WEBVTT - Morning Run: Marathon Edition

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, folks, we have paramedics, police officers, marathon volunteers, and

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<v Speaker 1>marathon spectators we need to thank today. But I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to start this episode by saying a very heartfelt thank

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<v Speaker 1>you to one miss Amy Robock and with that, everybody,

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<v Speaker 1>welcome to this very special edition of Amy and tj

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<v Speaker 1>Are Morning Run edition is kind of a marathon edition.

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<v Speaker 1>Here now, but Robock and I, if you can give

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<v Speaker 1>the description of what's right outside our window and just

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<v Speaker 1>set the scene for a second here.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we are in our Chicago hotel room. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>it's right across from Ridley Field.

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<v Speaker 1>It's gorgeous looking at the Cubs flags flying in the wind.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, and there was some rain and some wind. It's cold,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's dreary, and it well, we're trying to get

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<v Speaker 2>out of that mood right now. We are not having

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<v Speaker 2>the morning after that we were expecting to have after

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<v Speaker 2>a marathon. Usually it's laboratory. It is filled with relief

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<v Speaker 2>and exuberance and gratitude, and we have some of those

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<v Speaker 2>things going on, but we have a lot of disappointment

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<v Speaker 2>as well, but a lot of gratitude.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh, frustration, I guess is a good word, but I

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<v Speaker 1>mean this robes and you don't know this. At some

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<v Speaker 1>point I was just looking at you while you were

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<v Speaker 1>asleep last night. But you you performed in a way

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<v Speaker 1>yesterday that was I can't think of anybody besides my

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<v Speaker 1>mom who has taken that kind of care for me

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<v Speaker 1>when I was desperate, So this wasn't We just picked

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<v Speaker 1>up the microphones and decided we were going to start

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<v Speaker 1>a podcast, so we didn't know how we were going

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<v Speaker 1>to start and to tell the story of what happened

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<v Speaker 1>at the marathon. But you, my God, when I was

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<v Speaker 1>hurting and I was struggling, and maybe I could have

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<v Speaker 1>made it through on my own and figured it out,

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<v Speaker 1>but I needed help, and you I just helped. But

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<v Speaker 1>you sacrificed something that was Jesus, that was very important

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<v Speaker 1>to you in order to stay with me. So I

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<v Speaker 1>thank you. Yesterday I was begging you to keep running,

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<v Speaker 1>keep running, when I knew I couldn't keep running, and

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<v Speaker 1>you stuck with me. And you were fully trained for

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<v Speaker 1>a marathon and you could have finished, and you did

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<v Speaker 1>not finish because of my bum ass yesterday. So I

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<v Speaker 1>loved you before we started. I didn't know how possible

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<v Speaker 1>it was to love and adore and appreciate you more.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'll say it to you plenty yesterday, but i'll

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<v Speaker 1>say it here again. Just thank you for what you

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<v Speaker 1>did for me yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>Well I appreciate that. But I told you at the

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<v Speaker 2>time when you couldn't, you knew you couldn't go on anymore,

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<v Speaker 2>and you did. You begged me multiple times please keep running,

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<v Speaker 2>even when I didn't realize how serious it was. But

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<v Speaker 2>I saw you had fallen behind me, which is very

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<v Speaker 2>unusual because you're right next to me or sometimes even

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<v Speaker 2>a little ahead of me, only because you're trying to

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<v Speaker 2>slow down for me. When you were so far behind

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<v Speaker 2>me that I actually couldn't see you, I thought, oh no,

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<v Speaker 2>his things have started to take a turn. For his words,

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<v Speaker 2>his achilles, we I think we've been talking about it.

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone knows you were struggling with an injury. And it

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<v Speaker 2>was this was around mile eighteen from my recollection that

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<v Speaker 2>I realized you had fallen way back behind and so

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<v Speaker 2>I was looking for you and was managed to slow

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<v Speaker 2>down enough to catch up with you or for you

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<v Speaker 2>to catch up with me, and I saw how much

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<v Speaker 2>you were struggling, and you when I looked back, and

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<v Speaker 2>finally saw you. You kept making the hand gesture like

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<v Speaker 2>go go. You just kept saying go go, like you

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<v Speaker 2>didn't want me to slow down even And that for

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<v Speaker 2>me was not thinkable because I was running by myself

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<v Speaker 2>for a while, and I thought, this isn't why I've

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<v Speaker 2>signed up for this. I have run marathons before. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>doing this to run with you and to be with you.

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<v Speaker 2>And what I told you, and I know this rang

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<v Speaker 2>true for you. I said, Imagine it was the opposite.

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<v Speaker 2>Imagine I was injured. Imagine I needed help. Imagine I

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<v Speaker 2>had to quit. There is no way in hell you

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<v Speaker 2>would have kept running. And I think that maybe gave

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<v Speaker 2>you some peace, because you know you would have done

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<v Speaker 2>the exact same thing for me. You know you would

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<v Speaker 2>have stayed back with me, and you know you would

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<v Speaker 2>have helped me. I mean, you ended up in an ambulance, babe,

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<v Speaker 2>you ended up in a medical tent. You were vomiting.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean this was you were in significant pain, you

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<v Speaker 2>were deeply dehydrated, and there was no way you were

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<v Speaker 2>going to finish. And so we yeah, at mile twenty one,

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<v Speaker 2>and that is incredibly frustrating. We had five miles to go.

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<v Speaker 2>We can do five miles in our sleep and we

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<v Speaker 2>had to stop because you needed help.

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<v Speaker 1>I And again, folks, you were If folks have followed us,

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<v Speaker 1>you know we're runners, and you also know that it's

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<v Speaker 1>not just marathon day. This is a commitment of five

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<v Speaker 1>or six months of your life to get ready for

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<v Speaker 1>a day like that. And so the first time a

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<v Speaker 1>tear came out of my eye is when that moment

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<v Speaker 1>when you realize you're not going to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>go on. And that pain is one thing we're used

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<v Speaker 1>to it every run. You go do a two mile run,

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<v Speaker 1>you might be in pain. This wasn't just pain management,

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<v Speaker 1>and it finally broke down. So for folks, we'll explain.

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<v Speaker 1>So we put some stuff out on social media without

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of context, and even some of my family

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<v Speaker 1>and friends who are reaching out and still don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>they think I'm still in the hospital this morning, so

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<v Speaker 1>I should let everybody know what happened. But we started

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<v Speaker 1>robes on kind of a weird day yesterday. It was

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<v Speaker 1>every single thing that could have gone wrong went wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>And from the jump, we had a routine. We got

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<v Speaker 1>up like we were supposed to, but we needed to

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<v Speaker 1>get to a particular tint a runner tint where we

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<v Speaker 1>were assigned, and that's where we knew we were going

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<v Speaker 1>to use bathroom and get all the food and liquids

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<v Speaker 1>that we needed that more.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, and so we ended up it was just chaos,

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<v Speaker 2>and we know that's the way it is and most marathons.

