Comments on: Flashback to the 2008 Vancouver Half Marathon http://www.mediocreathlete.com/races/flashback-to-the-2008-vancouver-half-marathon Never first, but (almost) never last. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:04:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tina http://www.mediocreathlete.com/races/flashback-to-the-2008-vancouver-half-marathon/comment-page-1#comment-190 Tina Fri, 22 May 2009 04:31:48 +0000 http://www.mediocreathlete.com/?p=199#comment-190 I can picture the whole thing! Thanks for sharing. I am glad this year went so much better. I can picture the whole thing! Thanks for sharing. I am glad this year went so much better.

]]> By: Tori http://www.mediocreathlete.com/races/flashback-to-the-2008-vancouver-half-marathon/comment-page-1#comment-182 Tori Wed, 06 May 2009 15:26:58 +0000 http://www.mediocreathlete.com/?p=199#comment-182 This is funny/scary at the same time, I enjoyed it very much. Love your blog and congrats on doing well in Vancouver this year. My own (even more mediocre-atheleticky) race report is on my blog. No fainting, some pukiness without the actual chunks. Ain't racing fun? Can't hardly wait to do it again.. This is funny/scary at the same time, I enjoyed it very much. Love your blog and congrats on doing well in Vancouver this year. My own (even more mediocre-atheleticky) race report is on my blog. No fainting, some pukiness without the actual chunks. Ain’t racing fun? Can’t hardly wait to do it again..

]]> By: 2009 Vancouver Half Marathon: Now with Less Fainting! | MediocreAthlete.com http://www.mediocreathlete.com/races/flashback-to-the-2008-vancouver-half-marathon/comment-page-1#comment-177 2009 Vancouver Half Marathon: Now with Less Fainting! | MediocreAthlete.com Wed, 06 May 2009 06:38:22 +0000 http://www.mediocreathlete.com/?p=199#comment-177 [...] I wrote about how Jason ate pavement at the Vancouver half marathon last year and signed up for the 2009 race for redemption (aka Operation De-Bruise the Ego). His [...] [...] I wrote about how Jason ate pavement at the Vancouver half marathon last year and signed up for the 2009 race for redemption (aka Operation De-Bruise the Ego). His [...]

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.mediocreathlete.com/races/flashback-to-the-2008-vancouver-half-marathon/comment-page-1#comment-176 Rebecca Wed, 06 May 2009 05:48:11 +0000 http://www.mediocreathlete.com/?p=199#comment-176 Great, now Jason's crouched in the corner of the shower crying about how "the dirt won't come off." Great, now Jason’s crouched in the corner of the shower crying about how “the dirt won’t come off.”

]]> By: Jason http://www.mediocreathlete.com/races/flashback-to-the-2008-vancouver-half-marathon/comment-page-1#comment-175 Jason Wed, 06 May 2009 05:42:51 +0000 http://www.mediocreathlete.com/?p=199#comment-175 Honestly, they were forcing me down. (Runs away sobbing) Honestly, they were forcing me down. (Runs away sobbing)

]]> By: Triathlete-Wannabe... http://www.mediocreathlete.com/races/flashback-to-the-2008-vancouver-half-marathon/comment-page-1#comment-173 Triathlete-Wannabe... Tue, 05 May 2009 18:59:46 +0000 http://www.mediocreathlete.com/?p=199#comment-173 Jason, I feel you could have rolled across the finish line, medics/shmedics, "forcing you to sit down." Yeah SURE they were... Jason, I feel you could have rolled across the finish line, medics/shmedics, “forcing you to sit down.” Yeah SURE they were…

]]> By: Jason http://www.mediocreathlete.com/races/flashback-to-the-2008-vancouver-half-marathon/comment-page-1#comment-172 Jason Tue, 05 May 2009 18:23:01 +0000 http://www.mediocreathlete.com/?p=199#comment-172 Sebastian- I knew it was coming down to the wire, and I was pushing to stay under 1:45, so I'm guessing it was right around 1:44 and some change. But, I didn't have a chance to look at my watch right before I collapsed. I was busy focusing my tunnel vision on the finish line. However, by the time the medics helped carry me across I'm assuming I was closer to a 1:47 or 1:48. Still, I'm chalking this up as a 1:46 because, as mentioned, I could have crawled 100 yards in around a minute or so if the medics hadn't kept forcing me to sit down. Sebastian- I knew it was coming down to the wire, and I was pushing to stay under 1:45, so I’m guessing it was right around 1:44 and some change. But, I didn’t have a chance to look at my watch right before I collapsed. I was busy focusing my tunnel vision on the finish line.

However, by the time the medics helped carry me across I’m assuming I was closer to a 1:47 or 1:48. Still, I’m chalking this up as a 1:46 because, as mentioned, I could have crawled 100 yards in around a minute or so if the medics hadn’t kept forcing me to sit down.

]]> By: Sebastian http://www.mediocreathlete.com/races/flashback-to-the-2008-vancouver-half-marathon/comment-page-1#comment-171 Sebastian Tue, 05 May 2009 15:31:59 +0000 http://www.mediocreathlete.com/?p=199#comment-171 LOL this is both the most funny and the most terrible race report I have ever heard. Jason, I could really feel your pain, but ... just before you passed out, were you able to check what your finish time for the 1/2 marathon minus 100 yards was? LOL this is both the most funny and the most terrible race report I have ever heard. Jason, I could really feel your pain, but … just before you passed out, were you able to check what your finish time for the 1/2 marathon minus 100 yards was?

]]> By: Teresa http://www.mediocreathlete.com/races/flashback-to-the-2008-vancouver-half-marathon/comment-page-1#comment-170 Teresa Tue, 05 May 2009 12:32:22 +0000 http://www.mediocreathlete.com/?p=199#comment-170 I am so glad this year went so much better. This story will be retold FOREVER! I agree with you Jason it was a 50/50 call. A learning experience indeed! tn I am so glad this year went so much better. This story will be retold FOREVER! I agree with you Jason it was a 50/50 call. A learning experience indeed!

tn

]]> By: Jason http://www.mediocreathlete.com/races/flashback-to-the-2008-vancouver-half-marathon/comment-page-1#comment-169 Jason Tue, 05 May 2009 08:13:32 +0000 http://www.mediocreathlete.com/?p=199#comment-169 Yeah, this all sounds pretty accurate. However, I'm still not counting it as a DNF since I was fully capable of crawling that last 100 yards and the medics just wouldn't let me. Plus, you're skewing the story more towards the "poor decision" side of things when I think a more accurate picture would be a 50/50 split between heroic and stupid. Yeah, this all sounds pretty accurate. However, I’m still not counting it as a DNF since I was fully capable of crawling that last 100 yards and the medics just wouldn’t let me.

Plus, you’re skewing the story more towards the “poor decision” side of things when I think a more accurate picture would be a 50/50 split between heroic and stupid.

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