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Originally posted by mrinertia:

Any thoughts on what went wrong?

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I wish I knew. I honnestly can't remember ever having a runno less a race where it just was not fun/where I just struggled to maintain a pace I had trained at for 20 miles and felt fine.and I knew it wasn't my day at mile or 2 or so. I have felt better at the end of 50+ mile runs than I did early on in the marathon

Good news is I rested Sundayincluding 6+ hours of driving. Went out this AM. Walked a very slow first milethen ran 4 minutesEZ and walked a minute for 3 more miles. Felt like me again. I am greatful I didn't injure myself and would have stopped way earlier had someone offered me a ride.<br /><br />I so strongly recommend the run/walk method. I didn't do it for the marathon because I had done the training 50-60 mile weeks for 9 months: base/sharpening and some tune up races. All that went well.<br /><br />February, 2008Tallahasse marathon I will toe the line for my 16 and 3/4 marathon. Nick