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<v Speaker 2>And I had been to the Chicago Marathon a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of years prior, but I had someone with me who's

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<v Speaker 2>local and who knew, who kind of guided me. I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't know exactly where to go. We couldn't find. We

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<v Speaker 2>asked I would say at least a dozen and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not exaggerating.

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<v Speaker 1>I was going to go up to twenty.

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<v Speaker 2>A dozen marathon workers. Where is this tent that we

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<v Speaker 2>had to be at that we were counting on for

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<v Speaker 2>all of the above. Otherwise we would have prepped beforehand.

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<v Speaker 2>But we knew we had this tent to go to,

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<v Speaker 2>where there was food, where there was any like, there

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<v Speaker 2>was electrolytes, there was everything you needed to prepare for

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<v Speaker 2>your marathon. So we kind of left it all to

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<v Speaker 2>that tent. We couldn't find the tent and no one,

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<v Speaker 2>no one knew where it was. And to the point

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<v Speaker 2>where TikTok after thirty minutes of looking for this tent,

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<v Speaker 2>we realized we were in trouble when we finally found someone,

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<v Speaker 2>finally found someone who knew it, and it was so

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<v Speaker 2>far in the other direction we couldn't get to it

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<v Speaker 2>to get what we needed to get back to our corral.

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<v Speaker 2>And so we started this marathon and I was upset.

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<v Speaker 2>I actually almost started crying, and you talked me down.

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<v Speaker 2>You said, Robes, we are going to be fine. We

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<v Speaker 2>will figure this out. It's okay. But we ended up

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<v Speaker 2>starting a marathon with no bathroom. And that is essential

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<v Speaker 2>because the lines for the porta pottis are an hour long.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it's if you've ever been to a race

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<v Speaker 2>and a marathon specifically, it is impossible unless you've alloted

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<v Speaker 2>an hour to use the restroom. So there was no restroom.

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<v Speaker 2>Then I had not had any water. You had not

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<v Speaker 2>had any water, and we didn't have our water bottles.

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<v Speaker 2>We had no food. We hadn't eaten anything. So I

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<v Speaker 2>was just like, this is a disaster.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey. This is why I wasn't worried though, because I

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<v Speaker 1>know on the race route there's going to be water,

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<v Speaker 1>there's going to be gatorating, and there's going to be food,

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<v Speaker 1>and there's going to be good, and there's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be all whatever you need, and that's also going to

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<v Speaker 1>be Porter botties. Is not the ideal way to start

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<v Speaker 1>a race. It's not. But the fact of the matter

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<v Speaker 1>is you and I started a marathon without having a

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<v Speaker 1>single drop of fluid and now having a single bite

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<v Speaker 1>of food. That's stupid.

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<v Speaker 2>It is stupid. And also for someone like me who

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<v Speaker 2>always has stomach issues, to be eating while I'm running

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<v Speaker 2>is not ideal. And to be then trying to catch

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<v Speaker 2>up on my water as I start running versus having

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<v Speaker 2>hydrated beforehand is also starting a race not in a

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<v Speaker 2>good place. So I was nervous, and interestingly enough with

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<v Speaker 2>all of that. We started out the race and I realized, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what, I don't need to use the restroom.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm okay. And I grabbed water at all the water stations.

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<v Speaker 2>I even had a half a banana here or there,

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<v Speaker 2>and I was like, you know what, I'm gonna be okay.

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<v Speaker 2>And it started out better than we thought, and we're

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<v Speaker 2>running better, no better though I was.

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<v Speaker 1>I was the only one went into the race not

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<v Speaker 1>nervous about my achilles. Everybody was asking everybody had family friends.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody's wondering about my legs. Some tell me I shouldn't run.

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<v Speaker 1>You and I even talked about it that maybe we would.

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<v Speaker 1>I was going to have to let people know here

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<v Speaker 1>whether or not I was going to run, and we

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<v Speaker 1>say we go right up to the start line. But

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<v Speaker 1>we started. I was okay. So the little background there.

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<v Speaker 1>For two three months, I've been dealing with an achilles issue.

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<v Speaker 1>Achilles ten to nine is. There are all kinds of

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<v Speaker 1>words for it. But I had been getting treatments. I

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<v Speaker 1>went to a doctor. I've got X rays, I did

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<v Speaker 1>laser heat therapy. I've been doing NonStop therapy at home

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<v Speaker 1>for the past couple of weeks. It has been bothering.

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<v Speaker 1>It was not right at the start of the race,

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<v Speaker 1>but I have been training on it and had fine

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<v Speaker 1>training runs. It hurts me, but I was concerned about it,

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<v Speaker 1>but I felt good about the achilles at least going in.

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<v Speaker 1>So we take off. Y'all thought I was crazy. I

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<v Speaker 1>was encouraging everybody else. We get text from Bob that

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<v Speaker 1>was running yep. I was like, Hey, let's go do this.

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<v Speaker 2>Man.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody's concerned and worried. I'm the I'm on.

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<v Speaker 2>File you were in a fabulous mood and you actually

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<v Speaker 2>helped me because I was upset about how we started,

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<v Speaker 2>understandably so, but you were like, ro we're good, we

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<v Speaker 2>got this, and you know we One of the things,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, that's so inspiring about running races is you

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<v Speaker 2>see who's running, and it's people from all shapes and sizes,

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<v Speaker 2>all ages, and all levels of ability. And so we

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<v Speaker 2>were running past folks who were missing limbs, who were

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<v Speaker 2>using crutches and speed walking with one leg. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I was blown away and the guy.

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<v Speaker 1>That's where I turned to you while we were running

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<v Speaker 1>and I said, now, what were you complaining about?

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<v Speaker 2>Exactly? And so those are the moments I just got

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<v Speaker 2>chills even remembering it. When you're running these races and

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<v Speaker 2>you feel like you're in a bad way, or you're

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<v Speaker 2>not feeling one hundred percent, or you're nervous or upset,

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<v Speaker 2>you look and you see what someone else's overcoming, and

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<v Speaker 2>you say to yourself, shut up, you're fine, You're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be okay. You are just really in this point, it's

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<v Speaker 2>a mental game. And we were talking about that so

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<v Speaker 2>much of running is a mental game. It's physical, of course,

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<v Speaker 2>but if you've done the work and you've done the training,

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<v Speaker 2>which we have for the past five months, you have

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<v Speaker 2>to trust it and then you just have to let

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<v Speaker 2>your mind calm and go to another place. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>part of what I love about running, is that really

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<v Speaker 2>forces you to be disciplined in every way in shape possible. However,

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<v Speaker 2>we get to we get to the halfway point, we

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<v Speaker 2>get to the half marathon thirteen point one, and we're

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<v Speaker 2>both doing really well.

