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Race Reports for Columbus Marathon 2008

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Comments: I've had about 30 hours to digest the fact that I did not finish. I'm really rather bummed about the whole affair. I felt like I had a good plan. My nutrition, hydration and pace were spot on. My plan was to run sub 9:30 miles and bank some time for a few short walk breaks. Before my knee really started to give out I was on pace for a 4:13 finish. After I got a ride back to the finish line I entered the finishers chute to get my timing chip removed (no, I did not cross the finish line, I had not earned that). After the volunteers removed my chip one started to put a finishers medal around me neck. I waved her off and said thanks, but I had not finished. That’s when it hit me that I hadn’t achieved one of my goals this year. Walking the chute and seeing the finishers with their medals hurt. Some of you think finishers medals don’t mean squat. And maybe they don’t until you don’t get one. So that’s the end of my season. 6 tri’s, 2 of which were HIM distance and one DNF marathon. So

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Race rating (5)

Comments: Good race for me. I dont have much to compare it to. I know my family enjoyed the google map feature where they could track my progress during the race. One pet peeve: It says NO MP3 players! Very bold and very unmissable. Yet about every other person had one on. They cant hear people asking them to move or to watch out. I saw three people talking on cell phones while running. Either enforce the rules or get rid of them.

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Race rating (4)

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