Jodi - DNF

I am very sorry to report that I received my FIRST ever DNF (Did Not Finish) this weekend. :( I hadn't been feeling too swell anyway, but I was really excited to finally get to run a 10k with my friend Amanda, so I tied on the timing chip, pinned on my number, and laced up my shoes anyway. By the first mile marker I knew I had made a mistake. Before the second mile marker I had two different policemen come ask me if I needed EMS!! Yep, if you had been driving or running by you would have seen me - navy shorts, green tank, #128 - sitting on the curb just trying to keep my breakfast in. I was pretty bummed, needless to say, but I walked my aching body to the halfway mark with two really nice ladies who kept reassuring me "not to worry - 3 miles is a long way to go!" :) Of course I had to sort of let it slip that I have run a marathon before and that this wasn't really a case of "didn't train enough." They were really talkative and funny, and at their relay exchange (the halfway point) they encouraged me to run in with them. So I did - only to have a recurrence of illness. :( But still they gave me a ride back to the starting point where I got to see Amanda finishing the whole 10k. She kept a great pace and looked great coming in! Good job, Amanda!!! On the other hand, I waited around to congratulate her and chat for a bit and then headed home where I spent the rest of the day .... um.... indisposed. ;)
So, Amanda, if you are reading, I owe you another race. Sorry things didn't go how I expected, but for sure we'll do another one. As for now, I'll sign off the way the results pages list you when you don't finish: Jodi - DNF.