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<v Speaker 1>And we have to say, if anybody was following, if

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<v Speaker 1>folks were confused about like, how is he posting on Instagram?

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<v Speaker 1>I was posting the entire first thirteen miles, almost every

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<v Speaker 1>mom marker I was showing. I was showing the signs

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<v Speaker 1>that people had. I was just having a blast and enjoying.

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<v Speaker 1>When I saw that thirteen point one that means you

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<v Speaker 1>have just run a half marathon, I knew. I just

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<v Speaker 1>took an inventory of my body. I was like, Wow,

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<v Speaker 1>I am okay, we are about to finish this dayn marathon.

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<v Speaker 1>I was even saying to myself, Man, I finished this thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Y'all ain't gonna be able to tell me nothing, because

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna believe I am a superhero.

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<v Speaker 2>We were on good pace. I think we were doing

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<v Speaker 2>like about a nine thirty. My dad was was, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>all of your friends and family get your bib numbers

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<v Speaker 2>and they follow you. It's really fun. So I love

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<v Speaker 2>it when I have my AirPods in. It's less about

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<v Speaker 2>the music and more about the messages I hear from

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<v Speaker 2>people saying you got this both of my daughters. I

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<v Speaker 2>know your daughter did to sending me go go go.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, let's get Let's be clear here. We actually called Sabine,

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<v Speaker 1>my eleven year old, from the starting line. Yeah, we

0:11:55.679 --> 0:11:57.800
<v Speaker 1>sent her pictures of us at the starting line. She

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<v Speaker 1>knows good and hell, well, dad, he's been training for marathon.

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<v Speaker 1>You said you were getting messages from your daughter, wait

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<v Speaker 1>to go? You got this? Da da da. You know

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<v Speaker 1>what I got during the race?

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<v Speaker 2>A YouTube video, a YouTube clip for.

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<v Speaker 1>My daughter and I said, baby, I'm running a marathon.

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<v Speaker 1>And her response was oh, like.

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<v Speaker 2>She's eleven and mine are a little older, so they

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<v Speaker 2>might get things a little bit more. But my dad

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<v Speaker 2>is he's a runner, he's a marathon or he's run

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<v Speaker 2>three marathons and ran Verlin with me, so he gets it.

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<v Speaker 2>He knows what it's like. So he those big mile markers,

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<v Speaker 2>so half marathon, He's like, way to go. And then

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<v Speaker 2>he saw us at thirty k and he said, great, pace,

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<v Speaker 2>keep it up. And then they saw us just stop,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think it ended up we ended up stopping.

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<v Speaker 2>We started slowing down at mile eighteen. That's when I

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<v Speaker 2>realized you were in trouble. And then finally it was

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<v Speaker 2>at mile twenty one where you realized you couldn't go

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<v Speaker 2>any further.

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<v Speaker 1>So here's the thing, bo, this is what happened. Everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>asking me about the Achilles. Achilles wasn't the issue ultimately

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<v Speaker 1>that caused me to have to stop.

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<v Speaker 2>And I didn't know this, by the way, I absolutely

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<v Speaker 2>thought it was your achilles up until I think last night.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I don't think you told me.

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<v Speaker 1>I had to. So what's the right way to break

0:13:06.880 --> 0:13:09.280
<v Speaker 1>this down? That was a previous injury. So if you

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<v Speaker 1>run marathons, you got some straight shots mainly, but you

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<v Speaker 1>have to every once in a while make a hard

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<v Speaker 1>right or a hard laughter's turn. So we had a

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<v Speaker 1>perpendicular essentially turned to get onto another street and I

0:13:19.960 --> 0:13:22.199
<v Speaker 1>had to go around this pretty sharp curve. This was

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<v Speaker 1>at thirteen point one. Go around this sharp curve, now

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<v Speaker 1>we're all bunched together and you're coming around the corner.

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<v Speaker 1>And I didn't have time to adjust to a guy

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<v Speaker 1>for reasons I don't understand, was walking in the middle

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<v Speaker 1>of the marathon. People do walk at times, they get tired,

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<v Speaker 1>they want to take a rest, but they often move

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<v Speaker 1>over to the side. You know you have to do that.

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<v Speaker 2>You move over to the right when you have to walk.

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<v Speaker 2>And believe me, when you get past mile fifteen, people

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<v Speaker 2>start walking. It always always.

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<v Speaker 1>Get it folks taking a little rest. But this guy

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<v Speaker 1>comes just shocks me. As I'm turning, I didn't have

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<v Speaker 1>time and I almost fall and I have to grab

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<v Speaker 1>onto him to try to go around him and trying

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<v Speaker 1>to avoid But as I was going down, I catch

0:14:06.520 --> 0:14:09.959
<v Speaker 1>myself on my right leg. Now the achilles that's the problem.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the problem is on my left leg. I catch

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<v Speaker 1>myself with my right leg going down, and when I

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<v Speaker 1>do it, I immediately feel the tweak in my right hip

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<v Speaker 1>and kind of my right butt cheek. And at that moment,

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<v Speaker 1>as though because this was the previous injury from my

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<v Speaker 1>first marathon in twenty twenty two, the IT band, I've

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<v Speaker 1>learned more about tendons and bands and crap over the

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<v Speaker 1>past couple of years than ever but an IT band,

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<v Speaker 1>and you did or didn't see this?

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<v Speaker 2>I saw so. I so I was just behind you,

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<v Speaker 2>and I saw you go into the guy and then yet,

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<v Speaker 2>like you said, use his shoulders almost to steady yourself,

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<v Speaker 2>because you you went forward and kind of did like

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<v Speaker 2>one of those almost face plants. But then you stopped

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<v Speaker 2>yourself and righted yourself. And I didn't realize at that

0:14:59.280 --> 0:15:01.440
<v Speaker 2>moment you had injured yourself. I just know that when

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<v Speaker 2>we got to I think it was maybe mile it

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<v Speaker 2>was right before you ended up slowing way down and

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't realize you had gotten so far behind me.

