tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post8491172201784923208..comments2024-03-29T05:58:06.526-07:00Comments on .: Race Report: California International Marathon 2012Angela Knottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-4179636264219890802012-12-08T13:20:34.063-08:002012-12-08T13:20:34.063-08:00Thanks. Glad you had a good race too & made it...Thanks. Glad you had a good race too & made it through in spite of everything!Angela Knottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-30480318319341697242012-12-08T13:19:48.503-08:002012-12-08T13:19:48.503-08:00Thanks! It was pretty ridiculous...Thanks! It was pretty ridiculous...Angela Knottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-3405920521096159952012-12-08T13:19:28.265-08:002012-12-08T13:19:28.265-08:00Heh, for real. So bummed I never managed to find y...Heh, for real. So bummed I never managed to find you. I hope fate brings us to the same race again sometime so we can run together, time twin!!Angela Knottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-12215443952209447042012-12-08T13:18:27.774-08:002012-12-08T13:18:27.774-08:00Thanks! Yes, we will totally have running and lunc...Thanks! Yes, we will totally have running and lunch. I will do my best to Jingle Bell Hell with you, though I may end up DNFing....Angela Knottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-60670748682953305162012-12-08T13:17:43.727-08:002012-12-08T13:17:43.727-08:00Thanks! Yes, we've been having lots of fun aro...Thanks! Yes, we've been having lots of fun around here coming up with all kinds of wacky uses for it!Angela Knottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-57936635359358810212012-12-08T13:17:15.715-08:002012-12-08T13:17:15.715-08:00Heh, thanks. Glad you were able to push through. :...Heh, thanks. Glad you were able to push through. :)Angela Knottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-4170968943320364742012-12-08T13:17:00.346-08:002012-12-08T13:17:00.346-08:00Thanks! Hope you're having a good vacation! :)...Thanks! Hope you're having a good vacation! :)Angela Knottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-64053541578499741812012-12-08T13:16:36.617-08:002012-12-08T13:16:36.617-08:00Thanks!Thanks!Angela Knottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-83330436044790118242012-12-08T13:16:06.727-08:002012-12-08T13:16:06.727-08:00Lol...awesome. I was totally thinking about your S...Lol...awesome. I was totally thinking about your St. George recap during those last few miles.Angela Knottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-53011256024268112492012-12-08T13:15:09.486-08:002012-12-08T13:15:09.486-08:00Heh, thanks. I don't remember whether you said...Heh, thanks. I don't remember whether you said your race was CIM or something else, but I hope it went / goes well for you!!Angela Knottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-3488488727783611132012-12-08T13:14:08.480-08:002012-12-08T13:14:08.480-08:00Yes! It is on at the track in 2013!!Yes! It is on at the track in 2013!!Angela Knottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-62085480895630817362012-12-08T13:13:46.635-08:002012-12-08T13:13:46.635-08:00Awesome!! I'm glad a lot of people ended up ab...Awesome!! I'm glad a lot of people ended up able to look at it that way. :)Angela Knottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-61029527209188161572012-12-06T17:08:47.769-08:002012-12-06T17:08:47.769-08:00Despite my trepidation on Sunday morning, I ended ...Despite my trepidation on Sunday morning, I ended up having a blast out there. Pushing through boundaries with our bodies is at the core of endurance running, right? Plus, didn't the last mile, when the sun came out and it stopped raining, seem sort of welcoming? Like the end of a good movie!<br /><br />Good luck with your wheel, btw. Cap'n Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12358835805419219933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-11630903915346311362012-12-06T16:31:01.157-08:002012-12-06T16:31:01.157-08:00You're a fighter, not that we didn't know ...You're a fighter, not that we didn't know that. YOU MADE IT, through all that rain and hurting, and that's quite a feat. Now, rest up and come kick my ass at the track again soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-37835305444815788522012-12-05T21:34:32.939-08:002012-12-05T21:34:32.939-08:00Wow, Angela, what a recap! What an experience! I&#...Wow, Angela, what a recap! What an experience! I'm so sorry to hear about your foot and hope that it gets better quickly! Congratulations on sticking it out even with the pain - I'm not sure I could have... Looking forward to your comeback!claudinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14981595291402676755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-46090816841490509352012-12-05T15:11:34.797-08:002012-12-05T15:11:34.797-08:00Funny, I was thinking, "This reminds me of ho...Funny, I was thinking, "This reminds me of how I felt at St. George," and then I saw your link. Sometimes the only way to keep going is to ask yourself if it would be worse to stop or worse to press on; I think that's where your analytical strengths really paid off. You earned the medal both by running 26.2 miles and by finishing 26.2 miles -- and I congratulate you for both.