# Wish me luck! **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [February 9, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wish-me-luck/13111 "2003-02-09T04:14:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![marius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@marius](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marius)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wish-me-luck/13111/1 "2003-02-09T04:14:53Z")
Tomorrow morning at 7:03 AM Central time, I’ll start off on a 26.2 mile journey to complete my first marathon. Having been sick with the flu for most of the week, including my birthday, my goal is to simply cross the finish line. Bored and want to see how I’m doing? Got to [www.mercedesmarathon.com](http://www.mercedesmarathon.com) and look for runner #862: Bryan Woods. I’m shooting for a time of 4 hours and thirty minutes… Anyways, using a chip placed on my shoe, it will post the times at certain stations to keep everyone informed about all runners… Be my guest at a forum pool, over under 4:30 at 100/110… 😉 Wish me luck guys, and have a good day! Time to get some rest. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wish-me-luck/13111/2 "2003-02-09T04:20:53Z")
good luck man! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wish-me-luck/13111/3 "2003-02-09T04:21:58Z")
good luck. I have a great deal of respect for anybody who can finish a marathon. Its not easy. Hope you ate 5 pounds of pasta tonight to get stocked up on carbs :). Cheers, NWC :trout: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wish-me-luck/13111/4 "2003-02-09T04:39:37Z")
wow good luck marius, let us know how it goes. =) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wish-me-luck/13111/5 "2003-02-09T05:03:20Z")
yep … that must be really hard :stunned: barely i can cross the street to buy cigars 😛 anyway … good luck marius !! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wish-me-luck/13111/6 "2003-02-09T11:09:35Z")
Thanks for the support. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wish-me-luck/13111/7 "2003-02-09T11:21:58Z")
ohh good luck! You volunteered? I know I’d volunteer for a flash contest or sth but never sports!:beam: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wish-me-luck/13111/8 "2003-02-09T12:11:42Z")
:hangover:\< sickness is not good. Drink alot during the run,I mean alot. jt ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wish-me-luck/13111/9 "2003-02-09T12:33:22Z")
> \*Originally posted by joeytomatoes \* > \*\*:hangover:\< sickness is not good. > Drink alot during the run,I mean alot. jt \*\* And don’t forget to run behind a bush every once in a while! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wish-me-luck/13111/10 "2003-02-09T13:56:36Z")
Syko, really 😛 Good luck Marius!! =) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wish-me-luck/13111/11 "2003-02-09T13:58:39Z")
Good luck Bryan. I am glad you are feeling well enough to run in a marathon. I had the flu a few weeks ago, and it is tough to even get up and do something - much less run 20+ miles. Congrats for even attempting it =) Cheers! Kirupa :geek: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wish-me-luck/13111/12 "2003-02-09T15:10:24Z")
good luck brian:beam: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wish-me-luck/13111/13 "2003-02-09T15:13:49Z")
I’m a fan of running! I run! Just. not. marathons. ANYWAYS Good luck and have fun. And dude syko, sometimes marathoners pee ON THE GO!!! scary eh? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wish-me-luck/13111/14 "2003-02-09T15:26:29Z")
> \*Originally posted by Aislin \* > \*\*And dude syko, sometimes marathoners pee ON THE GO!!! scary eh? \*\* :stunned: omg:stunned: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wish-me-luck/13111/15 "2003-02-09T15:27:31Z")
i would hate to be in back of that guy! thats gross:x ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wish-me-luck/13111/16 "2003-02-09T17:39:20Z")
I think I have the flu now… my nose is getting runnier and runnier by the day… ☹ also… I have the hiccups right now, REALLY a pain when trying to smoke too 😠 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wish-me-luck/13111/17 "2003-02-09T18:19:21Z")
2003 Mercedes Marathon & Half Marathon Race Timing NO. Event SEX LAST NAME FIRST NAME STATE OALLPLACE Pace 10k 15k Hm 25k 30k GMAR GHM 862 M M Woods Bryan AL 433 10:35 0:59:19.1 1:29:51.8 2:06:30.0 2:30:37.6 3:04:44.2 4:38:26 ’ does this mean it’s over? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wish-me-luck/13111/18 "2003-02-09T18:20:35Z")
to many numbers for me.😏 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wish-me-luck/13111/19 "2003-02-09T19:16:54Z")
I was a finisher. I past the halfway mark at 2:00 exactly and was well on the pace of of 3:57-4:07 when at my 20 my leg spasmed and basically decided it didn’t want to run anymore… I remembered everythign EXCEPT, sodium pills to replace the lost salt… it took 2:38 hours to complete the last 13.3. So first marathon, I finished, and did it in 4 hours and 38 minutes. San Diego on June 1st. BTW, a marathon is more than a three syllable word, I found strength in me in those last 6 miles I didn’t know I had… It’s an incredible feeling. I think now I know why people climb Everest. I can’t explain it. But I encourage you to run one just once in your life… Thanks again… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wish-me-luck/13111/20 "2003-02-09T20:57:50Z")
I can’t bend from the knees and my calves just filed an abuse report with the proper authorities… don’t do it… unless you run 18 miles weekly anyways… I’m going to go have my knees replaced with whatever Lowe’s Hardware deems appropriate… it was worth it to me… but then again, I always dreamed of being prefontaine at a very early age… Now, my next goal is to conquer flash and actionscript… just as hard as the marathon I’m sure you’d agree.