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Comments: I wanted to try to stay with Team Chippy because I knew Aaron would keep my pace steady. After a few of the larger hills, my HR was pegged and I knew I couldn't hold that pace thru the hills. I'm not sure where I dropped off from them, but I found a decent pace for me and held a 7/3. I felt good, although I felt thirsty the entire day. I took 2 powerades and a water at every stop, but still wasn't enough. I was using clif shot bloks every couple of miles, along with a halloween punkin and gel every now and again. Around mile 13 I had what appeared to be an asthma attack. Completely out of the blue, I couldn't breathe and thought I was gonna die right there. I tried to keep walking and making forward progress, while trying to get air into my lungs. It scared the crap out of me, because I've never had anything like that before. About 5 seconds later Renee caught up to me and smacked me on the butt. Started to cry, because I was scared I wouldn't finish, and die. Tried really hard to dry it up and keep running without throwing a full blown princess fit. Lane called and promised me a diet coke at mile 22, so I had that goal to shoot for. I tried to continue to run/walk, but my left knee was REALLY hurting. Maybe ITB, maybe something else, but it hurt and was swollen. I had 2 biofreeze tubes in my pocket, so I put both on and hoped for the best. My hamstrings and calves cramped when I ran, my quads cramped when I would walk. It was quite a balancing act to manage the muscle groups!! The wind was crazy across the bridge, and tucked in behind Rick and drafted him the entire way!! It's all about Nascar, baby!! The turn into Arlington was relief to KNOW for certain that I was gonna finish this race. It was purely mental after about mile 17, and I was SO glad that Rick hung with me with pace/push/pull me across the finish. It was my second marathon, and I beat last year's time by 23 minutes, so a PR, but certainly not my goal time. What would you do differently?: Train harder?  Post race
Warm down: Got food, picture, blanket. Met up with the group to make plans for later. Walked a bazillion miles back to the metro and then the hotel. Thanked Rick a gabazillion times for helping me thru this race. I know it certainly wasn't easy!! What limited your ability to perform faster: Not sure. I feel like I gave everything I had. I certainly didn't have anything left in the tank when I finished, so not sure I could have pushed harder. I needed more fluids to prevent the cramps, and the knee pain came out of no where. Don't know where the breathing issue came in either. I felt like I went into this race healthy and ready to kick a 5 hour. Event comments: This was a freaking awesome race!! The course is hilly and challenging, but beautiful!! The Marines and Army folks were awesome volunteers and cheerleaders!! Last updated: 2006-09-16 12:00 AM
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 2006-10-31 6:02 AM |
Master  1480    Plant City, FL |  Subject: Marine Corps Marathon |
| 2006-10-31 6:19 AM in reply to: #583845 |
Champion 8903   | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon Running, walking, crawling, whatever it takes, this whole weekend was full of stories about people who just didn't want to give up. Awesome job Wendi, it was a blast hanging with you and everyone else all weekend, lots more fun that sitting in a hotel room staring at the TV. My only regret was not staying with Renee long enough to get to smack you on the butt too! Next year, everyone trains harder and we all have PR's!
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| 2006-10-31 6:25 AM in reply to: #583845 |
Elite 2661 DC Metro, slowly working my way to NC | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon Wow, sorry about the cramps - that bites. You still had a great run, though! Awesome job! |
| 2006-10-31 8:00 AM in reply to: #583845 |
Expert 1240 Columbia, MO | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon GREAT JOB, you're still 13.1 miles ahead of me, I'll get my full mary next year...BioFreeze Rocks Edited by bsjracing 2006-10-31 8:01 AM |
| 2006-10-31 8:40 AM in reply to: #583845 |
| Master 1741 Boston | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon Yay Wendi! Improving your time by 23 minutes is awesome!! Glad you were ok after the asthma attack. That sounds scary. But, I'm sure it was fun times with fun peeps! |
| 2006-10-31 9:48 AM in reply to: #583845 |
Champion 5183 Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon fab job! How fun to have so many pals there for support. |
| 2006-10-31 9:52 AM in reply to: #583845 |
Champion 7704 Williamston, Michigan | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon Congrats on the PR there kiddo..all you can do is your best !!! |
| 2006-10-31 10:33 AM in reply to: #583845 |
Champion 6627 Rochester Hills, Michigan Gold member | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon Fantastic race, Wendi, especially knowing how much you liked that hill. There was only one hill, right?