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<v Speaker 2>But maybe it was like fifteen sixteen, you started getting

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<v Speaker 2>further and further behind me. But when I was running

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<v Speaker 2>next to you, when I slowed down to catch up

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<v Speaker 2>with you or for you to catch up with me,

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<v Speaker 2>I heard you doing something that I had never heard

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<v Speaker 2>you do. While you were running, you were literally grunting

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<v Speaker 2>in pain, like going oh oh, And that was something

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<v Speaker 2>completely new to me, and I thought, oh my god,

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<v Speaker 2>I cannot believe he's in that much pain that I

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<v Speaker 2>don't even know if he knows how loud He's being

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<v Speaker 2>grunting with every step he was taking and I just said, baby,

0:15:40.040 --> 0:15:41.280
<v Speaker 2>do you want to walk? Do you want to walk?

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<v Speaker 2>And you said no, no, And so we were slowing down.

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<v Speaker 2>I think we were at like an eleven minute mile

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<v Speaker 2>at one point, like really slow, and you still run

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<v Speaker 2>so much pain, and I remember thinking, oh, no, what's

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<v Speaker 2>going to happen. And it wasn't until we finally ended

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<v Speaker 2>up having to stop and I saw tears running down

0:15:56.960 --> 0:16:00.520
<v Speaker 2>your face. I knew I knew it was probably over.

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<v Speaker 1>That's when I knew it was over. The pain was

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<v Speaker 1>let's just deal. But when I knew in my mind

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<v Speaker 1>that this was over, and it's you put five months

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<v Speaker 1>into something to get to this day. You put that

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<v Speaker 1>much work in and you can't finish it. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>that I didn't get the time I wanted. It was

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<v Speaker 1>none of that. It was you can't. You body won't

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<v Speaker 1>let you do it. And you know what I thought

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<v Speaker 1>about you? And I just gotten comparing ourselves to Olympic athletes.

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<v Speaker 1>But we all just watched the Olympics, and this is

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<v Speaker 1>the only thing that now I see. It was the

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<v Speaker 1>Batmanton young lady. I can't remember which country, but she

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<v Speaker 1>was the returning champ, she was the favorite to win it,

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<v Speaker 1>and she was down on her knees just screaming in

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<v Speaker 1>tears because she knew she had an injury that wasn't

0:16:44.840 --> 0:16:49.800
<v Speaker 1>going to allow her to continue. That is what that stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>When you see that in those moments, and those people

0:16:51.880 --> 0:16:55.120
<v Speaker 1>put four years into it, And so we think about

0:16:55.160 --> 0:16:57.920
<v Speaker 1>marathonis and you folks are crazy the amount of discipline

0:16:57.920 --> 0:16:59.520
<v Speaker 1>you see it on marathon day, but the amount of

0:16:59.560 --> 0:17:02.320
<v Speaker 1>discipline and work that goes into that to get to

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<v Speaker 1>that moment and still can't do it was too much

0:17:05.720 --> 0:17:08.280
<v Speaker 1>emotionally in that moment for me to handle. Yeah, And

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<v Speaker 1>so the trying to be clear here my right that

0:17:12.480 --> 0:17:15.040
<v Speaker 1>it band and look, I'm not gonna go into all

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<v Speaker 1>the medical I can't explain at all, but it runs

0:17:18.359 --> 0:17:21.320
<v Speaker 1>down the entire right side of your leg and your

0:17:21.359 --> 0:17:23.600
<v Speaker 1>left you have it. It goes just down the side of

0:17:23.640 --> 0:17:25.920
<v Speaker 1>your leg, It connects from your hip, It goes all

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<v Speaker 1>the way down.

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<v Speaker 2>It's what's sore for me today like that those are

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<v Speaker 2>the only things that I'm sore on my both of

0:17:30.600 --> 0:17:32.320
<v Speaker 2>my hips, like a little bit of sore, Like I

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<v Speaker 2>get it.

0:17:32.800 --> 0:17:35.520
<v Speaker 1>So that's a band issue. But it shows up oftentimes

0:17:35.760 --> 0:17:38.800
<v Speaker 1>in the knee. It shows up as knee pain. And

0:17:38.880 --> 0:17:41.040
<v Speaker 1>so I didn't realize the first time I had the injury,

0:17:41.080 --> 0:17:42.600
<v Speaker 1>but I figured it out, I got some stretches. It

0:17:42.640 --> 0:17:46.359
<v Speaker 1>hasn't bothered me a single time two years, not once.

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<v Speaker 1>So as soon as I tweaked it, I felt it

0:17:48.960 --> 0:17:51.719
<v Speaker 1>and thought, oh god, it might not be good. But

0:17:51.840 --> 0:17:55.920
<v Speaker 1>I literally, over the next few miles felt my knee swelling,

0:17:56.160 --> 0:17:57.359
<v Speaker 1>literally feel it swelling.

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<v Speaker 2>You said that to me. I said, what's what's going on, baby,

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<v Speaker 2>And you said, my knee is so swollen, I can't

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<v Speaker 2>bend it. And I thought, oh no.

0:18:04.800 --> 0:18:09.600
<v Speaker 1>So oh no. I am now imagine I have a

0:18:09.800 --> 0:18:15.480
<v Speaker 1>left achilles injury. But instead of trying to help the

0:18:15.600 --> 0:18:18.760
<v Speaker 1>left achilles by putting more weight on my right, my

0:18:18.960 --> 0:18:22.200
<v Speaker 1>right leg is now injured. And now I am compensating

0:18:22.240 --> 0:18:26.840
<v Speaker 1>by putting more weight and emphasis on the left leg,

0:18:26.960 --> 0:18:30.240
<v Speaker 1>which is already injured. And that is where everything fall apart.

0:18:30.240 --> 0:18:34.119
<v Speaker 1>That's why I fell apart.

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<v Speaker 2>And so we ended up on the side of the

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<v Speaker 2>road just past mile twenty one, and we had some

0:18:45.480 --> 0:18:50.000
<v Speaker 2>incredible marathon workers and volunteers. We wish we remember their name.

0:18:50.000 --> 0:18:54.040
<v Speaker 2>But this lovely blonde woman and a police officer actually

0:18:54.760 --> 0:18:57.359
<v Speaker 2>stayed with us, and they were just trying to get

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<v Speaker 2>us transport because at that point we knew we just

0:18:59.200 --> 0:19:01.479
<v Speaker 2>had to get back to where we started to get

0:19:01.520 --> 0:19:04.840
<v Speaker 2>our things, et cetera. And all of a sudden, you

0:19:04.920 --> 0:19:08.119
<v Speaker 2>went so pale, and you just started vomiting, like on

0:19:08.240 --> 0:19:10.560
<v Speaker 2>the street, and they said, we're gonna We're gonna call

0:19:10.560 --> 0:19:12.840
<v Speaker 2>an ambulance because they just got nervous at that point,

0:19:12.880 --> 0:19:17.000
<v Speaker 2>and understandably so it took about thirty minutes. You can

0:19:17.160 --> 0:19:21.000
<v Speaker 2>imagine it's Chicago, a marathon. All the streets are closed.

