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Comments: My back was achy, perhaps from the plane ride and a bad night's sleep. I kept the pace easy for the first three miles and the first 5 miles went well. After that I tightened up all over. I tried to keep my upper body relaxed, but my neck hamstrings and left knee just kept pounding me. I was deep in the pain cave when I saw Tracy rooting from the sidelines. It was great to see a friendly face. Was glad to finish. What would you do differently?: Not race unprepared. My runs have been so much better the previous weeks so I think I can figure out what happened here.  Post race
Warm down: It was crowded after the finish. I had a beer, a water, and half a banana and then laid down for a few minutes. Then I dragged myself to my feet. I had to pick up my kids from Sunday school. My left shin was SUPER tight! What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of sleep and travel. Last updated: 2012-03-18 12:00 AM
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 2012-03-18 2:04 PM |
Elite  3395     Raleigh |  Subject: Tobacco Road Half Marathon |
| 2012-03-18 2:19 PM in reply to: #4101595 |
Champion 6973  marietta | Subject: RE: Tobacco Road Half Marathon lots of travel and other things going one. not to mention that diet pepsi. good job considering all that's going on. |
| 2012-03-18 2:23 PM in reply to: #4101595 |
Regular 459 | Subject: RE: Tobacco Road Half Marathon Really difficult conditions. Way to get it done regardless! |
| 2012-03-18 3:21 PM in reply to: #4101595 |
Champion 7163 Verona WI--Ironman Bike Country! | Subject: RE: Tobacco Road Half Marathon Shake it off. Your training has been going very well. One less than stellar race can't change that fact! Forge on. |
| 2012-03-18 3:47 PM in reply to: #4101595 |
Expert 1038 Noosa | Subject: RE: Tobacco Road Half Marathon 13 miles is a long race when you're not fully prepared. I think you did great! |
| 2012-03-18 4:00 PM in reply to: #4101595 |
Expert 847 Brevard, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Tobacco Road Half Marathon What they all said. Considering the travel, time change, lack of good rest, no breakfast, I think you did an amazing job. Carry on. |
| 2012-03-18 4:52 PM in reply to: #4101595 |
Member 54 Ft Bragg, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Tobacco Road Half Marathon Way to tough it out. Shows great heart. |
| 2012-03-18 5:06 PM in reply to: #4101595 |
Master 1497 Maryland | Subject: RE: Tobacco Road Half Marathon Way to hang tough Doug!! |
| 2012-03-18 6:23 PM in reply to: #4101787 |
| Subject: RE: Tobacco Road Half Marathon Good job, Doug! It's tough to run after such a long trip. Glad you made it home safely! |
| 2012-03-18 8:02 PM in reply to: #4101595 |
Expert 670 metro west, MA | Subject: RE: Tobacco Road Half Marathon Way to pull through and get it done. |
| 2012-03-18 9:46 PM in reply to: #4101595 |
Extreme Veteran 668 NW Georgia | Subject: RE: Tobacco Road Half Marathon Chalk it up as a good training run and move on. You had a better showing than Duke this week (and they didn't fly nearly as far). |
| 2012-03-19 5:21 AM in reply to: #4101595 |
Veteran 336 Yorktown, VA & Langley AFB | Subject: RE: Tobacco Road Half Marathon Great attitude Doug! You planned for a training run and got it done. Overseas travel is killer on the body clock and overall chemistry. All things considered you did awesome! |
| 2012-03-19 8:54 AM in reply to: #4102291 |
Champion 9060 Charlottesville, Virginia | Subject: RE: Tobacco Road Half Marathon Very impressive even finishing after all of that, great job Doug! |
| 2012-03-19 8:55 AM in reply to: #4101595 |
Master 2436 Apex, north carolina | Subject: RE: Tobacco Road Half Marathon The best advice I have for you is it was a great mental training day for Florida when your body will hurt, you'll be tired, and you still move forward. Keep remembering this feeling during your visualizing sessions and make it work to your advantage. |
| 2012-03-19 9:23 AM in reply to: #4102552 |
Extreme Veteran 1942 In front of computer when typing this. | Subject: RE: Tobacco Road Half Marathon Sounds rough Doug! Yikes. But yeah, good training for Florida! Memo to Doug: No international trips before your big A-race later this year! |
| 2012-03-19 9:39 AM in reply to: #4101595 |
Regular 641 Chicago | Subject: RE: Tobacco Road Half Marathon It's so easy to throw in the towel when things aren't going your way. You finished! Good job. |
| 2012-03-19 4:16 PM in reply to: #4101595 |
Master 2005 Silverton, Oregon | Subject: RE: Tobacco Road Half Marathon Great job getting it done, Doug! It takes a huge amount of mental toughness to continue on when your body is feeling like that. Congrats to you! |
| 2012-03-19 7:29 PM in reply to: #4101595 |
Elite 3072 san francisco | Subject: RE: Tobacco Road Half Marathon Good job, Doug. You will gain a lot of strength from this experience. Believe it! |
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I flew in from Germany the day before. It took me 22.5 hours to get home and two lay overs. Went to bed early, but did not sleep well due tot he time change. Got up at 5:45! Which is 45 minutes after I wanted to. Rushed into clothes and took off for the race. Drove very fast! Parked at my friend Louis's house and walked over. Did not have any breakfast due to time. Just one diet Pepsi.
Walked/jogged to the race site about 1.5 miles. Used the port-john and retied my shoes. Saw Jennifer, Scottie and Alan before the race.