I'm really sorry; that is such a sad situation.

Thanks. It is.  Sad I won't even get to see PR for a few years but I hope next time I go it's better than right now.

He is checked in and waiting to board in an hour!

Last year they screwed up the Milwaukee Marathon course and everyone ran .6 miles too far.  This year it looks like they screwed up again but this time it was short.  

 

http://fox6now.com/2017/10/17/25-5-miles-internal-investigation-into-milwaukee-marathon-after-runner-concerns/

The article's last line states this:

The race was advertised as a qualifier for the larger Boston and New York City marathons — so if the distance was off, this one won’t count.

Is that correct?  I thought Boston just went off the results that got submitted regardless of whether the course ran long or short.

 So I discovered today why the workouts have been so damn challenging. When I previewed the McMillan plans, there are 4 levels. I remember looking at level 2 and 3. 2 looked a little less than what I had been doing, 3 looked like a bit of a challenge. So naturally, I picked level 4  Blonde moment at it's finest. Got that fixed, workouts look way more manageable now.

Now that I got that fixed, this week's long run is 11 with a fast finish. Already not following the new plan, since I need to run 13.1 on Saturday. Will still try for the fast finish. Will depend how I feel and if weather cooperates.

Baboon, at least you didn't make any inappropriate comments not realizing the other runner was your wife.

So on the plan for today is 20min up, 4x1mi @ 8:30mm pace (I realize this is a snail's pace for some of you but it'll be a good stretch for me ), 3min R, with 10min down. Anyway, my dilemma presented itself b/c of the daylight issue: I don't feel safe running by myself on a nearby trail in the dark, and the treadmill would've woken up my sick kiddos, so I'll have to do it on the treadmill later today after some errands. Treadmill. In this gorgeous fall weather!!!!   

Seems pretty fast to me  No way in heck can I do mile repeats at 8:30, maybe 1/2 mile on a good day.

Another beautiful morning here... high 40's, sunny, dry, bit of a breeze... perfect running weather. So 4 slow and easy miles done for me  Trying to get my eating back on track and avoiding the baked crap trap.

 

The article's last line states this:

The race was advertised as a qualifier for the larger Boston and New York City marathons — so if the distance was off, this one won’t count.

 

Is that correct?  I thought Boston just went off the results that got submitted regardless of whether the course ran long or short.

They fucking better, because my watch had 26.13. I didn't ask around to other runners too much (I usually do, but I was too busy congratulating myself); I mentioned it to the RD and he was surprised because other people told him it was slightly >26.2. It was USATF certified anyway. This is actually the 2nd of 9 for me which measured <26.2 on my watch.

Last year they screwed up the Milwaukee Marathon course and everyone ran .6 miles too far.  This year it looks like they screwed up again but this time it was short.  

 

http://fox6now.com/2017/10/17/25-5-miles-internal-investigation-into-milwaukee-marathon-after-runner-concerns/

Shit happens, but twice? JHC. I can guarandamtee you there's no way I'm getting near that 12.5-mile half I ran again, even though AFAIK they've been running it many years without incident. Also it was pretty shitty how they handled that one.

 

BQs still have to be run on a certified course and if the course was not set up on race day to match the course that was certified, then it was not run on a certified course.

It looks like they put the turn around cone in the wrong place and not where it was on the course map. They also screwed up on the turn around cone on the 10k.