Gobbler Grind Marathon : Official Thread
BY: joncolbybohnsack on 2012-11-16 4:05 PM

If anyone else is running, post here.  I know Reece, Jayhox, and myself are running the full.  Looking like a pretty nice day for a run. 

RE: Gobbler Grind Marathon : Official Thread
BY: Corey07 on 2012-11-17 4:03 PM

Not this guy, ran the Northface half today. Good luck to you guys tomorrow!
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RE: Gobbler Grind Marathon : Official Thread
BY: Jayhox on 2012-11-17 6:02 PM

I have no idea how I feel about tomorrow.  I don't feel bad, but I don't feel great.  I have never gone into an event with absolutely no idea how I will do.  Oh well, it is my first marathon so the goal is to finish with dignity and have fun with Jon and Reece.

RE: Gobbler Grind Marathon : Official Thread
BY: reecealan on 2012-11-17 9:42 PM

I'm right there with you Patrick, fighting with this PF and haven't run for two weeks.  Mine will be a fight with pain more than anything else.
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Reece
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RE: Gobbler Grind Marathon : Official Thread
BY: jlpete98 on 2012-11-18 11:20 AM

You guys rock, day looked great to run. Expect good times from you 3

RE: Gobbler Grind Marathon : Official Thread
BY: joncolbybohnsack on 2012-11-18 2:04 PM

The good- we all finished, the bad- we were well off our expected pace and finish times. Reece powered through a case of PF and finished. Brandon really HTFU and ran the full today in 3:46 after doing the Northface 50k yesterday.
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-Jon

Team Banana Hammocks

RE: Gobbler Grind Marathon : Official Thread
BY: Jayhox on 2012-11-18 7:35 PM

Had yet another great time with the guys.  Jon and I maintained a steady pace through 19 miles, then slowed a bit through mile 21 or so, then each finished in our own way.  Kind of like we had planned considering we had no idea what would happen today, we played by feel as best we could.  I finished in 3:37 and learned a lot for my first marathon.  Primarily, that miles 20-25 suck . . . REALLY bad.  

Again, had a great time with the guys!  Reece was a stud fighting through the foot pain,  Bandon is an animal pulling of the 50k/marathon weekend, and Jon was steady as usual.

RE: Gobbler Grind Marathon : Official Thread
BY: Barkeep on 2012-11-19 8:34 AM

Great job to the marathoners. I set a new PR in the half - though it was only my second open half-marathon ever. Perfect weather. It helped that the trail shielded much of the wind.

Those overpasses/underpasses as well as the steep hill by the apartment complex were a pain. I almost rolled my ankle while screaming down a hill to go under a street bridge while also trying to stay to the right side of the trail to avoid other runners. Close call.

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- Mike

RE: Gobbler Grind Marathon : Official Thread
BY: Jayhox on 2012-11-19 8:48 AM

Yep, those steep downhills gave me a couple of purple toenails.