0:19:21.280 --> 0:19:23.480
<v Speaker 2>We're close to the finish line, but not close enough

0:19:23.480 --> 0:19:25.120
<v Speaker 2>for it to make a lot of sense. We finally,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it seemed like forever, and I felt so

0:19:27.560 --> 0:19:31.560
<v Speaker 2>bad for you, but we finally got to the ambulance.

0:19:31.600 --> 0:19:35.000
<v Speaker 2>And then once you got in there, you looked awful.

0:19:35.080 --> 0:19:37.960
<v Speaker 2>You were so pale, you were shivering and shaking because

0:19:38.000 --> 0:19:40.760
<v Speaker 2>you've got these wet, sweaty clothing on and now the

0:19:40.800 --> 0:19:43.679
<v Speaker 2>wind is whipping and it was pretty miserable. And you

0:19:43.720 --> 0:19:46.000
<v Speaker 2>got into the ambulance. They put you in the on

0:19:46.040 --> 0:19:49.080
<v Speaker 2>the stretcher, which you were not very fond of. But

0:19:49.119 --> 0:19:52.040
<v Speaker 2>then you started vomiting again, and they wanted to take

0:19:52.040 --> 0:19:54.000
<v Speaker 2>you to the hospital at that point.

0:19:53.840 --> 0:19:56.520
<v Speaker 1>And which is something you knew was not going to happen.

0:19:56.560 --> 0:19:59.040
<v Speaker 1>I actually she strapped me in and she said, we're

0:19:59.040 --> 0:20:00.000
<v Speaker 1>gonna have to take you to the hospital.

0:20:00.040 --> 0:20:02.600
<v Speaker 2>He took the took the drops off, and I looked

0:20:02.600 --> 0:20:04.560
<v Speaker 2>at her and I said, ma'am, he's not going to

0:20:04.560 --> 0:20:07.080
<v Speaker 2>the hospital, so what can we do here? And she

0:20:07.280 --> 0:20:09.639
<v Speaker 2>was like okay. I was like, I assure you, he

0:20:09.760 --> 0:20:11.240
<v Speaker 2>is not going to the hospital.

0:20:11.600 --> 0:20:13.560
<v Speaker 1>So they didn't well, and again they're doing their job.

0:20:13.600 --> 0:20:16.080
<v Speaker 1>And Caitlyn was the driver of the ambulance, and the

0:20:16.119 --> 0:20:19.840
<v Speaker 1>young lady in the back she was a I'm sorry,

0:20:19.880 --> 0:20:21.760
<v Speaker 1>we cannot remember her name. We are going to find

0:20:21.800 --> 0:20:23.720
<v Speaker 1>you if anybody within the sound of our voice know

0:20:23.760 --> 0:20:26.680
<v Speaker 1>who's Caitlin was working with. She took care of us

0:20:26.680 --> 0:20:30.080
<v Speaker 1>at the marathon. We would love to reach out to

0:20:30.160 --> 0:20:35.160
<v Speaker 1>both of them. But when and this was obviously embarrassing,

0:20:35.160 --> 0:20:37.760
<v Speaker 1>They're transporting us and I say, ma'am, you're gonna have

0:20:37.760 --> 0:20:39.160
<v Speaker 1>to stop. You're gonna have to open that door because

0:20:39.160 --> 0:20:42.320
<v Speaker 1>I'm about to vomit. And she pulled out a bucket

0:20:42.359 --> 0:20:43.880
<v Speaker 1>in the nick of time.

0:20:44.040 --> 0:20:45.000
<v Speaker 2>In the nick of time.

0:20:45.080 --> 0:20:48.240
<v Speaker 1>And at that point they get scared because they think

0:20:48.280 --> 0:20:49.960
<v Speaker 1>something else is going on with me, that I do

0:20:50.040 --> 0:20:53.360
<v Speaker 1>need to get to a hospital. And so that's when

0:20:53.359 --> 0:20:53.920
<v Speaker 1>they put.

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<v Speaker 2>On the sirens, the sirens.

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<v Speaker 1>So here I am me, proud me in a damn

0:20:59.320 --> 0:21:02.560
<v Speaker 1>ambulance with the damn lights on, sirens going through the

0:21:02.600 --> 0:21:05.359
<v Speaker 1>streets of Chicago while the marathon is still going on.

0:21:05.520 --> 0:21:08.439
<v Speaker 2>I was thinking about I know you, and I know

0:21:08.520 --> 0:21:11.560
<v Speaker 2>how proud you are, and I know that that was

0:21:11.600 --> 0:21:14.639
<v Speaker 2>not at all what you thought was going to be happening,

0:21:14.760 --> 0:21:17.600
<v Speaker 2>or could you You could not even have imagined. This

0:21:17.760 --> 0:21:19.720
<v Speaker 2>was like a worst case not worst case scenario, but

0:21:19.800 --> 0:21:21.800
<v Speaker 2>among them it was tough.

0:21:22.440 --> 0:21:24.200
<v Speaker 1>But to end up in an ambulance and out of

0:21:24.240 --> 0:21:25.520
<v Speaker 1>wood and have I thought they were getting into the

0:21:25.520 --> 0:21:28.720
<v Speaker 1>transport I and what did the young lady tell us?

0:21:28.800 --> 0:21:31.240
<v Speaker 1>She said, you're pushing and you're upset, and you're this

0:21:31.280 --> 0:21:32.840
<v Speaker 1>and that. Let me tell you why we're doing our job.

0:21:32.880 --> 0:21:34.640
<v Speaker 1>But just a short time ago, another guy was pushing

0:21:34.720 --> 0:21:36.280
<v Speaker 1>himself and he had a heart attack on the on

0:21:36.320 --> 0:21:36.960
<v Speaker 1>the course.

0:21:36.800 --> 0:21:38.720
<v Speaker 2>And it didn't sound like it went well. She said,

0:21:38.720 --> 0:21:41.840
<v Speaker 2>he was pushing himself, he was low on salt low

0:21:41.840 --> 0:21:46.560
<v Speaker 2>on electrolytes. He went down, but then he went into

0:21:46.600 --> 0:21:49.080
<v Speaker 2>cardiac arrest, and she said, that is what happens.