<br /><br />This was a great race report, and I can't wait to see you get revenge. Also, I love this line of yours: "In a certain sense, I suppose we never really want to have to learn what our limits are, but sometimes it's pretty cool to find out what they're not." I hadn't thought of it that way, but it is so very, very true.<br /><br />And I'm glad I'm not the only one who isn't an expert at "neck gaiters." I got one over a year ago at a race and only just recently found it and asked a friend what to do with it. "Umm, it's a buff. They're really handy," she replied. Oh, um, oops?Laylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289344501168317316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-9114220730323750462012-12-05T10:12:07.728-08:002012-12-05T10:12:07.728-08:00Awesome report. One of the best I've read fro...Awesome report. One of the best I've read from anyone. Props to you for finishing despite some tough odds. I hope your left foot turns out to only be soft tissue inflammation instead of a stress fracture or something. Hopefully it's just really sore. And those pictures are insane of the race/storm. <br /><br />Regarding the storm on Sunday, I was woken up by the storm, the wind and rain just sounded insane outside my window. It seriously sounded like a freight train was outside my window - sort of like what a hurricane would sound like if the bay area ever got a hurricane. I was guessing the wind was around 35-50 mph, and the rain was hard. Just awful luck - seemed like the bay area gets like 1 storm a year that strong, and it just so happened to happen during CIM. It was the loudest storm I could remember in recent memory going back a couple years. Nellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613262056157769496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-35307568989872994352012-12-05T03:13:01.750-08:002012-12-05T03:13:01.750-08:00This is such a great recap. I AM an emotional pers...This is such a great recap. I AM an emotional person and I nearly cried just reading bits of it. I am so impressed by you and all your running colleagues - it looks horrific, I would have stayed in bed. Congratulations on a fantastic run and an amazing achievement!<br /><br />Hope the foot heals very quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-37973473362285720212012-12-04T20:57:08.726-08:002012-12-04T20:57:08.726-08:00GREAT report. What a race. You really did well, ev...GREAT report. What a race. You really did well, every trying circumstance aside. Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160111808957762314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-66646603682686127782012-12-04T20:00:18.698-08:002012-12-04T20:00:18.698-08:00What a race! I can't believe how awful the wea...What a race! I can't believe how awful the weather was :/ You are right though- you earned that medal. I would be very, very proud for finishing that race. <br /><br />I hope that they can find out what is going on with your left foot. I will keep my fingers crossed that it is nothing serious and that with some rest it will heal itself. After all you have some revenge to be taking care of!<br /><br />PS- I heard that the neck gaiter can also be used as a headband....Tasha Malcolmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16235287569641564538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-55491481222403725942012-12-04T19:22:29.305-08:002012-12-04T19:22:29.305-08:00Neck gaiters can substitute as sexy tube tops. Jus...Neck gaiters can substitute as sexy tube tops. Just sayin'...<br /><br />I LOVE your rational self...and would even hang out with your emotional self in its deepest depths of despair. You are super cool. Can we be friends? If I get a little faster, will you run with me sometimes? Or maybe go out for lunch?<br /><br />This day tried to kick your ass. And you showed it up. You would have made Vince, George, John and Tom all very, very proud. Revel in your triumph...you deserve to.XLMIChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12268964638359962511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-47308976461637217622012-12-04T19:12:15.096-08:002012-12-04T19:12:15.096-08:00It's incredible how much easier it is to run 1...It's incredible how much easier it is to run 1 mile 7 times than 7 miles once when you're at mile 19.<br />I know you're going to completely destroy your next marathon, and I'm sure we'll NEVER forget CIM '12!Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04986818638521144674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-84276470262173039532012-12-04T19:07:46.078-08:002012-12-04T19:07:46.078-08:00Thanks for the awesome recap (I've been follow...Thanks for the awesome recap (I've been following everyone else's experience). And way to push through in incredibly difficult circumstances! Congrats!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-80922469299333600342012-12-04T19:00:26.256-08:002012-12-04T19:00:26.256-08:00Amazing job gutting it out! Sounds like an incredi...Amazing job gutting it out! Sounds like an incredibly painful and tough experience -- I hope your foot injury is nothing serious and gets better soon. <br />I have similar feelings about medals, and this is also the first one where I've really felt like I've earned it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com