update

i finished in 4:45. it was nuts. totally crazy out there. between mile 19 and mile 20, i ran past one of those scrolling bank signs that said it was 91 degrees. around mile 22 / 23, i came across another one that read 98 degrees. people were dropping like flies. nobody was running through the water stops in the last 10+ miles of the race. it was like a flood of 50 people all around me that were walking through several cup-filled blocks before starting up again. then in another 1.5 to 2 miles, same thing; 50 runners just crawling for blocks before starting up again.

it was crazy. it was disappointing. as i'm sure you probably know by now, they "cancelled" the race around 3.5 hours into it. for me, this occured somewhere around mile 20. some police person got out a blowhorn and shouted, "the race has been called! the race has been cancelled! everybody stop running!" huh?

this is me in the hotel room on the floor after walking back right after the finish. i puked up a half-banana 4 or 5 times over. i felt fine during the race but as soon as i crossed the finish-line i felt queezy. i had to lay on the floor for about 10 mintues before i could take a shower.


more later. one story is here.