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The next day I spent the morning hanging out with Rebecca and went up on the sky wheel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This weekend had a run in it, but honestly I had more fun with the social part around it. I am not sure I would run the full at MB again, but would run the half. I like that so many folks from the Raleigh area showed up and is well attended by both MTC and NCRC. Its a fun event!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Boston is now officially on the back burner for now. I might pick it up again in the fall or next spring, but things in my life have been changing and have been getting busy. It is hard to get the quality training in with as much as I have been working and spending time with my kids. I will be running still, but just not the fast stuff. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Til the next race, *cheers*</span>amosmotorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585110841982614119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394897037877196172.post-22049154787461150942013-12-31T08:57:00.003-08:002013-12-31T08:57:45.090-08:002013 review and 2014 goals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">2013 was a full year of running, races and PR's. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">January had no events, but was full of marathon training.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">February I ran the Myrtle Beach half marathon. PR 1:43:29. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">March I ran Tobacco Road Marathon in Apex. Was supposed to be a Boston Qualifier, but that didn't happen... 3:59 - still, a PR.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">April I ran a 5K in Cary NC. 22:14. PR, well, I ran a 20:32 back in 1990, not sure if that will happen again so yes, 22:14 is a PR for this part of my life. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">May held the New River Marathon. Tough course with a finish in the cold rain but managed a 3:54 - PR! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">June held 2 events - first was the Sunburst Marathon - yes, another BQ attempt but fell short at 3:49. BUT another PR. See a trend? getting faster!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The following week I ran the Boogie Marathon then stayed up all night volunteering for the 50 mile folks. Fun event!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">July held 2 events as well - Grandfather Mountain Marathon which I had a real hard time with. Great event but an off day...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">July 20 was a once in a lifetime event. I ran the Epic Mountain Relay from Canyon City to Crested Butte. I was on an ultra team of 6 women. 191 miles. What an amazing experience with a great group of badass women. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Not a lot going on in August, but in September I ran Hinson Lake and logged 102.89 miles in 24 hours - a huge PR for me. My 10 year old son ran 50 miles and my 13 year old daughter ran a 50K. Proud of them both!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">October I was recovering from Hinson but in November I ran the OBX marathon. Sub 4 with little training. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">November I headed up north to VA for the Crooked Road 24 hour. Managed to log 91 miles in some tough conditions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">December held one FA - 50K at Raven Rock State Park. Fun group of folks on a tough, beautiful trail. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So what does 2014 hold? Not quite sure but here are a few ideas going through my mind. First and foremost is to qualify for Boston at the Myrtle Beach Marathon in February. If I can get that 'out of the way' then I will shift my focus to 50 and 100 milers. Several *possible* races on the radar are Croatan 24, Hinson 24, CR24, Promised Land, Pinhoti 100, Pine Creek 100, 3 days at the fair.... others? Maybe New River again, Maybe Grandfather Mountain... an MTC shirt run or 2, Boogie, and some FA's and NCRC events. Lookin to have some fun logging miles, chillin with runnin peeps, and making new friends. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am thankful for the health and strength that I had in 2013 - looking forward to whatever 2014 holds. Still "runnin down the dream" of Boston. Hopefully 2014 will be that year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">*cheers*</span>amosmotorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585110841982614119noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394897037877196172.post-37837924286951308152013-12-29T11:29:00.000-08:002013-12-29T11:29:26.629-08:00Raven 50K trail run @ Raven Rock State Park - December 21, 2013<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So what do you do when you have a weekend to yourself? Find a run to fill the time! I signed up 4 days before the event, so of course I went into it very well trained - lol! Nope, not really, but it was a good excuse to get in a good long trail run. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I slept all of 2 hours the night before. Woke up at 4am, well before my alarm, and headed to Lillington shortly thereafter. It was a short drive of an hour and 15 minutes. Arrived before the gates opened and chilled for a bit with other early arrivals as we waited for the ranger to open the gates. