SA Marathon is ovah!!!

I had a most dissappointing race, but lets first look at the positives. I heard plenty of peeps saying it was too humid.  I was like it was a great day!! Ive conditioned myself to run in extremes, and Paul can back that up.  This was nothing.  Now if it was sunny hot, I could maybe give some slack.

1. it was a super fantastic day!! Cool, light breeze, overcast. PERFECT RUNNING WEATHER!!
2. my cardio was great, my energy was fantasic

I was busting out 7:45 miles, with no problem. I felt great. Plenty of energy of with crowd. I saw some rowdies scare this one girl runner. They were like "HELL YEAH, RUN BABY!!!. She kinda hopped back when they shouted.  I was like that was weird, then I noticed the rest of the runner guys around me taking a look.  Then I took a look, to see what the hassle was about... nuff said.  Suprisingly enough she kept up with me till around mile 8. 

Now where did it all go wrong? It started at mile 11 with a slight pressure on the outside of my right knee. I slowed the pace down to around 8 minutes per mile.  Then i picked it up at mile 12 to my normal 745 pace. Mile 13 came and thats when it happend... This feeling was the same feeling as my first 1/2 marathon in Helotes. My iliotibial band... Sheer pain for the next 13 miles. 
I dropped to a 830 mile, then to a 9, then to a 10, etc... When I hit the missions part of the run i had my knee taped up. In some sort of weird way, I was still hoping for a 3:45 marathon.  While running I saw a guy take off his shirt,he was wearing pasties to cover his nipples and a heart rate monitor.  I laughed...
Around mile 16 the 3:40 pace group passed me up, and I was pissed.  I then changed my plans for a sub 4 marathon.  I occasionally walked when my knee flared up.  Here was my thinking ...

1. Run at a 8 minute pace and experiecne bad pain
2. Run at a 10-12 minute pace and expericen pain
3. Walk and just feel discomfort

Little did i know that walking only made my running even worse. With the Helotes incident, I just has to struggle for about a mile, before finishing When mile 18 hit, I was officially depressed. Yes!!! I couldnt believe it.  I felt some sort of sadness when the 3:50 guys passed me.  Once again I FELT SAD!!! Wow!!!! I had to laugh at myself.  So I saw some peeps offering beer to the runners and I said "ILL take TWO!!", and I gulped down some beer.  Upon leaving the missions portion, I saw a a guy who look liked the lead singer from Juday Priest. His nipple rings looked very heavy and they drupped.

Fortunately I had my ipod to keep me motivated. while running i was istening to the Strokes '12:51' and Jimmy eat world 'PAIN' .those songs were a great attitude booster.  When mile 24 hit, I had to step it up, I was already passed a 4 hour marathon. What Ive learned from my years of experiecne is "ALWAYS LOOK GOOD"  So I had a light smile on my face, and fought through the pain.  But something happened, that ive never experiecned, " My left calf spasmed up and I almost collapsed!!!" Before that could even happen, I quickly recovered and looked around saying to myself"Did anybody see that?" I was like "COOL"!!!! I ve always seen it on tv and wondered how that happens.  I guess my body didnt like me going at an 8 minute pace.  Either way my knee would not have let me run that, but I had to try. 

So when I hit the alamodome I saw a girl band singing Doll Parts. Kinda reminded me of Aly and AJ.....nuff said...( I know your reading this Killa Bee)

The crowd was awesome, I kept a stiff upper lip, and charged through.  Even though I was EXTREMELY disgusted with my performance, I smiled at the finished, and tried to sprint through. 

I inhaled all the food that was given to me, and I immediately looked for ice to apply to my knee.  PAIN.... Then thought how was i going to meet Killa Bee? How did my co workers do? How did running wild do?  Killa Bee eventually found me, and said this 65 year old lady beat you and she hobbled to the finish line!!!  Great.... I thought that was funny, because thats the type of motivation i need.

I sat and discussed my trials and tribulations.....  Then I went home around 1 and slept till around 6 pm. My knee was killing me and still is as of this writing. 

well thats was my experience.....