Lake Tahoe Marathon

Well we actually made it to the end of the marathon.  It certainly wasn't easy.  Not that I expected it to be, but I didn't expect to feel nauseous, like I was about to vomit or pass out, or both.

Vanessa and I ran up to about the 8 mile mark and were still feeling good at mile 13.  It was around mile 15 that the nausea set in for me.  I put it off by sitting down and putting my head between my knees and by drinking more at the aid stations.  It lasted until around mile 21.  Then the marathon distance difficulty set in and we managed to plod on to the end.  I thought I was going to start crying with relief once we crossed that finish line.  I knew I could have given up but I really wanted to finish.

I suspect the ill feeling was probably due to dehydration and perhaps to the altitude of running at Lake Tahoe.  Whichever, I'm glad it's over.

Here we are post race with some much deserved champagne.

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Great Idaho Potato Half Marathon

Well Vanessa and I managed to do the half marathon. Vanessa actually did great, it was a really tough run for me. Not sure why this race always seems so hard, even harder than Robie for some reason.

Anyway, we finished, that's what's important to us.

Race To Robie Creek 2010

Well Vanessa and I made it to the end of Robie. Actually she did great, at 2 hours 39 minutes.  I was quite a bit behind her at 3 hours and 16 minutes.  Last year we ran it together in 3 hours and 7 minutes.

Since I was far from prepared for the race I felt pretty good about my time.  I walked most of the race but I tried doing it in an aggressive manner.   Other than two bad blisters I feel pretty good today.

We've signed up to do the Great Idaho Potato Half Marathon next month.  Onwards!

Here we are post race.

You can see my full post on this race here.

Robie Creek

Crazy as it is I'm "doing" Robie Creek today.

I know, I'm NOT ready.  But my daughter managed to snag me a registration when she went to pick up her packet.  I figure I can walk most of it if I need to.  The weather promises to be as warm as last year.  I have two packs of Sharkies packed, my camera, plenty of sunscreen and of course my iPod.  We'll soon see how it goes.  Race starts at noon today.  I'm excited and nervous.