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Soon the gates were open and about 2 dozen folks arrived for the start of the FA run. We snapped a group photo then we were off! I stayed near the front with some folks who knew the course - Nathan, Paul and Steve. I figured if there was a way for me to get lost, I most certainly would! My plan was to stick with them for as long as I could so I would learn the course and be able to navigate it the next 2 laps. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It wasn't more than 1/2 mile in that I realized that I hadn't run trails in a long time. Like a really long time. The last race I ran on single track trail was Umstead Marathon nearly 2 years ago. It felt great to be back out there in the woods but I was way out of practice on this sort of terrain. It was not the most difficult trail I have been on, but it certainly was not easy. Rocks and roots and lots of ups n downs. The rocks were cold from the temperature of the earth and they got condensation on them as the day warmed up. Had to be careful!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">runnin the blue blazes!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I stuck with the guys for nearly 8 miles then started to slow. I stopped to take some pictures. It was a beautiful park and I didn't want to run the whole thing without snapping a few pics :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I completed lap 1 just over 2 hours. I knew I was not going to be able to hold that. Hindsight I probably went out too fast but sometimes company is nice instead of running alone... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The second lap I took slower. Walked more of the hills and took more pictures. It was a beautiful day and was warming up nicely. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I finished lap 2 in about 4:45. Considerably slower, but at that point I was just trying to finish the miles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I went out on lap 3 very tired. That 2 hours of sleep was not enough. There was a one mile out and back with this loop and the out is great - its all downhill, but coming back is all up..... ugh. I made it all the way out there - took a picture at the bottom to prove I went the full distance - lol! I got back to the aid station with about 6 miles to go and I started that part of the loop with John - he was unsure of that section of the course so I said I would show him the route but man, he was flyin! He started late and was maybe 5 miles in, and here I was on mile 25. I kept up his pace for a mile or so but then told him to continue on and follow the blue blazes cause there was no way I was going to keep that pace. He was flyin!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I ended up picking up the pace that last section and was so ready to be done. It had warmed up into the mid 70's and I was down to my running tank and shorts - yeah, in December! I finished up in 7:18 - I thought I would be closer to 6:00 but the lack of sleep, and the lack of training on those trails and hills did me in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I sat in the shelter for a long while. I was dizzy and felt nauseous. I think I was dehydrated.... It was then that John started to choke on a pretzel. Of course I thought it was amusing and I started laughing. He seemed mad that I was laughing but I tell you what, it was a diversion from the wave of nausea that was overwhelming me. I was not feelin well at all...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me, being my goofy self - lol!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I downed some ginger ale and picked up my major award - the metals were Christmas ornaments with "Raven 50K" on them. Super awesome. I had Nathan take a picture then I packed up my stuff and headed home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I had a great time. Its always great to get together with a group of running friends. I like the timing of this run - right before Christmas - perfect time to get a long run in to burn off all those junk food calories! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thx to Nathan and George for setting this up. I hope you all keep it going again for next year. I love small get togethers like this. To me, they are much more fun than the big races. Granted, both types of events are fun, but small FA events are where its at. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Til next year *Cheers*</span>amosmotorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585110841982614119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394897037877196172.post-68842763643421794762013-11-28T16:07:00.003-08:002013-11-29T05:45:13.234-08:00CR24 - November 23 and 24, 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So, what does one do 6 weeks after a 24 hour event and 2 weeks after a hard marathon? Yep, run another 24 hour event :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">Any fool can run well on a 70 degree day. It takes a special fool to run a 24 hour, in the
rain, in November, with the temps dropping to below 25 degrees. You have
