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2009-10-16 12:07 PM
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TrishM - 2009-10-16 12:50 PM
ericcooper - 2009-10-16 9:16 AM Good luck to everyone this weekend.  Sorry that I won't be joining you all....it was a tossup between running a marathon or sipping margharitas on the beach in Jamaica......was a tough one for me   I'll be strappin' for you all from the sunny Caribbean!


Oh sure, world traveler...rub it in!  Drink a Red Stripe for me Coop, and send me some MOJO...not a Mojito!  I don't run well while intoxicated! :-)


You've tried it?  I don't think I was there.  Why wasn't I there?!?!


2009-10-16 12:16 PM
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TrishM - 2009-10-16 12:50 PM
ericcooper - 2009-10-16 9:16 AM Good luck to everyone this weekend.  Sorry that I won't be joining you all....it was a tossup between running a marathon or sipping margharitas on the beach in Jamaica......was a tough one for me   I'll be strappin' for you all from the sunny Caribbean!


Oh sure, world traveler...rub it in!  Drink a Red Stripe for me Coop, and send me some MOJO...not a Mojito!  I don't run well while intoxicated! :-)


Mmmmmmm MoooooHeeeetooes!!

You're gonna do great!  The BT Rawk squad is going to be out there in force - I'm looking forward to hearing the stories
2009-10-16 12:39 PM
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I'm looking forward to finding the finish line.  This is my first full. 

Hopefully I'll see some of you folks out there.  I'm starting with the slow group...
2009-10-16 12:48 PM
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gir1with1nose - 2009-10-16 1:07 PM
TrishM - 2009-10-16 12:50 PM
ericcooper - 2009-10-16 9:16 AM Good luck to everyone this weekend.  Sorry that I won't be joining you all....it was a tossup between running a marathon or sipping margharitas on the beach in Jamaica......was a tough one for me   I'll be strappin' for you all from the sunny Caribbean!


Oh sure, world traveler...rub it in!  Drink a Red Stripe for me Coop, and send me some MOJO...not a Mojito!  I don't run well while intoxicated! :-)


You've tried it?  I don't think I was there.  Why wasn't I there?!?!


From the cops in my youth...nuff said! ;-)
2009-10-16 1:29 PM
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Here is my 1/2 Marathon playlist.  This was hard to do.

Far Cry - Rush  5:19
Marathon - Rush  6:09
The Story in Your Eyes - Moody Blues 3:06
Bridge of Sighs - Robin Trower 5:02
Blue Wind - Jeff Beck 6:34
Degree Zero Of Liberty - Porcupine Tree  1:46
Octane Twisted - Porcupine Tree  5:04
The Seance - Porcupine Tree  2:40
Circle of Manias - Porcupine Tree 2:19
I Drive The Hearse - Porcupine Tree 6:42
Keep Pushin' - REO  4:06
Baby Please Don't Go - Ted Nugent's Live 5:59
2112 - Rush  4:33
The Temples of Syrinx - Rush 2:12
Nutbush City Limits - Bob Seger 4:37
Riders on the Storm - The Doors 7:13
Extinction - Off  3:31
American Badass - Kid Rock  4:33
Way Out of Here (Instrumentals) - Porcupine Tree  7:38
Dazed and Confussed - Led Zeppelin 6:28
Ironman - Black Sabbath  5:54
Turn The Page - Bob Seger 5:06
Bravest Face - Rush  5:12
The Main Monkey Business - Rush 6:01
YYZ - Rush 4:26
2009-10-16 1:34 PM
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That's a great list.  I'm just going to run to/from the live entertainment that way I can hear the faster runners tell me to get out of their way!

1.1                   The Big Pink Black

4.1                   DJ Dave Orshinsky
6.2                   CKUE-FM The Rock 100.7 (Windsor-Essex)
6.9                   DJ Dave Orshinsky
8.7                   Bixy Lutz
9.5                   Mr. Shz
10.0                 The Comparsa “Compás” guitar and percussion group and Las Flamencas (on behalf of the Southwest Detroit Business Association
10.8                 Mariachi Fiesta Alegre and The Shy Girls pantomimes (on behalf of the
Southwest Detroit Business Association)
11.9                 Acoustic Soul
12.6                 The Detroit Three
12.8                 Strange Habits
13.0                 Mahoney
13.1                 7 North - affiliated Belly Dancers
13.3                 JGraves
14.7                 Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High Marching Crusaders
16.7                 Tola Lewis
17.3                 Benny & The Jets
18.7                 Matt Dmits
19.7                 DJ Keith Beasley
20.2                 Motor City Rah-Rah’s
21.4
                Jennifer Westwood
22.0                 DJ Keith Beasley
24.0                 The Infatuations
25.9                 DJ Emmett Burkes
26.4                 CONQUERED: The Official 2009 Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon Afterparty


2009-10-16 1:36 PM
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Detroit Dan - 2009-10-16 1:29 PM Here is my 1/2 Marathon playlist.  This was hard to do.