0:21:49.320 --> 0:21:49.680
<v Speaker 1>You know this.

0:21:50.160 --> 0:21:56.919
<v Speaker 2>Marathons are are serious. They are dangerous even if you

0:21:57.160 --> 0:21:59.760
<v Speaker 2>if you aren't exactly where you need to be health wise,

0:21:59.800 --> 0:22:01.520
<v Speaker 2>if you haven't done the training, if you haven't had

0:22:01.520 --> 0:22:04.479
<v Speaker 2>the right if you haven't had the right fluids, if

0:22:04.520 --> 0:22:08.000
<v Speaker 2>you haven't had the right fuel, all of those things matter,

0:22:08.080 --> 0:22:11.960
<v Speaker 2>and this is why they have medical personnel lining the

0:22:11.960 --> 0:22:14.680
<v Speaker 2>streets every time you see a marathon. I don't think

0:22:14.720 --> 0:22:17.280
<v Speaker 2>any of us ever expect us to be the patients.

0:22:17.560 --> 0:22:19.320
<v Speaker 2>And I think it's going through your head. I mean,

0:22:19.359 --> 0:22:21.679
<v Speaker 2>how many times have we seen this happen to other people?

0:22:22.160 --> 0:22:26.000
<v Speaker 2>And now here you are a part of those numbers,

0:22:26.000 --> 0:22:28.240
<v Speaker 2>And it's not where anyone wants to be. And sometimes

0:22:28.280 --> 0:22:30.800
<v Speaker 2>you can't anticipate it. Sometimes you can't do anything about it.

0:22:30.800 --> 0:22:33.359
<v Speaker 2>And thank god, those amazing people are there to help

0:22:33.440 --> 0:22:37.679
<v Speaker 2>folks push themselves in a healthy, amazing way. But it

0:22:37.720 --> 0:22:41.359
<v Speaker 2>can be scary in moments, and yes, I think pretty

0:22:41.400 --> 0:22:44.200
<v Speaker 2>much every marathon I've been in there have been moments

0:22:44.240 --> 0:22:46.560
<v Speaker 2>like that where people have died, people have come close.

0:22:46.359 --> 0:22:48.520
<v Speaker 1>To die half wa in Brooklyn. I ran and God

0:22:48.600 --> 0:22:51.360
<v Speaker 1>dropped it right before the or before the finish line.

0:22:51.400 --> 0:22:53.679
<v Speaker 1>I remember my daughter was at that thing, right. I

0:22:53.680 --> 0:22:55.880
<v Speaker 1>think it drove it home to her a little more.

0:22:56.040 --> 0:22:59.399
<v Speaker 1>This is I think it's running has been. Yes, it's

0:22:59.400 --> 0:23:02.159
<v Speaker 1>mentally difficult, but physically it's been fairly easy. For me.

0:23:02.600 --> 0:23:06.320
<v Speaker 1>It hasn't been I haven't had major issues and I've

0:23:06.320 --> 0:23:08.879
<v Speaker 1>been able to do it. And this time around, you

0:23:08.960 --> 0:23:11.639
<v Speaker 1>all were in the ambulance. I didn't get it necessarily,

0:23:11.680 --> 0:23:14.159
<v Speaker 1>but I don't know how important and serious it was.

0:23:14.160 --> 0:23:16.360
<v Speaker 1>That the vitals she was trying to get and couldn't get,

0:23:16.440 --> 0:23:18.520
<v Speaker 1>and then I was shaking. And then she said, my

0:23:18.560 --> 0:23:22.480
<v Speaker 1>body is reacting to the pain and trying to adjust.

0:23:22.720 --> 0:23:25.240
<v Speaker 1>That's healthy. So it was good for me to be vomiting.

0:23:25.280 --> 0:23:27.720
<v Speaker 1>She says, your body is reacting the right way. I

0:23:27.720 --> 0:23:29.840
<v Speaker 1>didn't get all that, but she was quite concerned.

0:23:29.920 --> 0:23:32.680
<v Speaker 2>She was, oh, your blood pressure was very high when

0:23:32.720 --> 0:23:35.320
<v Speaker 2>you first got in, and yeah, they couldn't get They

0:23:35.320 --> 0:23:38.000
<v Speaker 2>couldn't get a lot of your vitals because you were

0:23:38.040 --> 0:23:41.000
<v Speaker 2>shaking so violently and you were so cold, they couldn't

0:23:41.080 --> 0:23:44.080
<v Speaker 2>actually get it to read. And then when they finally

0:23:44.080 --> 0:23:46.440
<v Speaker 2>got you settled. Then we went to the medical tent

0:23:46.760 --> 0:23:49.959
<v Speaker 2>and they wanted to take you on a stretcher, and

0:23:49.960 --> 0:23:52.760
<v Speaker 2>that certainly would have been easier, but I knew there

0:23:52.840 --> 0:23:55.040
<v Speaker 2>was no way you were going in that stretcher. So

0:23:55.040 --> 0:23:58.000
<v Speaker 2>those two young ladies and me we all got you

0:23:58.040 --> 0:24:01.359
<v Speaker 2>to the medical tent and they checked.

0:24:01.080 --> 0:24:02.000
<v Speaker 1>You to carry.

0:24:02.240 --> 0:24:04.080
<v Speaker 2>We didn't carry you assisted.

0:24:04.240 --> 0:24:08.120
<v Speaker 1>My arm was around you from the time we stopped

0:24:08.280 --> 0:24:11.399
<v Speaker 1>until we got back to the hotel, probably as a crutch.

0:24:11.520 --> 0:24:14.440
<v Speaker 2>I was your crutch, but.

0:24:14.480 --> 0:24:17.640
<v Speaker 1>I I and this is the crazy thing, and anybody

0:24:17.640 --> 0:24:20.119
<v Speaker 1>who runs will is a marathon or certainly will get it.

0:24:20.840 --> 0:24:22.880
<v Speaker 1>Before we even got back to the hotel, my thought

0:24:22.960 --> 0:24:24.679
<v Speaker 1>was all about, man, I gotta get healthy for the

0:24:24.680 --> 0:24:28.320
<v Speaker 1>New York City Marathon in three weeks. That's happening. I'm

0:24:28.400 --> 0:24:31.000
<v Speaker 1>running that marathon in three weeks. I can't wait. In fact,

0:24:31.080 --> 0:24:33.080
<v Speaker 1>we go back to New York today. I can't wait

0:24:33.520 --> 0:24:36.359
<v Speaker 1>to go possibly for a run tomorrow. My knee is

0:24:36.400 --> 0:24:39.560
<v Speaker 1>my problem. It's it's swollen, it is not well, and

0:24:39.640 --> 0:24:42.520
<v Speaker 1>it hurts. But this is I feel like an injury

0:24:42.520 --> 0:24:45.159
<v Speaker 1>I've dealt with, but and I know how to fix this.