got to be drilled off-center to do this." ~ Wm Keane</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">The weather called for rain in the morning, dropping temps as a front goes through, and snow during the night. So, it could be an interesting 24 hours to say the least!!</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Friday afternoon I left for VA - Got up there for the early packet pickup and to hang out with some runnin peeps! Went to dinner with Tim and Pat at Frankie's to fill up on some pre-race pasta fuel and headed back to the park for the night. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I camped out in my Jeep and woke up early with the lights of the entering cars. I didn't even bother setting an alarm. I knew I would be up on time with all the activity going on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I chilled out in the morning hours and talked strategy a bit with Tim. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It seemed that our plans were similar so we figured we would run together for as much as we could. </span>I wanted to hit 50 miles in 10:30 or so, then just settle in for the rest of the long, cold, dark night. I wanted to get as much in as early as I could because I knew that the night was going to be tough. The rain had held off and we were in for a beautiful morning to run!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Before long we were gathering at the start line and anticipating the starting gun. Just before the gun went off, Cindy told me she was going for 100 miles - she asked me what my plan was and at that exact moment the horn sounded. lol! I never did answer her. My goal was to do better than I did 2 years ago with 83 miles. 24 hours is a long time, and knowing that the weather was going to get cold and possibly snow, I didn't want to commit to the magic "100" number, but deep inside, that is what I wanted. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The day was beautiful. Started off in a long sleeved shirt and my "team buttercup" short sleeved shirt over top of it. Perfect running weather!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b> ~ Fun ~ Laughter ~
Friends ~ Humor ~ </b> Those are the 4 words I would use to describe the daylight
hours of this race. Everyone was having a good time clicking off the
miles and encouraging each other on. That to me is what ultrarunning is all about. That is why I love to be part of this running community. </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I brought my same fuel plan that I had at Hinson Lake - drinking a protein drink every hour. I relied on that for the most part, and supplemented some gatorade and a few snacks from the aid station. Tim had me drinking gatorade or water most every lap to keep me hydrated to the point that I was having to go every few miles - thx man, but I am not going to dry out - lol!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Tim and I were clicking off a lot of miles and ran with a lot of great friends. He managed to get one lap ahead of me on one of my extended aid station breaks, but we ran together after I got back out there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was very excited to see my name on the leaderboard early on. I was tied for 7th at 1:00pm and by 3:00pm I was tied for 3rd. :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The sun started to go down and the night was beginning to close in. I had to put on a windbreaker to keep warm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I hit my 50 mile mark well before my goal at 10:15. Crushed my former PR of 10:45 that I hit at Hinson 6 weeks prior. I was ECSTATIC! I figured I had a lot of time to tough through the night hours. I did a compete change of clothes and shoes and headed out into the night with Tim. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Humor kept us going through the early hours of the morning. I was doing my fair share of singing too - lol! It is great when you have someone to run with. I told him that with him and I working together we were pushing each other on to do far better than we would do on our own. TRUTH!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I think it was about 2:00am and I was at the aid station and it SNOWED! OK, maybe it was more of a brief flurry, but still, it snowed!! How cool is that! :D It was also at that time that I had moved into second place on the leaderboard. woo!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am not exactly sure what time it was, but I realized that unless we picked up the pace, the 100 in 24 plan would not happen. I told Tim to go on because I did not have it... He was concerned about leaving me as he knew I was starting to struggle but I sent him on - I knew he wanted that 100 and he would have to do it without me. He took off and started off after that dream.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The temps were dropping.
I was thankful to have a warm coat - my core was not cold. I had my
MTC buff around my neck and pulled it up over my nose to keep my face
warm. The wind was picking up and was stirring up the dust on the trail. It was tough going....</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">After a while it
really started to get really rough. I was getting frustrated with myself that I
could not keep a faster pace but still pressed on. The temps were
dropping just like my pace. The wind was picking up, blowing the dust around, and it was cold. My iPod was dead and I had no one to run with....</span> I pulled out my phone and called a friend who I knew would be up. They told me to think about that song "Sunny and 75" lol! yes, that is one of my favorite songs, but it was not sunny and 75. It was dark, windy, cold and 20 something degrees. I could not get out of the funk I was in.... </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was having issues
with my Achilles hurting - not sure if it was the cold weather or what,
but it hurt - a lot! I backed off the pace to not make it hurt worse and cause further damage.
