kamper
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- Mar 18, 2003
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Other random observations from the day. Sorry for the verbosity, but this was my first one and it was all very interesting 
- We used some new (to me) timing chip technology: rfid chips taped on to the back of the race number bib. This is great because there's no hassle and you don't have to worry about whether the chip is positioned the right way on your foot or where to attach it if you have unconventional footwear. Mine had a slab of foam on it to hold it away from my body I think, but not all of them had this.
- There were no Africans, the winning time was 2:23 and the leaderboard was basically Canadians. This was not a prestigious race.
- I dropped 3 large deuces before the race (tmi? well this stuff is important on race day). If I hadn't gotten up 4 hours before the starting time, I might have ended up in some trouble. I blame last night's pasta sauce.
- I took note of where I passed my BQ time, between 33 and 34k, and shed a tear inside because I'll probably never come close
- I'm happy to be able to say that I ran the whole way. I stopped once to refill my bottle with gatorade, but there was no walking and there was none of this "wall" business
- We used some new (to me) timing chip technology: rfid chips taped on to the back of the race number bib. This is great because there's no hassle and you don't have to worry about whether the chip is positioned the right way on your foot or where to attach it if you have unconventional footwear. Mine had a slab of foam on it to hold it away from my body I think, but not all of them had this.
- There were no Africans, the winning time was 2:23 and the leaderboard was basically Canadians. This was not a prestigious race.
- I dropped 3 large deuces before the race (tmi? well this stuff is important on race day
). If I hadn't gotten up 4 hours before the starting time, I might have ended up in some trouble. I blame last night's pasta sauce.- I took note of where I passed my BQ time, between 33 and 34k, and shed a tear inside because I'll probably never come close
- I'm happy to be able to say that I ran the whole way. I stopped once to refill my bottle with gatorade, but there was no walking and there was none of this "wall" business
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