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Comments: Run was good, but it just felt like work. As soon as the gun went off, TPeterson hauled ass (nice run, Tom) and disappeared into the distance. Trix and Lisa also put some time into us right away...so it was G8R and me vs. the giant headwind. For the first 6 or so we were right at 10's or 10:30's, into a wind and uphill...I spent a little time running in front and having a draftee.... :) At mile 9 I ran into those stairs again. Hmmm...time for 4 repeats. They rocked, it felt good to get a little ooomph into the run, and caught Wendi just after the next aid station. At about mile 10 we re-stumbled upon a crew of older gentlemen from Grand Blanc doing a run-walk which was very suitable to the conditions. They had been running our pace the entire time, but at about 10mi we decided to stick with 'em as they had the run-walk down to a science, and at that point a little additional motivation was in order. So run-walk it was. :) At mile 12+, trixie brought us our martian, then promptly got ANOTHER martian...so we stuffed 'em down our PI jackets so they're looking over our shoulders as we run, very classic. Although trix's martian had it's foot up her crack, and she was laughing harder than she should have been about it... or was that laughing?! We got mad props for our skirting attire. It was an out-and-back course, and the looks on the people's faces coming the other way were priceless, ranging from an "oh my god" kinda look, to giggling, to the catcalls we got at every overpass and skipping through every aid station and generally shaking our asses so the skirts swished around and made a scene. I don't know about the rest of the skirt-wearers, but I felt drop-dead sexy. Heh. What would you do differently?: Not wear as many clothes. When we started, it was cold as hell and windy...but as the race wore on - especially the last half, which was downwind - it got warm, dare I say hot, and I was ready to just start pitching clothing.  Post race
Warm down: Got to the finish line - trixie came back to run us in, so we finished with 2 martians in tow, and barely crossed the line before the 2nd marathoner. We thought we were the shit. Then hiked up the mountain of mud to get to the half-bagel, full-banana, and no pizza land, and get out of the wind and into the gym. Had the obligatory ass grab session... Took off in a 4-car caravan to, well, you guessed it, McDonalds, for some additional post-race nutrition. Trixie got a kids meal, and a troll, then I took her for a spin....literally. I took down three assorted sandwiches and fries like it was a straggling young antelope on the edge of the herd. Added another Diet Pepsi and KitKat bar from the gas station, it's time to nap. :) What limited your ability to perform faster: That friggin martian. Event comments: The Martian is now an add to my every-year schedule. Excellent organization, facilities, an incredible number of volunteers with a kickass set of martian paraphenalia (sweatshirts, martians, thongs, etc), it's just a fun-lovin' time. The out-and-back course, at least for the 1/2, is perfect. Slight grades, closed roads, great facilities, sports drink/gu/water every 2 miles, sexy scenery, and just incredible volunteer spirit impressed the heck out of me. The #2 female finisher took time from her run to compliment me on my skirt...I thought that really typifies the fun, yet competitive nature of the event. A great event, all the way 'round. Good company, good race, great volunteers, good times, baby, good times. :) Last updated: 2006-03-05 12:00 AM
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 2006-04-02 7:30 AM |
Champion  6627      Rochester Hills, Michigan Gold member |  Subject: Martian Half Marathon |
| 2006-04-02 8:51 AM in reply to: #385811 |
Extreme Veteran 401 Plant City, Florida | Subject: RE: Martian Half Marathon Nice race dude....yeah you gotta watch out for the alone time....lol bet the skirt got you places you never thought you would go!!!!lol |
| 2006-04-02 9:20 AM in reply to: #385811 |
Champion 8903 | Subject: RE: Martian Half Marathon A race where you get to wear skirts and you didn't call me? Why...I oughta... Heh! Sounds like fun, even with the "Trix & Lisa porta-potty show." They just can't hold it like we "guys" can! Remind me about this next year! |
| 2006-04-02 9:24 AM in reply to: #385811 |
Pro 4612 MA | Subject: RE: Martian Half Marathon |
| 2006-04-02 9:49 AM in reply to: #385811 |
Master 1480 Plant City, FL | Subject: RE: Martian Half Marathon Thanks for hanging with me, and putting up with my neverending whining AND the Garmin honking for all 13 miles!!!