I was also dealing with blisters.... again.... they never completely healed up from Hinson, and they resurfaced again at OBX. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was still holding on to second on the leaderboard. First was out of the question. I was far too slow to even think of that. The only thing I could do is keep moving to hold that second spot and not fall to third. That is one thing that kept me motivated not to quit. Also my stubborn self that would not quit 20 hours into a 24 hour event.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Tim passed me several times out there. Each time I cheered him on. There was one lap where he passed me, and when he turned to look at me I saw it in his face how much he was struggling. My heart sunk. I knew where he was at. He was pushing through some tough stuff to get those miles in. I encouraged him the best I could, told him that he was doing great, he was on pace and to keep going! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Finally that sun started to come up. I knew that 8:00am would be coming soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I grabbed my fleece blanket from the car and walked a couple laps with Paul. Very reminiscent of 2 years prior when we did the same thing. :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I completed my 96th lap with about 5 minutes to spare. I did not go out on the stick lap cause I would have had to go up that hill and I was not about to do that again! lol! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I saw Tim at the
finish. He completed his 100 in less than 24 hours. Very proud of how
he did. Crushed his time from when he ran 100 at Umstead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So I called it a day at just over 91 miles. I completed my goal of running more than 83 miles from 2011. 2nd female, 7th overall. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The
RFH Team Buttercup racked up some impressive mileage. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Amy Surrette, Carol Meath McClain, and Marcia Godwin made their debut
run with the Team Buttercup. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /> Bill Keane 92.04 miles … 6th Place<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> Amy Surrette 91.24 miles … 2nd Woman and 7th Place Overall <br /> Marcia Godwin 50.37 miles … 43rd Place <br /> Carol McClain 41.82 miles … 66th Place </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> 275.47 Total Miles - enough miles to beat VT's cross country team ~ per Wm Keane :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Yeah, I was disappointed that I didn't make 100, BUT I have to keep some perspective here. I just ran the OBX marathon. I had also ran 103 miles at Hinson Lake 6 weeks prior. Add in the weather and blisters - yeah, all things considered, I should be happy with it... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">One thing I noticed in the days following the event as the pictures were posted on FB is how happy I was in every picture. I have been working through a lot of stuff and it has not been easy, but to see the happiness in my face is encouraging. Glad the cameras were not out in the wee hours of the morning tho - lol! Just sayin.... ;) no one is too happy at that hour! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">CR24 is a deceptively tough race. Having run this race twice, I am trying to figure out what makes it seemingly difficult. There is that "just one hill", the cold weather, the gravel is a good surface for running, but the grit builds up in your feet and when the wind picked up it stirred up a lot of dust. I think one of the toughest things is the long hours of darkness. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The sun goes down early and comes up late....</span> Its not like a summer ultra when the sun goes down late and comes up early. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I will most definatly be back. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Top notch race - great swag, very well organized. </span> I have some unfinished business here. One day I will finish 100 on this course. :) Til then, I will be happy that I made it to the VA record books again for most miles run in 24 hours - this time in another age division: <a href="http://virginiastateroadracerecords.com/VSRRR.html">http://virginiastateroadracerecords.com/VSRRR.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">*cheers* </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">couple added side notes from Wm Keane's research:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3]"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[0].[0]">"You had a fantastic 24 considering the
differences between HL and CR. I have connected a few dots that tell a
compelling story:</span><br data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[0].[1]" /><br data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[0].[2]" /><span data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[0].[3]">1st Male ... HL 141 miles ... CR 103 miles</span></span><span data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3]"><span data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0]"><br data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[0]" /><span data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[1]">1st Woman ... HL 114 miles ... CR 98 miles</span><br data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[2]" /><span data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[3]">You ... HL 103 miles ... CR 91 miles</span><br data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[4]" /><span data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[5]">Me ... HL 101 miles ... CR 92 miles</span><br data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[6]" /><span data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[7]">Night Temps .... HL 70 degrees ... CR 24 degrees</span><br data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[8]" /><span data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[9]">Wind ... HL 0 mph ... CR 15-25 mph</span><br data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[10]" /><span data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[11]">Daylight ... HL 12 Hrs ... CR 10 hrs</span><br data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[12]" /><br data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[13]" /><span data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[14]">The big difference was temperature and daylight.</span><span data-reactid=".r[2qdyt].