0:24:45.640 --> 0:24:50.359
<v Speaker 1>Achilles will continue to heal but I cannot wait to

0:24:50.400 --> 0:24:52.840
<v Speaker 1>get back out there because I'm so frustrated with what

0:24:52.920 --> 0:24:55.800
<v Speaker 1>happened here in Chicago, which was a great trip. We

0:24:55.800 --> 0:24:58.480
<v Speaker 1>were here, got here early, planned it all. We put

0:24:58.560 --> 0:25:02.399
<v Speaker 1>together this nice program. I had Miss USA on and

0:25:02.480 --> 0:25:04.600
<v Speaker 1>a live taping of our podcast that you all were

0:25:04.600 --> 0:25:09.120
<v Speaker 1>here at some point. Everything was working, had family friends here,

0:25:09.440 --> 0:25:11.880
<v Speaker 1>everything we were resting the way we should have. Everything

0:25:12.000 --> 0:25:13.119
<v Speaker 1>was good until that morning.

0:25:13.280 --> 0:25:15.719
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we had our lovely pasta dinner the night before.

0:25:16.000 --> 0:25:18.320
<v Speaker 2>We had done everything correctly, I know, and I had

0:25:18.359 --> 0:25:21.000
<v Speaker 2>said that I was going to cheer you on in

0:25:21.040 --> 0:25:23.720
<v Speaker 2>New York, which I still will, but I am now debating,

0:25:23.840 --> 0:25:26.639
<v Speaker 2>and I'm not saying anything if I'm going to or not.

0:25:26.840 --> 0:25:29.760
<v Speaker 2>But because I'm trained, because I put in those five months,

0:25:29.840 --> 0:25:31.440
<v Speaker 2>just go ahead and make the call. No, I don't.

0:25:31.480 --> 0:25:33.360
<v Speaker 2>I'm not ready to make the call yet because it's

0:25:33.359 --> 0:25:36.280
<v Speaker 2>still you know, I ran twenty one miles, and that's

0:25:36.359 --> 0:25:38.880
<v Speaker 2>like our training Our last big training run is usually

0:25:38.920 --> 0:25:41.320
<v Speaker 2>twenty miles, So we did twenty one miles. So I

0:25:41.320 --> 0:25:44.560
<v Speaker 2>am not thinking that I may possibly. I had always

0:25:44.600 --> 0:25:46.800
<v Speaker 2>kind of put it out there that I might run

0:25:46.840 --> 0:25:48.240
<v Speaker 2>New York, and now I'm thinking.

0:25:48.160 --> 0:25:48.760
<v Speaker 1>Go ahead, commit.

0:25:48.960 --> 0:25:50.639
<v Speaker 2>I'm not going to commit yet because I don't know

0:25:50.640 --> 0:25:51.159
<v Speaker 2>that I want to.

0:25:51.200 --> 0:25:51.879
<v Speaker 1>Oh, I'm running.

0:25:52.160 --> 0:25:53.760
<v Speaker 2>I know you're running, and I'll definitely cheer you on.

0:25:53.840 --> 0:25:56.120
<v Speaker 1>Then I don't need a cheerleader. Obviously, I need a nurse.

0:25:56.400 --> 0:25:58.280
<v Speaker 1>So you have. Obviously you have.

0:25:58.440 --> 0:25:59.800
<v Speaker 2>I need to be there just in case.

0:26:00.040 --> 0:26:01.199
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, mean, how could you let me run this thing

0:26:01.240 --> 0:26:01.639
<v Speaker 1>by myself?

0:26:02.200 --> 0:26:05.080
<v Speaker 2>I will make the call in the next day or

0:26:05.119 --> 0:26:08.040
<v Speaker 2>two based on what my health. No, No, based on

0:26:08.080 --> 0:26:10.280
<v Speaker 2>my mental health, because it's a lot, you know, I

0:26:10.280 --> 0:26:13.639
<v Speaker 2>think part of me I had said that I was

0:26:13.680 --> 0:26:16.080
<v Speaker 2>thinking that the Chicago Marathon might be my last marathon

0:26:16.080 --> 0:26:18.159
<v Speaker 2>because it just does take such a toll on your body.

0:26:18.400 --> 0:26:20.960
<v Speaker 2>I love me a half marathon, and I will continue

0:26:20.960 --> 0:26:23.800
<v Speaker 2>to run half marathons. But a marathon is not just

0:26:23.840 --> 0:26:25.880
<v Speaker 2>twice as hard as a half marathon. I would say

0:26:25.880 --> 0:26:29.320
<v Speaker 2>it's like ten times as hard as a half marathon,

0:26:29.359 --> 0:26:32.560
<v Speaker 2>because that last half is not comparable to the first

0:26:32.680 --> 0:26:35.439
<v Speaker 2>half in any way, shape or form. So I just

0:26:35.520 --> 0:26:36.919
<v Speaker 2>you know, we have a lot of travel, we have

0:26:36.960 --> 0:26:38.679
<v Speaker 2>a lot of really fun and exciting things to do

0:26:38.720 --> 0:26:41.120
<v Speaker 2>over the next couple of weeks, and I thought I'd

0:26:41.160 --> 0:26:43.639
<v Speaker 2>be done with the training, like I love a four miler.

0:26:43.680 --> 0:26:46.199
<v Speaker 2>I love a three miler. I didn't think i'd be,

0:26:46.560 --> 0:26:48.840
<v Speaker 2>you know, tapering down from a twenty miler getting ready

0:26:48.880 --> 0:26:50.720
<v Speaker 2>for another marathon. So I just have to get in

0:26:50.760 --> 0:26:54.400
<v Speaker 2>that headspace. And I'm not there yet, but I think

0:26:54.400 --> 0:26:56.200
<v Speaker 2>in a couple of days, I'll know what my decision

0:26:56.240 --> 0:26:57.600
<v Speaker 2>is and I'll stick with it either way.

0:26:57.840 --> 0:27:00.680
<v Speaker 1>I am. I am so all in and could not wait.

0:27:00.720 --> 0:27:02.600
<v Speaker 1>I cannot wait to get shoes on. I cannot wait

0:27:02.640 --> 0:27:05.640
<v Speaker 1>to run again. I cannot wait to get back out there.

