<p>Hugs to <strong>Lora</strong> and <strong>BigG</strong>.</p>
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<p>and even if you do.....I have run some of my best races sick <img alt="
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Ugh, not me. I didn't know it until a couple days later, but I think I ran the NYC Marathon last year with the flu. During the race, I couldn't figure out why I kept fading and fading. And then right after the race ended while I was in the humongous line of runners shuffling thru the finish corral, I felt like I was going to puke. That was one of the most unpleasant racing experiences that I've ever had...<br><br>
But, uh, I'm sure you'll be fine, <strong>BigG</strong>...<br>
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Main goal this time: fun. But, time-wise I'll still go out at BQ pace and see what that feels like (3:45:xx) and see if I can hang on. Added bonus this year is I'm older, so 3:50:xx would qualify me for 2012. I have no idea if I'm in that kind of shape this time, so at any point I could just completely switch to survival/fun mode. <img alt="" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif" title=""></p>
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<p>You're in Corral A, right? (Or whatever the name is for the one you need to qualify for). We went over this a while ago in the TCM thread, I think. I'm just too lazy to look it up. <img alt="" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/cool.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;" title=""></p>
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<p>I'm also planning on going for a 3:45, which would be a PR for me (although nowhere close to a BQ). I think I've trained well, and if the weather is nice, I'll hopefully have a shot. I've now run more marathons since my PR than I did before it. In these last 2.5 years, I suppose I could use various excuses for that, such as a broken ankle, a bout of swine flu, the diagnosis of my epilepsy, some nasty weather, and a couple of really hard marathon courses. I don't think I'll have any of those excuses this time. So if I can't get the PR, I might as well give up trying... <img alt="" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/cool.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;" title=""></p>
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