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In response to
"PFM... So is Heather more check that off the bucket list and return to shorter races or does she want to do more marathons? -- nm"
by
Dano
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Not to discourage anybody considering a marathon but Terri (my training partner) had a rough go at the Jack and Jill Marathon on Sunday
Posted by
JD (aka Jason Dean)
Jul 31 '17, 09:34
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She'd been less than thrilled with her prep as it has been really hot and humid (well for here) for at least last two months. She'd set a goal of sub 5 hours vs her best of 4:10 or so
I was able to see her splits at 10K, the half, 20 miles and finish and saw that she was progressively slowing but still finished sub 5.
Afterwards I found that she stopped at around mile 8 along with some other runners to assist a runner who had sliced her knee open down to the kneecap. That was a about a 15 min delay
Then she took a tumble at mile 19 and banged up knee as well as sliding along her left side. The course is a trail (packed dirt and/or gravel) for the entirety so that left her with bruises and road (gravel?) rash. Bloody and bruised as well as debris sticking to her, she gutted it out to finish.
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