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Re: A PR for me...

guest — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:38:11 GMT

Ruby, so sorry to hear about your medical problems and your DNF. It's gotta be so difficult to do that and it must hurt like he!!. Get better soon, take some time off, let the body heal and start again. We missed you, Looked for you at Hard Times, next year we'll see you there. Take care of yourself, girl.

Re: A PR for me...

guest — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:57:50 GMT

Awww, Ruby, that just stinks and I feel so bad for you. Though I still think you surely made the right decision and it's just one of those things. But the disappointment must have been pretty bad. We talked about you and hoped we would see you this weekend! Get well and get back out there. Hang in there, girl!

Nita

Re: A PR for me...

guest — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:29:22 GMT

Ruby, remember we're all here for you. Rest and recover, take care of your medical problems, and you'll be back.

I meant to say I thought I heard my name called a couple times, but could never figure out what was real and what was imagined!

P.S. I DNF'd in '08. First and only race ever (so far). All you can do is take your lessons and move forward.

Re: A PR for me...

guest — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:01:01 GMT

Ruby,

I hope you get better real soon, I too had a very bad day, at mile 2 1st hill I could tell it was going to be bad, and it never got better. You know you are in trouble when your mind is playing ticks on you at mile 2. You gave it your all, that is all any of us can do, take care of yourself and get well soon. V/R Phillip

Re: A PR for me...

guest — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:22:22 GMT

Oh Rubes. So so sorry you're having so much trouble and pain. Rest up, my dear. Heal. You'll come back stronger than ever. Love you, girl.

Re: A PR for me...

guest — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 19:01:00 GMT

Ruby,

You got out there and you gave it your best shot. We have all been there and what you did on race day took more courage that it does to push through for the distance. Like Len, I went out faster than I should have for a marathon and I knew it, resulting in a not so stellar performance. Give yourself a break, relax and assess what you can do better. See you next year!

Re: A PR for me...

guest — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:28:26 GMT

I'm very sorry to hear that you weren't able to finish, Ruby. But sometimes I think that as much as we really want to, we need to listen to what our body is telling us. There will be other marathons and other medals, and you will shine as brightly as the medals!

Re: A PR for me...

guest — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:29:02 GMT

Thanks so much Dennis, Len & Becky.

I appreciate that you all understand my disappointments, but the pain and discomfort had to be pretty intense to stop my race. It was awful.

Len, sorry to hear your race was not what you wanted it to be, but isn't the medal gorgeousy? I'm proud of you that you were able to push forward to finish, even when you wanted to quit a few times. Way to go, Len! Congrats. Be PROUD.

Re: A PR for me...

guest — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:50:25 GMT

Aw nuts, Ruby. So sorry to hear you had a bad day. Sending you healing vibes right now for health, wellness, peace of mind, and vigor to begin again. I hope you get your issues ironed out soon and you can have a do over on some other day and this will all get forgotten. <3

Re: A PR for me...

guest — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 02:24:40 GMT

Ruby, I'm sorry to hear about your problems with the marathon, and particularly your medical problems. I hope you can get it cured.

I passed 8 miles in about 1:23. Big, big mistake. I did the first 5 miles accompanying the flag (about 50 feet back the last half mile). I hit 5 miles in 51 minutes. Too fast for me in a marathon. My day did not go well. Even though I thought about bagging it a couple times, I managed to finish in one of my worst times. I definitely have some things to figure out.