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Re: MDI Marathon 2007: The Odyssey

Posted by Gary Allen, race director on October 17, 2007, 2:17 pm, in reply to "MDI Marathon 2007: The Odyssey"

Bob,
Glad the combo of pain meds and your own hard work got'er done. As for us becoming one of "the" races. I'll just say it's class acts like yours that make us shine. You all are "the" best!
rest well

gary
--Previous Message--
: About seven weeks ago my left ITB flared up
: for the first time on a 23-miler, and again
: three weeks later on a 24-miler. Despite
: rest, stretching & strength exercises
: and consulting my physician, I was more than
: a little nervous about Sunday’s event. Sure
: enough, after completing mile 7, my left ITB
: began to ache and by mile 16 my pace had
: slowed to almost a walk. I was more than a
: little discouraged. Fortunately, a guardian
: angel appeared (I don’t know who you are,
: but I can’t thank you enough for your
: kindness) and offered an Advil which took
: the edge off, and my normal gait began to
: return. However it wasn’t until I received
: 2 additional Advil at mile 20 that I felt my
: stride return. Don’t ask why I wasn’t
: carrying my own pain meds – hard lesson
: learned. The last six miles were a blur –
: someone mentioned hills (?) but I don’t
: remember any because I was elated to run
: normally again. Despite the Odyssey, the
: MDI is at the top of my list! The staff,
: volunteers, local support and venue
: (absolutely breath taking) were superb! A
: job well done by all!! The MDI is destined
: to become one of "the" races!!
:
:

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MDI Marathon 2007: The Odyssey - Bob October 17, 2007, 1:48 pm

Re: MDI Marathon 2007: The Odyssey - Gary Allen, race director October 17, 2007, 2:17 pm

Re: MDI Marathon 2007: The Odyssey - Michael Telles October 17, 2007, 2:29 pm

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--Previous Message-- : Bob, : : Glad the combo of pain meds and your own : hard work got'er done. As for us becoming : one of "the" races. I'll just say : it's class acts like yours that make us : shine. You all are "the" best! : : rest well : : : gary : : --Previous Message-- : About seven weeks ago my left ITB flared up : for the first time on a 23-miler, and again : three weeks later on a 24-miler. Despite : rest, stretching & strength exercises : and consulting my physician, I was more than : a little nervous about Sunday’s event. Sure : enough, after completing mile 7, my left ITB : began to ache and by mile 16 my pace had : slowed to almost a walk. I was more than a : little discouraged. Fortunately, a guardian : angel appeared (I don’t know who you are, : but I can’t thank you enough for your : kindness) and offered an Advil which took : the edge off, and my normal gait began to : return. However it wasn’t until I received : 2 additional Advil at mile 20 that I felt my : stride return. Don’t ask why I wasn’t : carrying my own pain meds – hard lesson : learned. The last six miles were a blur – : someone mentioned hills (?) but I don’t : remember any because I was elated to run : normally again. Despite the Odyssey, the : MDI is at the top of my list! The staff, : volunteers, local support and venue : (absolutely breath taking) were superb! A : job well done by all!! The MDI is destined : to become one of "the" races!! : : : :

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