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Comments: A year ago I had plantar f and an achilles tear that made me wonder if i would ever be running again. So I've been slowly building my mileage, backing off at the slightest hint of a recurrence. At 55, probably wont' be setting any PR's but being able to finish a half marathon without too much discomfort is a win for me. Decided I would try to run consistent splits, and for the most part I accomplished that. Had to stop to pee and ended up burning about 7 minutes waiting for a porta potty to open up. There were only 3 and about 5 people in front of me. A man came out of the end portapotty and announced that really only men should use that one --- someone had crapped all over the seat and it wasn't pretty. A woman in line in front of me checked and confirmed this fact. And someone was vomiting in the middle portapotty. We could hear the horrific retching and it was enough to make one queasy. So I lost some time there but it's all good What would you do differently?: Nothing really, had a good run for the shape I'm in  Post race
Warm down: Got my medal and bottle of water. Walked around a bit but didn't stick around. Walked back to car. What limited your ability to perform faster: Just coming back from injuries. Event comments: This race has come a long way from the days when it was held south of town on lonely windswept country roads. The directors do a fantastic job with a challenging course that includes some very busy roads. There are police at every intersection and they take their job very seriously. I heard nothing but positive comments all day long. Last updated: 2017-03-30 12:00 AM
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 2017-04-01 3:43 PM |
Expert  1694     Illinois |  Subject: Lincoln Memorial Half Marathon |
| 2017-04-02 8:14 PM in reply to: #5217384 |
Royal(PITA) 14270  West Chester, Ohio | Subject: RE: Lincoln Memorial Half Marathon 7 minutes waiting for n open porta pot?! Yikes.
Other than that wait wait you had a great run! |
| 2017-04-03 7:14 AM in reply to: #5217384 |
Champion 14677 Bronze member | Subject: RE: Lincoln Memorial Half Marathon Nice race. Glad you did it without any injury! Onward! I got a little queasy reading about the porta poty situation!
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| 2017-04-03 12:07 PM in reply to: ceilidh |
Master 4119 Toronto Bronze member | Subject: RE: Lincoln Memorial Half Marathon Nice work - glad to hear you accomplished your goals! Though, the porta potty scenario is definitely something! Yikes! |
| 2017-04-03 12:15 PM in reply to: #5217384 |
| Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Lincoln Memorial Half Marathon Congrats on coming back from your injuries and getting through the half marathon successfully without aggravating any body parts! That sounds like a really neat race, aside from the porta-john horrors. Nice work! |
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Up at 4 am, had two cups coffee and then a bowl of oatmeal and a banana. Left house at 6, drove into Springfield and scored a wonderful parking spot on the street just a block from the race start and right in front of the host hotel. Went in the hotel to use the bathroom. Debated whether or not to wear a jacket, decided to wear it.
Jogged a block down to a cafe where some people I knew were meeting up. Visited with them a bit, then walk/jogged to the race start.