Well I kept thinking before the race this was a real dumb idea. I felt a lot closer to vomiting then I did sprinting. I had been feeling dizzy all yesterday and nausea as well. I had Suzanne drive me down any way. The second I stepped out of the car and she drove away I was wishing we could just go home. I tried to run around a little but I found myself going straight for the porta potty line. I few minutes later I tried to warmup again. Then I tried to puke but no luck just dry heaves. I only had time for about .8 mile warmup. Got in line about 2 minutes before the start. The gun sounded and about 8 seconds later I crossed the mat.
It is alway hard to tell what mat they are counting. I started running and there were lots of slows in front so I had to let that sort out. In the first 100 yards somone almost clipped my heal. I wasn't feeling so hot which was kind of distracting. I also was really afraid off going out to fast because they way I was feeling I felt any kind of good time would be a stretch. I took it a little easier the last two weeks and I felt no prerace leg cramps which allowed me to run a lot of surges. With a fast course like this and so many runners this was a big help. Lots of opportunity to draft. After the first mile I only recall being passed once plus a few more in the last three hundred yards. My heart rate was way lower then last year but I got some false numbers the first mile which threw the garmin off
It said I hit 204. I think it must have just picked up some other runners average was 170 but it must have been more like 166. I never felt really loaded in the legs just inhibited by my loopy head and nausea. I think considering the perfect weather I could have pushed it 30 more seconds were it not for the way I felt. None the less a good day lots of passing and a PR. Wish I would have gone a little quicker to go sub 37.
My splits were 5:45, 5:33, 6:02, 6:03, 6:01, 6:21, and 1:13 the three guys who passed me in the last stretch were all guys I passed in the last mile. So I felt good that I actually gained ground. I also passed a few of the folks who got me last week. I guess that is another sign when I start to unload the legs I have more potential. I just need to push my lactic zone moe during the week instead of all those junk recovery miles that send the heart rate no place.
Last thing last week on N.O until Hobble creek. Before the race I took a couple advil 1 asprin my stomach med and advair along with 1 imodium. I ate a banana and drank a little gator aid. I guess I am glad I ran the thing but I still feel like crap. After talked to a lot of friends and watched some amazing Marathon finishes. | 