RunningAHEAD - Topic: Mississippi's Lehigh Valley Marathon Report (page 4)

Mile Collector

Abs of Flabs

posted: 9/10/2007 at 12:37 PM

Quote from Mississippi on 9/10/2007 at 12:32 PM:

He didn't ask how I did.

I'm saddened to hear that he took no interest in your accomplishments. Did you at least show him your trophy?

Beantown Runners | On the Bench

Mississippi

posted: 9/10/2007 at 12:43 PM
modified: 9/10/2007 at 12:54 PM

Quote from Mile Collector on 9/10/2007 at 12:37 PM:

I'm saddened to hear that he took no interest in your accomplishments. Did you at least show him your trophy?

No. He wants nothing to do with it, so I didn't tell him anything. That's okay. I've accepted this. Smile

Everyone here is my support and sounding board for running!

Michelle

Mississippi

posted: 9/10/2007 at 12:53 PM
modified: 9/10/2007 at 12:59 PM

Quote from modal on 9/10/2007 at 12:31 PM:

Mississippi, thanks for giving us a report. Sounds like you all had great finishes. Perhaps I'll give one of these marathon races a go in 2008. I hate stomach issues! How hot was it? What was your focus when it came to hydration? Good to know there was a Tim around to take photos. I'll have to check them out later. ********************************************************** Did rockenmamof5 get an award for best abs?

We are very grateful for Tim's picture taking! I'm just sorry that my camera isn't the best. It wasn't hot at first but my mile 22 it was nasty with heat and humidity. I think in the mid to upper 80's by the end of the race. I usually run with water but I knew there would be many water stops along the way so I ran with my bottle full of slightly watered down Gatorade. It seemed to work for me although the sugar intake may have been too much for my stomach. By mile 10 I was craving water, to cut the sugar in my mouth from the Gatorade. I had hydrated greatly the two days before the race, and I think that helped. And if they were giving awards for great ads, Pam would have gotten first place for sure!

Michelle

rockenmamaof5

posted: 9/10/2007 at 12:57 PM

Quote from Mississippi on 9/10/2007 at 12:53 PM:

We are very grateful for Tim's picture taking! I'm just sorry that my camera isn't the best. It wasn't hot at first but my mile 22 it was nasty with heat and humidity. I think in the mid to upper 80's by the end of the race. I usually run with water but I knew there would be many water stops along the way so I ran with my bottle full of slightly watered down Gatorade. It seemed to work for me although the sugar intake may have been too much for my stomach. By mile 10 I was craving water, to cut the sugar in my mouth from the Gatorade. I had hydrated greatly the two days before the race, and I think that helped greatly. And if they were giving awards for great ads, Pam would have gotten first place for sure!

I think we all had hydration issue's. The heat and humidity just SUCKS the water right out of you! I'm thankful to BOTH YOU and TIM for pictures!!! I'm such a dumbass and didn't even think to bring mine Confused

My ABS SUCK!! It's not like they look like my picture when I'm bloated with AF, ate breakfast, drank cofee etc etc. I probably looked like I was pregnant Confused

Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson

Mississippi

posted: 9/10/2007 at 3:58 PM
modified: 9/10/2007 at 4:05 PM

Quote from Mile Collector on 9/10/2007 at 12:37 PM:

Did you at least show him your trophy?

I did just buy a nice new 26.2 sticker for my mini-van! Big grin

He ought to see that at some point (did I mention that he hates stickers and magnets on cars?)

This is the one!

Michelle

va

posted: 9/10/2007 at 4:09 PM

Michelle, you should get one of these... Big grin

Mississippi

posted: 9/10/2007 at 4:12 PM

Quote from va on 9/10/2007 at 4:09 PM:

Michelle, you should get one of these...

Oh my...that would bring about a quick divorce for me! *lol* Big grin

(A tattoo would go over 1000 times worse than my running the marathon!)

