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Comments: Within a mile, I was too hot and had to strip off clothes. I know it's wrong to compare marathon to marathon, but I was just "off" with hydration for this race. I didn't pee at all during shamrock, but for this race, I had to pee three times! I drank 32 ounces from my fuel belt, ate 720 calories of Gu chomps, and drank at least 2-3 sips of water at each water station. clothing--ended up being comfy in long sleeved t-shirt and shorts. That's all for the technical stuff. Now for the mental stuff! I know everyone talks about the Wall at mile 20, but my wall came at mile 12. My knee, which historically starts to hurt around mile 10, showed it's ugly face at mile 12. It gets to the point where I can't bend it, so I just sort of drag it. Stopping to stretch it at water stations helped, along with having Jason stretch it and apply some bengay lessened the pain. But at mile 12, i just couldn't imagine another 14 miles of pain. We passed the 5:30 pace guy, and my heart just sank to the ground. I felt sad and foolish for trying to run another marathon with as many injuries as I've had. Then the sun "came out" on my run--I had some good laughs with Jason, I thought of people that would never run a marathon, like Emmi Barbaro. I told myself that I have gotten through much worse/tougher conditions. The miles kept ticking by. At mile 20, I realized I would finish. I started to get choked up, thinking about the Barbaros and all they have gone through. At mile 24, I started to cry, telling Jason that there was a time where I was afraid I would never get a chance to run another marathon. We were able to increase our speed, and we crossed the finish line with friends and family cheering for us, a sea of pink Emmi shirts all around. All the pictures show us hand in hand, me with my head thrown back, because I was laughing and crying and breathing hard all at the same time. No, it was not my best physical performance in Myrtle Beach, but I can proudly say that it was my "toughest" performance yet. Jason, the Barbaros, and my faith were my driving force today. What would you do differently?: Ummm, not get hurt? Lol  Post race
Warm down: Massage, which, once she received some direction, went really well and helped a lot. It was great to catch up with other Warriors and Emmi supporters---I love our team and I'm incredibly proud of our team of friends and family today! What limited your ability to perform faster: IT band syndrome---Every time I tried to pick up the pace, it would seize up and hurt pretty good. I knew this going into race, but it was still a hard pill to swallow, knowing that my heart, lungs, and muscles were capable of going much faster! Event comments: I thought I was good to go ordering a medium women's t-shirt---not so much! Skin tight BEFORE I washed it---afterwards, I'm not sure if it would fit a barbie doll! I do like my snuggly blanket swag we got, though! Last updated: 2013-01-08 12:00 AM
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United States
Myrtle Beach Marathon
41F / 5C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 1316/1621
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 87/115
Despite my boredom with peanut butter, honey, and a bagel before a race, it really does go down easily, and doesn't come back up. Immodium and naproxen with plenty of water. Based on the night before when I was SO COLD, i ended up over-dressing for the race. We couldn't find Jason's parents at the start, so some clothing was "donated" to the cause. I'm used to waiting in line for a while before the gun went off. Today, we weren't ready when the gun went off, so I was rather discombobulated when we DID start running.
Half-assed stretching while in line for the porta potty.