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Comments: Start was slow, as I expected. This year I didn't waste energy dodging and weaving around people; just started slow and waited for the crowd to thin out a bit before I started gaining ground. My feet hurt from the tight new shoes but that was to be expected. At mile 2 I was around 19:30; I realized I'd have to make up some serious time if I was going to PR (though, admittedly, I was not expecting to really do so with everything going against me - the brand new shoes & inserts, the ITBS flareup, and the wind). Picked up the pace a little and then stuck it in cruise control for the next 2 miles. By mile 4 I realized I was getting some SERIOUS blisters on my arches. The pain was ridiculous, but seeing some of the amputee Team Semper Fi Fund 10K runners and handcrank wheelchair marathoners kept me going - my blisters were NOTHING compared to that! Also around mile 4 I ate 2 more shot bloks. I took Powerade or water at each stop except for the first one, so I felt pretty well-hydrated throughout. Everything was hurting by the time I reached mile 5, but I kept moving forward at a pretty good clip, picking people off along the way. Finally, I made the sharp turn up the hill toward the finish and heard the announcer say the clock time was 56:19 - I knew I was between 45-60 seconds behind the clock, so I couldn't believe it - a PR was easily within reach!!! I opened up my stride and crossed the finish line with a huge grin on my face - somehow, with new shoes, huge blisters, wind, and a bum knee and nasty ITBS flareup, I smashed my previous 10K PR (57:22) with a 56:05!!! Got my medal and then the pain in my arches really started to set in. Later I would find I had half-dollar size blisters on each of my arches. YEOW. But it was absolutely worth it! What would you do differently?: Nothing. Well...remember to bring my shoes.  Post race
Warm down: Staggered around and into the massage tent since there was no line. Boy did that feel good! Then got some bandaids for my blisters and wandered around the finish festival until my mom and I decided to relocate to Crystal City to see Travis pass by (unfortunately, the text messages that were supposed to help us track him didn't work, and we missed him). Headed back to the finish line to meet up with Travis, who finished his first marathon in 5:04:19! What limited your ability to perform faster: I think I've covered this already. Hopefully next year none of those factors will be present so I can run the full marathon too! Last updated: 2007-09-10 12:00 AM
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 2007-10-30 9:09 PM |
Extreme Veteran  393   Columbia, South Carolina |  Subject: Marine Corps Marathon 10K |
| 2007-10-31 8:57 AM in reply to: #1030758 |
Champion 7553   Albuquerque, New Mexico | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon 10K |
| 2007-10-31 8:59 AM in reply to: #1030758 |
Master 1588 San Francisco | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon 10K Congrats on your 10K PR. Geez, those blisters (on your arch...yikes) sound really painful, but you did an awesome job sticking with it. I'm sure you'll double check and triple check that you have your shoes the next time. At least, you now have a pair of trail shoes Congrats again and congrats to Travis on his first mary; the first is always a special one! |
| 2007-10-31 9:52 AM in reply to: #1030758 |
Master 2411 Goodyear, AZ | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon 10K WooHoo! Congrats on the PR- I knew you would do it! Well Done! |
| 2007-10-31 11:45 AM in reply to: #1030758 |
Champion 7704 Williamston, Michigan | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon 10K great job and congrats on teh PR |
| 2007-11-02 4:14 AM in reply to: #1030758 |
Veteran 117 Newark, Delaware | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon 10K Congratulations on the PR! That's some serious mental fortitude...awesome job! |
| 2007-11-05 10:41 AM in reply to: #1030758 |
Veteran 168 Acworth, Georgia | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon 10K A PR in new shoes with off-the-shelf orthotics. Congratulations on a job well done. |
 2007-11-05 3:53 PM in reply to: #1030758 |
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| 2007-11-05 6:39 PM in reply to: #1030758 |
| Extreme Veteran 393 Columbia, South Carolina | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon 10K Thanks everyone!! I'm still amazed, myself. I think I need to run in brand new shoes and OTC orthotics more often! |
| 2007-11-06 12:05 AM in reply to: #1030758 |
| Champion 8903 | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon 10K Sorry I didn't get to meet you there, I guess I should have gone into the massage tent and looked around for someone with painfull feet! You're right, those wheelchair athletes and the 3 guys I saw with artificial legs were really motivating! Congrats on the PR!
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Ok...this story begins with me realizing I had forgotten my RUNNING SHOES. With my prescription orthotics in them. In my foyer. Seriously. What. a. Clown.
So, I was forced to buy a brand new pair of Brooks Adrenalines (got the trail version since I've been wanting a pair of trail shoes) and Spenco arch support inserts at the expo. I put the shoes on as soon as I got them and walked around in them the rest of the day.
Had a little trouble falling asleep but still got a few hours of good sleep. Woke up at 5:30, ate PB on a WW english muffin and a mini Kashi GoLean Crunch bar. Headed to the Metro and rode that in to the start.
Hung around the marathon start area with Travis until the race began, then walked over to the 10K start. Ate 2 orange shot bloks and drank some water. No warm up, really, other than fidgeting in place to try and keep warm during our like 25-minute delay.