[1][3][1]{comment10202608956811009_7511673}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3].[0].[16]">"</span></span></span></span></span> </span>amosmotorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585110841982614119noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394897037877196172.post-37611587235983757932013-11-13T17:42:00.000-08:002013-11-13T17:42:03.222-08:00OBX Marathon November 10, 2013<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this mama is way proud of her babies! :D</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have run the OBX marathon 3 times. Its one of my favorite races. My first half marathon was here in 2008. Going into it my goal was set at BQ (as every marathon has been this year). I knew it was a long shot as I had not specifically trained for this race, but I was in good shape. Was just hoping that my fitness level could carry me through. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I drove down Friday and stayed with Lisa. Saturday I met up with Andy and the kids. Three of them were doing a 5K and my youngest was doing the fun run. They all did great! I was so proud of them! I love to see my kids setting goals and accomplishing them :) Drew was disappointed that he did not get podium. He was 4th in his division. ugh, I know the sting of being in 4th. It is no fun :(</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I went back to the beach house and took an hour n a half nap. YES! A much needed nap while the kids hiked Jockeys Ridge. I picked them up later on and went to the spaghetti dinner at Kitty Hawk Baptist - yep, that is my tradition! They had the usual church service afterwards which I really like as well. It helps me to gain a better focus on my race the next day... (The folks there know me from prior years and they were out there on the course cheering me on.)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ugh, bluelights in the rearview</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">After I dropped off the kids I got caught speeding down on the roads in Kitty Hawk. I was only going about 4 over in a 35, and what is weird is I knew I was only going to get a warning before I got pulled. There was another cop up the road with someone else pulled over, and it seemed to me that it was more of a DUI check stop than anything, but THANK YOU SIR for not giving me a ticket! However, I am upset that you called my Jeep a station wagon on the written warning.... :s Had I been in a Wrangler this would not have been an issue.... ha!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Woke up early the next day and caught the shuttle to the start with Joey. Met up with Karla and saw many other familiar faces at the start - way to represent MTC! Waited in a line nearly a mile long for the port a jons.... but at least it was movin fast. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joey n I at the start</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We lined up at the start and within a few minutes the Elites were off, followed by us in corral A. I felt strong, kept a good pace for the first couple miles right at 8:30 and 8:15. At mile 2 Joey sent me on my way and he went back to run with Karla. I kept up a good pace for the next 9 miles. Kept it between 8:00 and 8:20. The next 3 miles (10-13) were through a wooded area and was trail. I knew I would slow down in this section and I was not worried about it as I figured I could make the time back up once I was back out on the road. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Somewhere along this path through the woods I took a slight detour into the woods instead of hitting a port o jon. Oh my goodness if I didn't trip over some briars and fall onto my knees! LOL! No one was behind me, but if there was a camera about I am sure it would have been more than amusing... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Made it to the half way point right where I wanted to be at 1:50. If I could keep the pace, I would be right at 3:40 for a sub BQ finish. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thing is, I was not able to get back to that 8:15 pace. It has started to slip to 8:30 - 8:45. I was not getting discouraged, because even if I held that I could still qualify with 3:45. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Soon I started to feel lousy. My legs were not responding to my increased speed attempts, and my stomach was not doing well with the gus. In hindsight, it was probably because my heartrate was elevated for far too long on the first half and I could not keep it going that high for that long... It was at 170 for 17 miles. I stopped at an aid station and got some Tylenol, hoping that it would help, but it didn't seem to touch it. I realized with every slowing mile that this was not the race I was going to BQ at. I was mad. My pace started going slower after mile 17. After a bit my stomach started to recover so I was not as concerned about a gu reversal, cause for several miles I was not feeling well at all....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Somewhere around mile 21 I changed my attitude and tried to "have fun" with the rest of the race and at least sub 4 it. My positive attitude quickly meet up with a fierce headwind going up the bridge. Seriously?? For a moment, I contemplated jumping off (not really, but the thought was there), and thought to myself "running 100 is way 'easier' than this!" Running a fast marathon is tough work... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It was relentless. Kinda a triple whammy - here's your bridge with a side of wind and sun.... :P </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was so glad to make the turn into Manteo and get out of the wind!!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bottom of the bridge 'runnin happy'</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">At the bottom of the bridge there was a rowdy aid station and they were playing "Sweet Caroline". Ugh. Tears stung my eyes at the sound of it, but I kept going.... grabbed some water and moved on.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">By that point I had picked up the pace a tad and was ready for that finish line and ready to be DONE!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Loved the cheering at the end. That ALWAYS helps. I crossed the finish line and Drew was there - his face lit up and he said to me "Mommy! You qualified for Boston!" I just rested my head on his shoulder and cried. I heard a few folks around us going "awww" and one kid asked their mom "why is she crying" Her answer was "she just accomplished something very big" Little did she know that I was upset for missing the qualifier, but ya know, she had it right. I did accomplish something pretty big. I managed a sub 4 marathon with very little training. It took me years to finally sub 4 a marathon, and now I did it with just my fitness level.