Far Cry - Rush  5:19
Marathon - Rush  6:09
The Story in Your Eyes - Moody Blues 3:06
Bridge of Sighs - Robin Trower 5:02
Blue Wind - Jeff Beck 6:34
Degree Zero Of Liberty - Porcupine Tree  1:46
Octane Twisted - Porcupine Tree  5:04
The Seance - Porcupine Tree  2:40
Circle of Manias - Porcupine Tree 2:19
I Drive The Hearse - Porcupine Tree 6:42
Keep Pushin' - REO  4:06
Baby Please Don't Go - Ted Nugent's Live 5:59
2112 - Rush  4:33
The Temples of Syrinx - Rush 2:12
Nutbush City Limits - Bob Seger 4:37
Riders on the Storm - The Doors 7:13
Extinction - Off  3:31
American Badass - Kid Rock  4:33
Way Out of Here (Instrumentals) - Porcupine Tree  7:38
Dazed and Confussed - Led Zeppelin 6:28
Ironman - Black Sabbath  5:54
Turn The Page - Bob Seger 5:06
Bravest Face - Rush  5:12
The Main Monkey Business - Rush 6:01
YYZ - Rush 4:26


If Dazed & Confused hits while running the tunnel, things may get a little trippy.....
2009-10-17 11:36 AM
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Good luck to everyone. Be safe and have fun!!!
2009-10-17 2:55 PM
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Good luck staying warm in the morning, looks chilly.  Hope you all have great days, stay healthy and set some PR's!

2009-10-17 4:45 PM
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Decent expo, but they have certainly had better.  My wife loves her pink, ladies cut shirt and I think they did a nice job on these too (although, I'd rather not see 3 or 4,000 of them tomorrow).  Wandered up to the S/F line and set up was in full effect.  Good luck to all tomorrow!!!
2009-10-17 6:51 PM
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Good Luck everyone. We shouldn't have to worry about overheating....


2009-10-17 7:37 PM
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Saw the meeting place today and the billboard is "orange crush". See you all in the a.m.
2009-10-17 7:43 PM
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good luck everyone!  I will have a baby blue ski hat with a baby blue sweater, dark blue shorts and black asics runners under the advertising sign!

2009-10-17 8:30 PM
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Good luck everyone and I hope to see you in the morning!  :-)

2009-10-18 4:25 AM
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See you soon!  I'm wearing a Capital City River Run shirt and a funky hat I'll be happy to throw away.
2009-10-18 3:34 PM
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Hope everyone ran well and safely. Looked chilly early, but the sun made a comeback at about 830 so hopefully that warmed up the 2nd half.

Just heard that three people passed during todays race...two people (younger) collapsed, one person (older) fell and hit his head. All guys.  Godspeed to them and thoughts go out to their families....


2009-10-18 3:38 PM
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Congrats everyone!  What an awesome day...glad I got to see so many of you! 

My voice is gone from all the cheering!
2009-10-18 3:45 PM
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Yay Me.  I finished my first half 2:03:33.
129th out of 273 in my age group.
I saw the one guy who went down at the 12 mile mark. I prayed.
2009-10-18 3:50 PM
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Great job to everyone out there today, sorry i was running late and couldn't find a place to park to meet up with the BTers.

I came in at 1:51 and change.

I said some prayers as I ran by the aid station and saw them doing CPR on the guy that went down there.  told the cop about 1/4 mile up to call an ambulance, he didn't even know anyone was down so it must have just happened.

One of the other guys that went down just past the finish line was just after me as I was walking back to the finish line.  They were doing CPR on him as well.

Heard on the way home that 3 people didn't make it today.  Keep their families in your thoughts and prayers

2009-10-18 4:19 PM
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Sorry I missed the BT gang!  We had a great morning but getting there was tight.. mama's always running late these days!  I finished in 2:05 something per my watch, haven't checked results.  So proud of myself just for running it!  What a gorgeous morning!  

So scary to hear about the 3 runners who didn't make it, how awful.  I saw the carnage of the guy that went down at 12- it was a bloody mess but I didn't imagine that it had been fatal... wow.  

2009-10-18 4:48 PM
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1:50 for me.  I felt like I had no legs today.  Never even close to breathing heavy at any point, just couldn't generate any speed.  Oh wll, not PR, but it is my best Detroit in three races.

Saw them pull the ambulance through the recovery area fast just after I finished.  Never would I have imagined it was for something so serious, and more than one.  Very sad.

Congratulations Dan, it'll be a blast doing the "so what did you do this weekend" thing at work tomorrow!


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sushigirl - 2009-10-18 5:19 PM

Sorry I missed the BT gang!  We had a great morning but getting there was tight.. mama's always running late these days!  I finished in 2:05 something per my watch, haven't checked results.  So proud of myself just for running it!  What a gorgeous morning!  

So scary to hear about the 3 runners who didn't make it, how awful.  I saw the carnage of the guy that went down at 12- it was a bloody mess but I didn't imagine that it had been fatal... wow.  

Great Job Sushi!!!  Sorry we didn't get to meet up with you

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Sorry I missed everyone this morning...I know it's hard to believe, but it wasn't me who was running behind today! :-)

I finally got official timing...1:54.07!  Almost 2 minutes faster than the training run on Hines a few weeks back, and a couple hills (but totally worth it!)  The view from the bridge was amazing!  And the tunnel was WARM! :-)

It was great to be cheered on by Curegirl and Kell09 out on the course!  And I must thank the BESTEST sherpa EVAH!  My neighbor Jogo, who got up way to early to share today with me and carry my crap till I finished!  LOVE YOU JOGO!!!

I saw the gentleman at mile 12 and said a prayer...I had no idea his day would end the way it did.  My heart goes out to all the families that lost loved ones today...so sad.
2009-10-18 7:35 PM
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So sad for the 3 who ran their last race.  My thoughts and prayers are with their family.

Wow, a full marathon is a lot harder than I was expecting.  Everything was great until mile 21, everything's a blur for the end.  I was happy to finish at 4:24:16.  Now what should I do next...
2009-10-18 8:12 PM
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hey guys haven't been on here much but was just checking in. hope all had a good race. The three that died were doing the half. Its very sad to hear about this but  as we know deaths are not common in running. Sometimes its not up to us.

On a lighter note I BQ'd 3:09.09. Well I know where I'll be April 19th 2010

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