Notes
The pace started hot as usual with a downhill. I kept it reasonable and I was positioned well. I passed many runners in the 2nd part of the first mile as they slowed down. Just 1 downhill later and I was feeling that familiar stomach feeling. There were some bathrooms ahead that I debated using. See if I could actually use them or maybe try throwing up to test that out. I decided not to, probably still in denial that bad things were happening.
It didn't take long to regret not using them though. I spent the next 4 miles looking for a bathroom while gradually slowing down. By halfway I stopped caring about finding a bathroom.
This was an uncomfortable 10 miles. Both because I felt lousy, and that I was constantly getting passed for nearly an hour (somehow I still passed 3 guys in the final miles while running almost 7min pace). I'm proud I finished, though I'm not sure if I'm glad I didn't drop out. I stayed in the race mostly due to logistics - it would have been a pain to drop out anywhere and I didn't want to walk back past a bunch of runners.