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| 2006-04-02 11:03 AM in reply to: #385811 |
Champion 7704 Williamston, Michigan | Subject: RE: Martian Half Marathon glad you had a good time. take careof those martians |
| 2006-04-02 12:20 PM in reply to: #385811 |
Expert 941 WA | Subject: RE: Martian Half Marathon hello ricky - i had a great time yesterday! where did you get that easy button? that thing was hilarious. pics pics pics!!!! |
| 2006-04-02 1:17 PM in reply to: #385811 |
Master 1494 Kingston Ontario | Subject: RE: Martian Half Marathon Good job you guys!! What a freakin' hoot. Love the pictures Wendi took. You'll have to take 3 days off to catch up on rest after that! |
| 2006-04-02 1:33 PM in reply to: #385811 |
Master 1932 Savannah, | Subject: RE: Martian Half Marathon Okay, martian thong means martian underwear to me....do you mean flip-flops? Please clear this up so I can stop picturing people wearing thong underwear that glows in the dark and says "obey me" (thought I was the only one that had those Great rr and pics.......my favorite part...."After about 100 yards my skirt was around my ankles..." teehee. Nice race, sorry about the crappy weather and the stairs.....but way to stick to your nutrition plan! |
| 2006-04-02 7:01 PM in reply to: #385811 |
Expert 833 Adrian, MI | Subject: RE: Martian Half Marathon Errr.... don't you always say, "good times, good times"?! Well, I'd like to change that to, "crazy times, crazy times." I wouldn't have let the martian leave with Trix, however. Even though he IS an alien, I'm certainly willing to bet he'll see some things...... I'll leave it at that. |
| 2006-04-02 7:52 PM in reply to: #385811 |
| Hollidaysburg, PA | Subject: RE: Martian Half Marathon Sounds like a fun race and pictures were funny too! |
| 2006-04-03 10:13 AM in reply to: #385811 |
Master 2052 Colorado | Subject: RE: Martian Half Marathon |
| 2006-04-04 7:21 AM in reply to: #385811 |
| Extreme Veteran 340 Cary, NC | Subject: RE: Martian Half Marathon Sweet race report. Sounds like you guys had way too much fun! |
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Woke up, got out of bed, dragged a comb across my hair - not really, cause I don't have hair, and as I discovered this weekend, I don't own a comb other than the one Casey got in a kids meal to comb her troll's hair. Dislodged myself from bed at 4:45 and started thinking about what I needed for the day. Settled in on taking about 200 technical shirts and pants of all different kinds because the weather was skitchy. Threw down a banana and 2 diet pepsis of wholesome goodness.
Got on the road at about 6:00, scored some McDonalds and a GIANT diet pepsi en route, and drove to the race, about :45, rockin out. Took about 42 phone calls from Trix, who was lost. "Where is this place?" "Where am I"? "Can you get my packet?" "I'm gonna be late". "Are you pink on the inside?".
Checked in at the race site...and they had these inflatible, squeaky martian characters (see pics, I adopted one), and I asked the race staff how I get one...they said "Take One". So I did. Said martian was to accompany me, or trixie, the entire race. Managed to hold off buying the martian thongs, although in my book, a martian thong that says "Obey Me" on it is priceless.
Met up with LisaZapato, TPetersen02, Trixie in the parking lot, put on the grass skirts and took 'em for a test run - they didn't bind, and looked good to boot, streaming out behind me in the wind. GOOD!! Took about a million pictures and generally cut up in the parking lot, and psyched ourself up by using the 'easy button'. Went inside to whiz, and the inside whizzers were full....dammit...so went to portapotty, no line.
About a 200 yard walk / scramble to the start, we descended a steep-ass grass and mud-covered hill to get to the start line - it's amazing no one busted their ass. We flagged down Rennick from a distance, whoopin' and hollerin'...and the person came running to us. Whoops, it wasn't Jean. Hello, new friend!! :)
No one even thought about actually warming up. That would have been just silly.
We were standing around bs-ing and the gun went off. "Do you think that was the start?" Hmmm. We honestly didn't know.
So all of a sudden trixie and lisazapato had to pee. Whattasurprise. :) After like 100 yards my skirt was around my ankles and I asked trixie to help me 'cinch things up'. Started running toward the start, THEN we saw Jean, and C1, at the start, for real this time. YEAH, RENNICK. You were awesome, thanks for coming out!!!