Wish me luck!!!

[marius]

Tomorrow morning at 7:03 AM Central time, I'll start off on a 26.2 mile journey to complete my first marathon. Having been sick with the flu for most of the week, including my birthday, my goal is to simply cross the finish line.

Bored and want to see how I'm doing?

Got to www.mercedesmarathon.com and look for runner #862: Bryan Woods.

I'm shooting for a time of 4 hours and thirty minutes... Anyways, using a chip placed on my shoe, it will post the times at certain stations to keep everyone informed about all runners...

Be my guest at a forum pool, over under 4:30 at 100/110... ;)

Wish me luck guys, and have a good day!

Time to get some rest.

[thoriphes]

good luck man!

[NaliWarCow]

good luck. I have a great deal of respect for anybody who can finish a marathon. Its not easy. Hope you ate 5 pounds of pasta tonight to get stocked up on carbs :).

Cheers,
NWC :trout:

[eyeinfinitude]

wow good luck marius, let us know how it goes. =)

[kode]

yep .. that must be really hard :stunned:

barely i can cross the street to buy cigars :P


anyway .. good luck marius !! ;)

[marius]

Thanks for the support.

[andr.in]

ohh good luck! You volunteered?
I know I'd volunteer for a flash contest or sth but never sports!:beam:

[joeytomatoes]

:hangover:< sickness is not good.
Drink alot during the run,I mean alot.

jt

[andr.in]

Originally posted by joeytomatoes
:hangover:< sickness is not good.
Drink alot during the run,I mean alot.

jt
And don't forget to run behind a bush every once in a while! ;)

[eilsoe]

Syko, really :P


Good luck Marius!! =)

[kirupa]

Good luck Bryan. I am glad you are feeling well enough to run in a marathon. I had the flu a few weeks ago, and it is tough to even get up and do something - much less run 20+ miles. Congrats for even attempting it =)

Cheers!
Kirupa :geek:

[Alex]

good luck brian:beam:

[Aislin]

I'm a fan of running!

I run!

Just. not. marathons.

ANYWAYS Good luck and have fun.

And dude syko, sometimes marathoners pee ON THE GO!!! scary eh?

[andr.in]

Originally posted by Aislin
And dude syko, sometimes marathoners pee ON THE GO!!! scary eh?
:stunned: omg:stunned:

[Alex]

i would hate to be in back of that guy! thats gross:x

[eilsoe]

I think I have the flu now...

my nose is getting runnier and runnier by the day... :(


also.. I have the hiccups right now, REALLY a pain when trying to smoke too :angry:

[Aislin]

2003 Mercedes Marathon & Half Marathon Race Timing
NO. Event SEX LAST NAME FIRST NAME STATE OALLPLACE Pace 10k 15k Hm 25k 30k GMAR GHM
862 M M Woods Bryan AL 433 10:35 0:59:19.1 1:29:51.8 2:06:30.0 2:30:37.6 3:04:44.2 4:38:26
'


does this mean it's over?

[Alex]

to many numbers for me.:smirk:

[marius]

I was a finisher. I past the halfway mark at 2:00 exactly and was well on the pace of of 3:57-4:07 when at my 20 my leg spasmed and basically decided it didn't want to run anymore...

I remembered everythign EXCEPT, sodium pills to replace the lost salt... it took 2:38 hours to complete the last 13.3.

So first marathon, I finished, and did it in 4 hours and 38 minutes.

San Diego on June 1st.


BTW, a marathon is more than a three syllable word, I found strength in me in those last 6 miles I didn't know I had... It's an incredible feeling.

I think now I know why people climb Everest. I can't explain it. But I encourage you to run one just once in your life...

Thanks again...

[marius]

I can't bend from the knees and my calves just filed an abuse report with the proper authorities...


don't do it... unless you run 18 miles weekly anyways...


I'm going to go have my knees replaced with whatever Lowe's Hardware deems appropriate...


it was worth it to me... but then again, I always dreamed of being prefontaine at a very early age...

Now, my next goal is to conquer flash and actionscript...

just as hard as the marathon I'm sure you'd agree.