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| 2006-10-31 11:28 AM in reply to: #583845 |
Master 1558 Pensacola, Fl | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon Great job on the race....and I wore my Tennessee sweatshirt just for you!!! |
| 2006-10-31 1:04 PM in reply to: #583845 |
Master 1978 Chelmsford, Massachusetts | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon This is what it's all about. And goal time or no, you did it! Besides, dying is not an option. Congrats on your second marathon! You'll be back for more! |
| 2006-10-31 3:02 PM in reply to: #583845 |
Master 1791 Raleigh, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon Tried really hard to dry it up and keep running without throwing a full blown princess fit. I think a full blown princess fit would have wiped out people in a 3 mile radius. Grats on your PR G8R!!!! |
| 2006-10-31 3:48 PM in reply to: #583845 |
Master 2052 Colorado | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon Yay! One more in the bag ... |
| 2006-10-31 4:05 PM in reply to: #583845 |
Champion 5615 | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon Excellent Race Wendi. Even without the best day, you still clocked a PR. That's an amazing achievement. You were yet another one of the wacky and wild BT cohorts that I'll treasure seeing at another race sometime in the future. Enjoy the rest and don't forget a massage at some point. |
| 2006-10-31 4:26 PM in reply to: #583845 |
Champion 8766 Evergreen, Colorado | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon Congrats on the PR! Now, make the next PR even BIGGER! Disney isn't flat either...just sayin'. |
| 2006-10-31 4:40 PM in reply to: #583845 |
Champion 8766 Evergreen, Colorado | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon p.s. You ate mellowcreme pumpkins? I LOVE those things! |
| 2006-10-31 6:12 PM in reply to: #583845 |
| Champion 8903 | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon As an additional note, I saw Wendi in the airport on Monday morning. I was in semi-limp mode and she was walking around like she had just done a 5-K the previous day. Hmmm, I need her training plan! |
| 2006-10-31 7:58 PM in reply to: #583845 |
Extreme Veteran 562 | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon Wooohooooo! Whoooooopp!!
Now you know I wouldn't normally make a spectacle of myself yelling like that, but I'll make an exception for you, Wendi. Congratulations are certainly in order. Even after a bunch of racing the past two years I can't make myself think that 26.2 miles sounds like a good idea. |
| 2006-10-31 9:05 PM in reply to: #583845 |
Master 1494 Kingston Ontario | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon Yeaaahhh Girlie!! That was grueling work but you said "@#$% that, I'm given 'er!!" Glad you peeps had a great time. So now you get to jockstrap next weekend....yay! |
| 2006-10-31 10:47 PM in reply to: #583845 |
Expert 1535 Coeur D'alene, ID | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon Got 'er done!!!!! Sweet! Cograts on the PR...on an "off" day no less!! Take a well deserved break, heal the knee, and get back at 'er soon.  |
| 2006-11-01 7:32 AM in reply to: #583845 |
Master 1551 Virginia Beach, VA | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon Great race and a PR!!!! Great job. |
| 2006-11-01 8:14 AM in reply to: #583845 |
Pro 4292 Evanston, | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon GREAT JOB - wow! That "not breathing" thing sounds awful. Glad you survived... and persevered to finish strong! |
| 2006-11-01 1:40 PM in reply to: #583845 |
Expert 833 Adrian, MI | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon What the heck happened at mile 8? You, have a princess moment? Nooooo!! Really? You are one mentally tough princess! I'm impressed!! |
| 2006-11-01 7:44 PM in reply to: #583845 |
Elite 2999 Hattiesburg, Mississippi | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon Nice job Wendi. Seems like MCM is the place for PR's. |
| 2006-11-01 8:41 PM in reply to: #583845 |
Extreme Veteran 474 Mountains of Colorado! | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon nice job... a pr is a pr so that's great in my book.... |
| 2006-11-03 11:50 AM in reply to: #583845 |
Elite 2515 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | Subject: RE: Marine Corps Marathon Great race, Wendi! A PR and no vomiting. That's worth every bit of pain. |
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Drank some gatorade, ate a few bites of bagel, forgot my powerbar.
Rode the metro down to the Pentagon to begin the 2 mile hike to the start. Met up with the gang.
Huddled in a pile to stay warm.