Jae Onasi Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Help me cheer on my hubby, Point Man, who is running the Chicago marathon today. He's passed the 30K mark so far. GO POINT MAN!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Oh, you poor, poor, sadomasochistic man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taak Farst Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Oh, you poor, poor, sadomasochistic man. QFT Nah, but good job so far then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totenkopf Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Oh, you poor, poor, sadomasochistic man. Thirded. Ah, the things people do for fun.... How long is that marathon anyway? What was his final time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 He finished!!!!! He made it in 6:23. Woot!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litofsky Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 He finished!!!!! He made it in 6:23. Woot!!! I'm just waiting for someone to ask, incredulously, "Minutes?" Be sure to relay our congratulations, Jae! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taak Farst Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 He finished!!!!! He made it in 6:23. Woot!!! Well done to him Nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth333 Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Congrats! Thirded. Ah, the things people do for fun.... How long is that marathon anyway? What was his final time? 42km (+-26 miles)... I have to admit that even if I was paid for I wouldn't do it: a marathon is suffering for the sake of suffering to me I prefer to sweat for other reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Fett Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Well, he's certainly earned a nice sit down and a cuppa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taak Farst Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Well, he's certainly earned a nice sit down and a cuppa! That's what I was thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrrtoken Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 He finished!!!!! He made it in 6:23. Woot!!!Those anabolics must have worked tremendously well; running 26 miles in six minutes is quite a feat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 I bet the winner was an African who did it in half the time. At least, that's what happens every single year in the Mumbai Marathon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HdVaderII Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 I'm just waiting for someone to ask, incredulously, "Minutes?" You just saved me from some sheer stupidity right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted October 12, 2009 Author Share Posted October 12, 2009 Those anabolics must have worked tremendously well; running 26 miles in six minutes is quite a feat.I snuck them into his Wheaties every day. They worked fantastically! I bet the winner was an African who did it in half the time. At least, that's what happens every single year in the Mumbai Marathon. A Kenyan gentleman won in 2:05, fastest time on American soil and course record for the Chicago Marathon. I can't imagine running 26.2 miles in just over 2 hours--that's running 13 miles an hour. Just amazing. We took Point Man out to The Cheesecake Factory for dinner and had Thai chicken pasta and yummy cheesecake for dessert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Congrats to Point Man on finishing. There's no way that I'd be willing to do it. I could probably swim that far, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lion54 Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 WOOT! Good job, Point Man! Looks like you are ready for the Ja'La tournament? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mono_Giganto Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 We took Point Man out to The Cheesecake Factory for dinner and had Thai chicken pasta and yummy cheesecake for dessert. Well now, who wouldn't run for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Congratulations! A grueling task indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VarsityPuppet Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I can't imagine running 26.2 miles in just over 2 hours--that's running 13 miles an hour. Just amazing. I once ran 9 miles in one hour. but 13? That'd just be crazy! And yes, Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quanon Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Late as always Congrats on that amazing feat, like most others I'm waaaaaaaay to lazy to do something that active on my legs D333, laywer office and sweat.... I'm not modding so you know where I've been >_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Man Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 To all those who think they could not run a marathon, I say this: if a slow, fat, out-of-shape, broken down 43-year-old can do it with an injured knee, you can, too. It was all about willpower. I did fine for the first 8 miles or so, then my knee started hurting. I got to mile 13 and had to stop to get it taped. That didn't really help. It hurt something fierce. I went about another half a mile before I stopped. I got up on the sidewalk and started walking back to mile 11.5, where my family was waiting, thinking about how disappointed they would be for me. I knew they would not think bad of me, but I knew I would let them down. Then I thought, "If I can walk back, I can walk forward. They have dropout vans, if I need one." So I turned back around and got back on the street. After a while, I either got used to the pain or it loosened up some, so I tried running. The knee couldn't take that. I tried running a few more times, with the same result. Finally, I tried to run for a couple of minutes, and I just pushed through the pain. I set a pace I could keep up for the whole race and shortened my stride to help out the knee. Every step hurt, but it was going to hurt whether I finished or not. And if I didn't finish the race, I would have the pain of disappointment. That would hurt even worse. So I just kept going. It just came down to keeping on moving. The people in the neighborhoods we ran through were a great encouragement. I wrote my name on my jersey, and people would call out, "You can do it, Jim! Great job!" They wanted to see me succeed as much as I wanted to. I couldn't let them down. When I got to mile 18, I thought about the people of Mutomo, Kenya. My team is raising money to help them get clean drinking water. I saw a picture of an 11-year-old girl carrying 4 jugs (each 5 gallons) 8 miles to the nearest water source. I thought, "If she can carry 20 gallons of water for 8 miles, I can surely run 8 miles." By mile 22, I was convinced I would finish the race. Only 4 more miles? That's only 2 laps around the park by my home. When we got to about a quarter mile left, the course turned onto a bridge over some railroad tracks. That was actually the steepest hill on the course. It felt like a cruel joke by the race officials because hills hurt my knee the worst. But I had gotten that far, I knew I could push through it. I rounded the final turn and saw the finish line about 200 yards ahead. What a beautiful sight that was! I raised both my hands in triumph as I crossed the line and said, "I did it! I finished a marathon." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VarsityPuppet Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 It was all about willpower. WOW! Seriously, that is amazing willpower! Running with a bad knee is bad enough, of all things... I'm totally gonna remember this when I'm putzing out on 4 miles at the gym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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