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm lookin a *tad* fit in this pic! Thx Arrichion!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Disappointed with both of our times, Joey and I both dropped and did 26.2 push ups - yeah! :D </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I hung out with my kids for a bit then sent them on their way with their dad. I then met up with Karla, Frank, Joey, Dave, Olga for a few post race hoppy beverages.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Joey and I caught the shuttle back to the start and headed off to the beach. I have this tradition I have started that post race, if there is a beach, to jump in :) so yeah... Joey n I jumped into the Atlantic in November. Missed you Rebecca and James! Maybe next year??? It was awesome. As a side note, the sound side was VERY rough - whitecaps and everything from the winds, but the ocean side was nearly flat.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">soooo.... overall it was a great weekend. No BQ so once again its back to the training schedule. I have 10 more months to "run down this dream" of BQ'ing the year I turn 40. To be honest with you, I don't like marathon training. It hurts. It takes a lot of time, and when things don't go right, you have to back and start all over. I tried many times this year and failed to reach that goal. Not sure why things haven't quite worked out, but I think a lot has to do with what is going on in my personal life. I hope next year will be a better year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am SO SORE!! Its Wednesday, and my quads are still killin me! I was not this sore after Hinson Lake! Running fast for any length of time is painful. On top of that I ended up with a blister on my toe - really? I don't get those usually until after 50 miles... Hindsight I didn't put on the 2Toms that I usually do. I loaned it to a friend and didn't get any more to replace it. So, yes - 2Toms is GREAT at preventing blisters! Looks like I might be losing 2 toenails too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As far as 2013 goes though, I have PR'd my marathon time 3:49, my half marathon time 1:43, 102.89 miles in 24 hours, ran more miles this year than I have in any previous year and counting, and gotten stronger in the process. Despite all the challenges, I managed to run a lot of them out, but not grasp the one I want most of all..... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am 5 minutes off. Only 5. I hope everything finally comes together at Myrtle Beach 2014.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">*cheers*</span>amosmotorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585110841982614119noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394897037877196172.post-15346543472247433482013-10-04T10:30:00.003-07:002013-10-04T14:46:09.242-07:00Hinson Lake 24 hour ultra, September 28 & 29, 2013<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brett's race report - lol!</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Brett Wilborne submitted his race report (see
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hey, it was spot on. Yep, running circles around a lake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">My report is a wee bit longer… I said goodbye to my 30's with this last race in the "kids" division (as Paul H put it). Welcome to the masters!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I had a pretty “severe” taper for this run. I ran all of 4 miles in the 9 days leading up
to it. That’s it. No circuit, no yoga, nothing. I was way busy with work and life, but that extreme
taper might have been a good thing. I went into Hinson well rested and ready to
go!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Friday September 27 my family and I made the drive down to
Rockingham for our annual Hinson Lake outing.
We arrived mid afternoon, which was apparently “late” for setting up
canopies. We still managed a good spot
along the curve, it was a bit off the dam, out of the wind, and closer to the
moose lodge where we had the camper set up.
Figured Jordan dog might behave better over there as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I chilled out for a while with my MTC peeps, throwing a few
back and having a good time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">We ate dinner at the moose lodge where they had a pasta
party for the runners. It was a good
meal, fair price, and “on site” – didn’t have to drive anywhere. Doesn’t get much better than that! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">We went to bed fairly early in anticipation of the next day’s
events. At 6:00am, as usual on race day
morning, Gnarles Barkley woke me up with his tune “Crazy”. What is crazy is I
woke up with a horrible sore throat and a cough that was a lot like bronchitis would
be like… ugh, seriously? I made myself some hot tea, melted the sore
throat away and proceeded to get ready. I got everyone up and dressed, Kayla
even braided my hair for me. I talked
strategy with my oldest 2, giving them some ideas on how to make it to their
goals, telling them to eat and drink, and the most important thing? “Start of
slow, then back off”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Before too long we were listening to Jerry give
announcements before the race. At about
7:57 he throws in this “oh by the way”….
You know what he did? This year for the first time, there would be
buckles awarded to anyone running 100 miles or further. You could hear the crowd start talking. My guess is many peoples game plans changed a
bit with that tibit of news. I heard a rumor of some sort of award for 100 mile finishers
2 weeks prior at the MTC shirt run. I didn’t
know it was a buckle though. “It’s a major
award!” (A Christmas Story).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">My goal going into it was to #1 have fun, #2 get in 50 miles, and #3 hopefully get a 50
mile PR. If my feet held out, and I felt
good I would go farther. What I didn't want to do was push hard and be miserable like I was at U100 for the last 50 miles... All along
though I knew that 24 hours is a long time, and you have to take it just a lap
at a time. Cautiously optimistic is how
I put it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I was having a good day.
