Epic Failure, I'm embarrassed to even be typing this and pretty much feel like I've wasted the last 2.5 years of my life. I might feel a little better after the deliria is gone but I'm in pretty bad shape at this time. Here is the worst of it, I felt great at the start line, never had stomach issues, never had cramping, in fact at mile 15 I remember thinking to myself how great my legs felt and I could go forever. Well I couldn't, as soon as the sun hit me I instantly fell apart, by mile 18 I couldn't even run in a straight line, or think straight. I fell in to a vicious cycle of trying to stay hydrated and fueled and keeping it all down. Every time I drank or ate anything it was on the side of the road within 5 minutes. To tell the truth I really don't even remember how I eventually got to the finish line, I would have got in the sag wagon at any minute but it never came so I just kept going. Not even joking, this was probably the closest near death experience I have ever experienced, it really wasn't even safe for me to keep going. Absolutely miserable ride home, my wife had to quickly pull off to the side of the road a number of time for me to throw up on the side of the road.
I hope this wasn't to over dramatic, maybe I should have waited a day to write something. I may do real splits someday, but for now I'll put what I remember 5K - 17:55 10 Mile - 1:00:00 flat ( I was very happy about that one.) 1/2 way - 1:20:20 (On track, just need to negative split)
20 Mile - 2:03:?? (Still on track for a 2:40 but fading fast)
26.2 - 3:02:57 (almost 1 hour to go 6.2 miles) I really do think I'm going to take a good long break, especially from the Marathon, maybe 1/2's are more up my ally.
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