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Comments: My first 5 miles were great. I was right where I wanted to be. I had my gel just after mile 5 at the aid station so I could have a small drink of water to wash it down. Shortly after my my knee started hurting so I walked a bit and then tried to run and could not without very bad pain. I stopped tried to move my knee around a bit and decided to try to run again. I could not so, I was at just about the halfway point and decided I would powerwalk and shoot for 2:30. However by this point I could no longer walk without pain. There was the only medical tent apparently someways back. I hobbled back and told them I was done and that my knee hurt to bad to continue. All I wanted was a ride to the finish so I could go to my car and go home. They said the only place they could take me was to the hospital. They checked me out and said I probably needed an MRI or X-ray and why not get it now. The hospital was closer to the finish anyway. I got into the ambulance on my own power. I got there and debated whether to check-in or call a cab. figured the medic guys were right about the X-ray, and checked in. I have insurance after waiting I got in waited more the only Dr on duty then wrote a prescription for Ibprofen and told me to call my Doctor back home in a few weeks if its not better. I explained that I had rested the past two weeks. He then discharged me and told me I was misled into coming. I then called a Taxi took it to my car paid the lady. Skipped all postrace activities, drove to REI exchanged my trail shoes for a different pair picked up some other stuff from their anniversary sale. Ate at Pei Wei (only location in New England), had a beer and drove home. What would you do differently?: No idea, not mess my knee up two weeks prior. Everything I did prerace was awesome, I felt great. My first 5 miles I was just a tad faster than my gial pace which was good. Finish.  Post race
Warm down: Nothing. What limited your ability to perform faster: My knee. Event comments: I would race it again. I skipped everything post race including picking up my shirt/goodie bag I had sent to the finish. I was mad at myself. My 'injury' is from running two days back to back. I always ran every other day without problems then decided to run 2. MY own fault I tried to push it but I really did feel awesome. Now it is beautiful outside and I feel like I wasted the day. Oh well. Last updated: 2008-04-23 12:00 AM
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Laid out all of my stuff the night before. Carb'ed up 48hours before hand, morning of had my coffee and bagel. Drank a bit of water and headed to the race.
It was misting/pouring and back and forth between the two. Parked with the Team-in-Training people, went over to Providence Place Mall, used the bathroom and got on the shuttle bus. When i got to the race site, I got my stuff and checked in. There was a building most people were using to stay dry/warm.
We were kicked out and then kicked out of a 2nd building as well. Everyone then had to stand around in the rain/cold. There were 10-12 porta-potties outside which would have been sufficient with 1/3 the people there were present. The line was 1/5 mile long. It was bad. The girl singing the national anthem messed up.
I had a CarbBOOM! about 20min before the late race start. I felt great and was ready to race.