#9

Sunday, May 1st 2011, 7 am Eugene Marathon.

Heidi & I after the run. I'm so proud of Heidi she qualified for the Boston Marathon (that's the 'big one' in the marathon world), and it was her 45th b-day. Great day for her.
Her I am at mile 15 ish I think.

That's me with the black tank and white sleeves. Running in front of the U of O football stadium.

Not my day for the marathon. I'm completely bummed out and frustrated. I had to stop off 5 times and use the port-o-potty. Ugggggg I don't know why this happened. I did everything that I normally do prior to a marathon (this was #9 for me) so I have somewhat of a routine. I wasn't nervous, drank plenty of water, and had my same pre-meal of spaghetti and meatballs. I do remember while training that a few of my last long runs I had diarrhea issues. I don't know what to think. I'm stumped. It was very disappointing, I never got into my grove. You know it's not your day when your more excited about spotting the next port-o-potty than the next mile marker.