[QUOTE=skibum;464757]Adding my race report...

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Run:
Came out of transition feeling good and thought I'd have a chance to finish in 6 hours. Given that my main goal was to finish in 6:30 and my stretch goal was to finish in 6:15, I was elated. Well, that didn't last long. After the first mile, I started to feel some nausea and had to switch from a run to a run-walk. I thought I had hydrated properly up to that point but was definitely feeling the effects of the heat. Just kept moving and made sure I got gatorade and/or water at each aid station. That helped and I continued with a solid run/walk pace. At the 2nd to last aid station, they were out of cups so I didn't take on any fluids there. I briefly considered picking up one of the used cups from the ground but decided to push on. By mile 12, I was wishing I had picked up one of those cups because I was hurting. My husband happended to be standing in that area cheering me on. That gave me a boost and helped keep me moving. As I approached the final aid station (maybe 1/4 mile to go), I looked at my watch and realized that if I kept pushing I might beat my stretch goal. So I dug deep, passed up the aid station, and kept moving to the finish. My final time was 6:13. I beat my stretch goal by 2 min and my last HIM time by 22 min.

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I took a cup from the ground I figured that I had lost all scruples and I wasn't going to go without! Was this your first one? You did an awesome job!!!!