Paug Runners' World

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[mattstick]

Unless Time Turned Elastic I don't think that was my finishing time. I fell apart around 26 and was a total mess in the last 5.

Definitely a learning experience and the hardest thing I've done in my life.

I want to thank everyone here for your support and intrest - when things got tough I thought of you guys!

[guyforget]

Holly and I were watching the video stream, waiting for the announcer to say your name.  We watched until it popped up your time on the results page, he didnt ever say your name.  But their feed was bad, it kept cutting out and the guy kept checking his mic.  It broke to a commercial at one point, and also kept showing the huge crowd of 5k'ers.  We were hoping he'd say your name as you crossed.  There were a lot of dudes who looked like you, but the video quality was very poor so you could barely make out any facial features, just dudes w/ the belts w/ water bottles that you wear and ipods on their arms.  We just kept going "is that him?  no, is that him?"  haha. 

But we were cheering for you buddy, from our couch... on our fat asses, eating breakfast.  You were at least 20 miles into your morning when I got out of bed... 

[mbw]

congrats mattstick!  quite an accomplishment.

[GBL]

congrats mattstick!  quite an accomplishment.

[G. Augusto]

Congrats, Matt!
You've won because you started... :wink:

[sunrisevt]

^^^Well said, aug.

Congratulations to both of you. 

[mattstick]

This is what you look like after 42.2 km

[aphineday]

This is what you look like after 42.2 km

Congrats Mattstick. That's huge man.

[Mr Minor]

This is what you look like after 42.2 km

Congrats, dude.  That's huge. 


I am going to start running a few days a week to get in shape for basketball season.  Gotta get those girls in shape before the season starts, too.

[mattstick]

As I was finishing there was literally a guy crawling across the finish line - so in my finishing picture I will probably be triumphantly crossing, arms in the air smiling, while the guy next to me is crawling.   :-D

[rowjimmy]

As I was finishing there was literally a guy crawling across the finish line - so in my finishing picture I will probably be triumphantly crossing, arms in the air smiling, while the guy next to me is crawling.   :-D

That's a photo that I want to see.

[VDB]

As I was finishing there was literally a guy crawling across the finish line - so in my finishing picture I will probably be triumphantly crossing, arms in the air smiling, while the guy next to me is crawling.   :-D

You smug bastard.  :wink:

[mattstick]

Hahahahaha

Poor guy!

[G. Augusto]

LOL!