Michelle

kooky2003

Now that was a bath...

posted: 9/10/2007 at 10:06 PM

Michelle!!!! Great pics, fab report and well done on your placement. I've said it before and I will say it again - it's so cool that you, Pam & scout get to run together! I didn't realize that your DH was so unsupportive of your running! Mine isn't really interested but he at least pretends to be and he would be proud of me if I did a marathon! You did great girl. Claire xxx

jlynnbob "HTFU, Kookie's distal tibia"

Where's my closet? I need to get back in it.

Crabby

Dog-Love

posted: 9/10/2007 at 11:30 PM

Michelle and Pam You guys are HOT!!! And the pictures make me excited to run a marathon! You look totally fit and look like the 26.2 was nothing. Maybe you can devote a wall in your family room to all the race pictures and awards. You might even catch your hubby looking at them.

Run like you are on fire! 5K goal 24:00 or less (PR 24:34) 10K goal 50:00 or less (PR 52:45) HM goal 1:55:00 or less (PR 2:03:02) Marathon Goal...Less than my PR (PR 4:33:23)

Mississippi

posted: 9/10/2007 at 11:34 PM
modified: 9/11/2007 at 8:20 AM

Quote from kooky2003 on 9/10/2007 at 10:06 PM:

Michelle!!!! Great pics, fab report and well done on your placement. I've said it before and I will say it again - it's so cool that you, Pam & scout get to run together! I didn't realize that your DH was so unsupportive of your running! Mine isn't really interested but he at least pretends to be and he would be proud of me if I did a marathon! You did great girl. Claire xxx

Thank you Claire. I really do value the chances that Pam and Tim and I get to run together. They are an inspiration and incentive for me. With how hard they train I'm hoping that some of their dedication and discipline with running rubs off on me! Smile

As for my dh, there aren't many things we don't agree about, of those, this is the biggest one. I hope that he changes his view on it sometime soon, but I've already accepted that he probably won't. It wouldn't have killed him to say "so, how was the race?"...but he has his mind set and nothing will change that. Maybe he needs something to put him in a good mood. I should get him a puppy...oh wait, he's allergic. Evil grin

Michelle

Mississippi

posted: 9/10/2007 at 11:40 PM
modified: 9/10/2007 at 11:41 PM

Quote from Crabby on 9/10/2007 at 11:30 PM:

Michelle and Pam You guys are HOT!!! And the pictures make me excited to run a marathon! You look totally fit and look like the 26.2 was nothing. Maybe you can devote a wall in your family room to all the race pictures and awards. You might even catch your hubby looking at them.

Thanks!! Tonight as I was running a somewhat painful 3.1 miles, I thought to myself "I actually did it, I ran a marathon!!!" and it made me smile ear to ear. Something I hadn't thought of myself really being able to do. It was harder than I thought it would be, near the end of the race my body let me know it. I don't think I could have sprinted to save my life, my legs had NOTHING left. As for my pictures and such, nothing gets put out on display. Well, the bobble head award did for a little while, that was just too cool to put right in the closet. Smile

Michelle

mikeymike

posted: 9/11/2007 at 9:27 AM

Quote from Mississippi on 9/10/2007 at 11:40 PM:

I thought to myself "I actually did it, I ran a marathon!!!" and it made me smile ear to ear.

Ha! Nice. You'll find yourself doing that at the oddest times from now on.

Runners run

modal

posted: 9/11/2007 at 9:57 AM

Checked out the pictures ==> Y'all look great (especially the ladies Wink

).

Vim

sholtsman

posted: 9/11/2007 at 10:49 AM
modified: 9/11/2007 at 10:50 AM

Just wanted to say congrats on your race! Great pics, you all looked amazing! A marathon is a huge accomplishment (one that I hope to achieve someday) and you should be so incredibly proud of yourself. And second place in your AG isn't too shabby! Best of luck with your "recovery" and I'm sure you'll be ready to try another marathon again before you know it.

SurfNRun

Prophet!

posted: 9/11/2007 at 11:06 AM

a bit late..but congrats michelle...awesome run..oh and ditto what crabby says...HOTNESS!

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