It was fun to see Drew and Kayla logging their miles. It was fun to see Ashlynn playing with her
friends and taking her stroll around the lake with friends. I was enjoying running and walking with
friends, old and new. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I signed up and carried Dustin’s shirt around for a
lap. That was humbling. I was thankful to be one small lap in his memoriam
100 at Hinson. Drew carried it around
for a lap as well. He said “mom? I am going to be praying this whole lap while
I am carrying the shirt”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Mile 25 I changed shoes and socks. Lots of grit had built up on my feet so I
wiped them down with baby wipes, powdered them, and headed back out. Love the feel of dry feet! I felt renewed and ready to go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">It was sometime during the daylight hours when I ran some
with Ray K. He always brings a smile to
my face with his singing. Of course he
was singing and what better song to sing to me than “Aime, what you want to do,
I think I could run with you, for a
while maybe longer if I dooooo” ♫ </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Around mile 40 I realized I was closing in on my goal of PR’ing
my 50 miler. I started picking up the
pace some and it was interesting on who was taking notice. I started to get many cheers as I was running
through the check in/aid station. That
was just fuel for my fire. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I finished my 50 miles in PR time of 10:43. Took time to change my socks and shoes again
(again, the grit build up was bad,) and switched back into my first pair of Hokas. I also changed my clothes thinking that with
the sun going down the temps would drop and I would not be sweating as
much. In hindsight, I probably shouldn’t
have wasted my time, I was soaked with sweat again within a lap of changing. So it goes….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I came up upon Kayla finishing up her final lap. I gave her a hug. She was struggling through and close to her
goal. She was tired - my heart ached for her cause I knew what she was going through but at the same time I was so proud
to see her pushing through the pain to reach the finish. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="null">This is From Wm Keene a few days after
Hinson: Kayla really impressed me at Hinson Lake with her determination and demeanor.
She qualified for Team Buttercup. A good kid needs recognition for her effort. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Now this is where things start to get a little crazy. Joey shows up and runs a few laps with
me. Drew is on his last lap (by now he
is walking), and I want so bad to walk it in with him. I see him struggling – his body is tired, his
mind is too, but his heart is carrying him on to finish his goal of 50 miles.
Thing is, if I walk this lap, chances are, I will not be able to get 100 in… I was so torn. I knew he was in good hands though with Gene
M. New goal, get in 2 running laps
before Drew finishes his lap. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Well, I didn’t quite make it, Drew finished before I got
there. Still he was greeted with cheers
and a lot of atta boys. He got a big hug
from me as well when I arrived to the canopy.
I was so proud of him. Here are a
couple posts from friends about Drew and his 50 mile quest at age 10:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Denise Dilley Martin: For all the "Drew fans", here is some more
inspiration for you. Drew did exactly what I would like all runners to do --
come see me if you are in pain. He came in about 12AM & said "My legs
hurt," then sat quietly until it was his turn. I noticed he was cold, so I
gave him my hoodie and let him lay on the other table until I could work on
him. After working on him, I told him he could use the jacket while he finished
his last 3 laps to make his goal. I wasn't expecting him to say yes, because it
was 20x too big for him, but he politely said he'd like that. When he returned,
he told me, "I put my hand in the pocket and there was a bunch of money in
there, so I kept my hand there so it wouldn't fall out." I didn't know
there was cash in my pocket. The effort for him to safekeep it in a garment
that is way too big for him while accomplishing a feat that seems way too big
for most adults speaks volumes of this kid! Amy messaged me that he didn't
"know to pay". Nope, he didn't; he just knew he hurt, and he could
come to me to get help and I'm glad I could do it.</span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Charles West - No question about it,
he's a tough kid. It's a quiet determination that if you're not paying
attention you'll miss it.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This is where it gets complicated. Shortly after Drew finished, there was an incident
that even on a good day would have had me mentally frazzled. I will not elaborate any more on what it was
but it was significant. I was
upset. I was angry, and knew that if I didn’t
somehow pull it together and refocus, the last few hours of running were
for nothing. I had a big meltdown at the
aid station around mile 78. Now, It is
not unusual for ultrarunners to have meltdowns, so it fit right in with the
usual “how things go during a 24 hour”.
