• Full disclosure: I started this post in June-2014 and never finished it.  Now in 2018 upon the resurrection of this blog I found this report & have decided to fill in what I remember & post it. -Tim

    Race Name: Bethel Hill Moonlight Boogie
    Distance/Type: 50 Miles / 30 Miles
    Race Location: Ellerbe, NC
    Climate Data: HOT 86 deg 67% humidity
    Race Date: June 7th, 2014

    Finish Time: DNF
    Finish Place
    Race Stats:

    Race in 1 paragraph:
    Once again started great, reserved and hydrated and ended up dnfing due to stomach & muscle spams. 

    Pre-Race
    The day started out like any other race.  Except for today I was going to be the 2 Hour Pacer for the Race 13.1 N. Hills 1/2 Marathon. (Race Report Here).  After i was finished with the half I showered, ate and rehydrated.  Following all that I was able to get in about a 3 hour nap before it was time to get up and go.

    This year I had agreed to drive to the race with Pat and we would hang out to the end.  The previous night he came over and load some of his stuff so we be able to just hop in the van and go. As 3:PM rolled around Pat showed up so we finished loading the van and off we went.

    When we arrived in the middle of no where, I mean Ellerbe, NC, it was to our supprise that there already a bunch of people there and someone had even took our spot from the previous year.

    Race

    Post-Race

    What Went Right

    What Went Wrong

    Conclusion

     

     

  • This morning I went up to Cary Ortho to have a fresh pair of eyes look at the pain I am having in my leg.  I would say it’s a stress fracture but strangely enough I can produce the same pain in either leg by pushing on the same spot.  Soooo off to the orhto I went.  The Office staff and the Dr were very nice and we went through all the normal question and answer stuff along with the traditional x-ray.  The x-rays came back and looked good.  No visible stress fractures but we really did not expect to see anything on the x-ray now did we.  So the doc proceeded to twist, push and pull a little more asked me to hop and walk then said we need a bone scan to get the final ruling.

    If this is a false SFX alarm then we can figure out what we need to do to get me back training.  If it is a SFX then what are we going to do to keep my fitness level up during my “REST” (evil word) Period.  More to come on this topic after my bone scan.

    While I was there I asked him to take a look at my right kneed.  Ever since Boogie I have had this really sore spot on the medial (inside) spot on my knee.  My self diagnosis, which is ALMOST 100% on, said it was a  Pes anserine bursitis or simply put an inflammation of the inner knee where 3 tendons insert into the bone and the Bursa sac behind the tendons has become inflamed and very angry.  As I suspected I was correct and the doc gave me a cortisone shot to help calm things down.  After the shot he said, Oh ya, this might be a little sore for the next 3 days and BOY IS IT EVER! hahah

    So now we cross-train and wait until the Bone Scan & results are read.

  • Over a year ago a tornado came through our town and destroyed the Corporate office for the company I work for.  So when that happened we were forced to move our entire corporate office and supporting offices into a warehouse!   WELL, Today is our last day in that warehouse and were were allowed to wear short and T-Shirts since my group (I.T.) will be performing the server moves, and re-connects.  What a better way to do it than in my Boogie Shirt!!  Have a great weekend everyone!