Well I had a DNF for the first time in my short racing career, and it probably will not be the last. The groin repeat injury that I strained playing football this fall was seriously re aggravated after the bike crash. The first 3 miles were fine and I felt no pain. The nagging pain started at mile 6 and grew progressively worse, in fact by the time I hit mile 8 I felt like I should have felt at mile 18.
So I made a tough, and smart decision and as soon as I saw Christie at mile 13.25 I took my number off and had a little hissy fit. Christie and her family were great and very encouraging, I appreciated their support.
So, what did I learn? First, a marathon is nothing to scoff at, it is a tough distance and you have to have respect for it. Secondly, if you are injured it is okay to skip a race. Finally I will never take for granted the success I do have. When I was pouting and visibly angry about dropping out, Christie's aunt looked over at me and said you did more than any of us have ever done and you should be proud. She is right we often underestimate the things we do as athletes. So my main take away is to be proud of what we do as well as the effort we put forth no matter the outcomes.
Peace
David
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you did what you should have done... bailed out
That's exactly what I would have done :)
Sux that you did all of the training & then didn't get to execute on race day, but it is what it is.
Your run has really come a long way.
You ARE gettin kind of old, but you will have many more races
Yeh, sorry about the DNF. But Curt reminds me, isn't there some kind of liability guidelines race organizers have to adhere to protect themselves from the extreme liability presented them from guys your age?
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