Subject: RE: Ghosts and Ghouls Team ThreadWorld. Of. Pain.
This is, by and far, my worst marathon experience ever. I've got hyperneutremia and sun poisoning.
I seriously want to crawl into a whole and die.
God love Trixie and Whizzzzzzzzzzzzz for keeping my spirits up when I really wanted to freakin' throw up.
Let's just say...at MILE TWO my calf was seizing. Didn't let up for the next 24 miles. The salt/water/gatorade that I took to try and help my calf caused the hyperneutrmia.
And then I forgot to grab the gels for the back half of the race from my mom.
And thus began my downward spiral of nutrition.
About 5 tablespoons of salt, 4 trips to the medical tents along the way, an three blisters the size of watermelons, I finished in a pathetic 6:32:24.
My split time last year when it was HOTTER and the race was canceled was faster than my half split here. It did get warm out there today, nothing I couldn't physically handle. It just zapped the sheeeeit out of me.
I'm just thoroughly disappointed. I have a sub-5:30 and I am outright miffed that I have yet to be able to achieve it.
And Bill...I've got a nice lil' photo for you whenever I get around to uploading picks. |