I struggled to focus and refocus and channel my frustration into running
and leaving it on the trail. I kept
thinking of the shirt I was wearing that said “strength through focus” on the
back and kept moving forward.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The old saying goes, the darkest hour is just before
dawn. That it was… When will that sun come up?? My feet were killing me. I made the choice to not change my socks and
shoes at mile 75. It was a catch
22. I should change to save my feet, but
in doing so, I might not have enough time to finish. I could feel blisters forming and with every
step it was like needles. The worst part
was switching from walking to running. The
best part was when one would pop and the pressure was off – ahh! Oh, and to add to the fun of the evening, I went in to use the restroom and who was
there? Aunt Flo! Just another thing, right? </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">See Paul waiting for me? best hug ever.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">When the sun finally came up, we were on the bridge and I
started singing “Here comes the sun, do do do do, here comes the sun, and I
say, its alright”… ☼ ♫ YES! I
made it to morning and held a good enough pace in those dark hours to get me
through. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I crossed that 100.32 mark in 23:24. Rebecca took 2 great pics of it. Paul H was just finishing up a lap when I
came across and I received the...best...hug...ever... from him.
He and I logged some frozen miles together at CR24 – he in his big wooly
coat and me with a blanket over my shoulders. It was so cold!! He is a
great friend and I was thankful that he was there for me at the end. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">heres my # 129</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Now I was excited. I
could to maybe inch my way one more place up the leaderboard if I logged a
few more miles, besides, this was a 24 hour event, I was going to run the full
24 hours. I went out with Rebecca, and
to say that we were punchy was an understatement. We were having a ball. Singing, laughing and carrying on. Vac n Dash caught a great pic of us on the
bridge on our banana lap. “Hey I just
met you, and this is crazy! But here's my
number (129) so call me maybe” ♫</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jerry handing me the 100 mile buckle</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">It was shortly after that the siren went off signaling the
8:00am hour and the end of the race. We
dropped our bananas and walked it in. At
the end of the day I logged nearly 103 miles (102.86, close enough, right?) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Jerry presented me and 22 others with the first ever Hinson Lake 100 mile
finisher buckle. 3rd woman overall and 11th finisher out of 275.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">So here's the details:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Shoes: 2 pair of Hoka Bondi B’s – 3 pair of feetures socks</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Fuel: 1 dozen special
k protein drinks. I drank one every 3ish
laps. At least 8 cans of coconut water,
1 cheeseburger, lots of water from the aid station as well as ginger ale. I only had 2 cups of coke (caffeine) in the
middle of the night, and ¼ of a pb&j and a handful of skittles. I relied heavily on the protein drinks and it
worked very well as easily digestible fuel for me. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Damage: going to lose 3 toenails. Had some pretty severe blistering, especially on my left foot. Blisters on each toe, heel and my midfoot. The right foot just had one blister on the midfoot. I know this could have been prevented by changing socks and shoes. So it goes... I had cankles for days. My feet were severely swollen - especially my left foot til Thursday. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Would I have done anything different? Fuel wise, everything was spot on but I would
have liked to have changed my socks and shoes at mile 75. The weather could not have been any
better. We have had many hot and humid
HL races. This one was quite mild in
comparison. It did get warm during the
day, but most of the time we were in the shade and it was not too bad. Just had to be sure to keep drinking. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CjDndbJ_h_n0UmBJtf1eaNGpbZNEiMMQgEprr6hEkPGT8FBmfax9jfTBk5S_4QbeuGQn-f2xI8zG2wix5maOWvRzo9-VKULnAexNlN1F26kBHym3K1cv-yaYpMtow-7GV5Nyxo5v12I/s1600/sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CjDndbJ_h_n0UmBJtf1eaNGpbZNEiMMQgEprr6hEkPGT8FBmfax9jfTBk5S_4QbeuGQn-f2xI8zG2wix5maOWvRzo9-VKULnAexNlN1F26kBHym3K1cv-yaYpMtow-7GV5Nyxo5v12I/s320/sign.jpg" width="240" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Awesome volunteers, a ton of fun schwag, and a great atmosphere. All for $24. This is the type of event that I like to call “the family
reunion that you want to go to.” Its a chosen family of sorts and is always a great time. I plan
to attend again next year with my kids.
They love this race, the people and support. I wonder what their goals will be then? Wonder what mine will be?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">*cheers*</span></div>
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