0:27:05.880 --> 0:27:08.680
<v Speaker 1>But to the next three weeks, it's nothing but health

0:27:08.680 --> 0:27:10.640
<v Speaker 1>and rest and recovery and some doctor's visits.

0:27:10.480 --> 0:27:13.679
<v Speaker 2>Probably, and a lot of travel, yes, and then fun travel.

0:27:13.720 --> 0:27:15.600
<v Speaker 1>Look, we sign up for that, we do that. This

0:27:15.720 --> 0:27:17.960
<v Speaker 1>was one of the things that gave me perspective yesterday.

0:27:18.080 --> 0:27:20.919
<v Speaker 1>You know, people will have those funny signs out, but

0:27:21.000 --> 0:27:22.600
<v Speaker 1>there was one. I'm sure you've seen it before. If

0:27:22.640 --> 0:27:25.720
<v Speaker 1>you saw yesterday, they said, why are you complaining? You

0:27:25.800 --> 0:27:28.960
<v Speaker 1>paid money to do this, and we do you pay

0:27:29.080 --> 0:27:31.959
<v Speaker 1>to enter a marathon and you're out here putting yourself

0:27:31.960 --> 0:27:35.000
<v Speaker 1>through this voluntarily, So who are you going to complain to?

0:27:35.520 --> 0:27:38.400
<v Speaker 1>And the other thing was my sister bringing perspective home

0:27:38.560 --> 0:27:41.280
<v Speaker 1>is that your God has been trying to tell you

0:27:41.320 --> 0:27:45.040
<v Speaker 1>for a while now not to run this marathon. Every

0:27:45.119 --> 0:27:50.399
<v Speaker 1>step of the way, even yesterday, there were signs that

0:27:50.680 --> 0:27:53.840
<v Speaker 1>something ain't right. This is just not going your way today.

0:27:53.840 --> 0:27:58.160
<v Speaker 1>And in myle that thirteen point one guy finally said, Ah, right, DJ,

0:27:58.320 --> 0:28:00.320
<v Speaker 1>you ain't listen, So let me throw this all can

0:28:00.359 --> 0:28:03.479
<v Speaker 1>dude in your face and let me force you to

0:28:03.600 --> 0:28:05.800
<v Speaker 1>stop since you won't make the decision and listen to

0:28:05.880 --> 0:28:07.760
<v Speaker 1>the signs that I was giving you in the first place.

0:28:08.080 --> 0:28:10.840
<v Speaker 1>That was the advice and the council for my sister.

0:28:11.000 --> 0:28:15.280
<v Speaker 2>And how do you think that works with you now

0:28:15.320 --> 0:28:16.480
<v Speaker 2>wanting to run in New York?

0:28:18.320 --> 0:28:20.679
<v Speaker 1>This is what I think. I think I should never

0:28:20.720 --> 0:28:23.320
<v Speaker 1>run a race outside of New York again, because I

0:28:23.359 --> 0:28:27.399
<v Speaker 1>have two marathons and five half marathons under my belt,

0:28:27.960 --> 0:28:30.560
<v Speaker 1>all of them run in New York City, every single

0:28:30.560 --> 0:28:32.320
<v Speaker 1>one of them. This is my first attempt at a

0:28:32.400 --> 0:28:34.679
<v Speaker 1>race outside of New York. I just need to go

0:28:34.720 --> 0:28:38.080
<v Speaker 1>home and everything. I'll be fine. I just need to

0:28:38.120 --> 0:28:38.440
<v Speaker 1>go home.

0:28:38.840 --> 0:28:39.560
<v Speaker 2>I hope you're right.

0:28:39.600 --> 0:28:41.560
<v Speaker 1>This is the conclusion I have. But thank you to

0:28:42.360 --> 0:28:45.720
<v Speaker 1>Yes the volunteer there. We can't remember her name. The

0:28:45.720 --> 0:28:48.240
<v Speaker 1>police officer who was great. It's funny. He was trying

0:28:48.240 --> 0:28:51.360
<v Speaker 1>to this is how I don't know if I don't this.

0:28:51.440 --> 0:28:53.200
<v Speaker 1>I had this moment. I almost made the joke, but

0:28:53.240 --> 0:28:55.680
<v Speaker 1>I didn't. He was trying to help us. He gave

0:28:55.680 --> 0:28:58.160
<v Speaker 1>me a bottle of water, and then he kept saying, hey, man,

0:28:58.200 --> 0:28:59.000
<v Speaker 1>you just want to sit in my.

0:28:59.040 --> 0:29:01.400
<v Speaker 2>Car here his car was kept asking you if you

0:29:01.400 --> 0:29:04.120
<v Speaker 2>wanted to sit in the car. Didn't want to be

0:29:04.120 --> 0:29:04.959
<v Speaker 2>in the back of a police car.

0:29:04.960 --> 0:29:07.760
<v Speaker 1>I don't want to swear to god, I had that joke.

0:29:07.800 --> 0:29:09.400
<v Speaker 1>He was a white officer, nicest dude.

0:29:09.760 --> 0:29:13.880
<v Speaker 2>But and there, you know what, there was also really

0:29:13.920 --> 0:29:15.520
<v Speaker 2>a sweet I don't know that you even knew this

0:29:15.600 --> 0:29:17.520
<v Speaker 2>was going on, but there was a family right in

0:29:17.520 --> 0:29:19.760
<v Speaker 2>front of us who were cheering on. I'm sure a

0:29:19.760 --> 0:29:21.800
<v Speaker 2>friend or a family member who was running in the marathon.

0:29:22.200 --> 0:29:24.960
<v Speaker 2>But this this man, he was you know, middle aged guy,

0:29:25.200 --> 0:29:27.160
<v Speaker 2>saw what was going on. He goes, can I get

0:29:27.200 --> 0:29:28.960
<v Speaker 2>you some water? I said, actually, that'd be great because

0:29:28.960 --> 0:29:31.280
<v Speaker 2>I saw the situation you were in and I could

0:29:31.320 --> 0:29:34.200
<v Speaker 2>tell you were depleted. I also was pretty thirsty myself,

0:29:34.680 --> 0:29:36.400
<v Speaker 2>and he said, let me go find some for you.

0:29:36.640 --> 0:29:39.280
<v Speaker 2>He was running into different stores trying to get water.

0:29:39.640 --> 0:29:41.960
<v Speaker 2>And that's when the police officer had a cold bottle

0:29:41.960 --> 0:29:44.240
<v Speaker 2>of water in the back of his vehicle, so he

0:29:44.240 --> 0:29:46.000
<v Speaker 2>gave it to us. But the man like was literally

0:29:46.080 --> 0:29:47.920
<v Speaker 2>running around trying to help us. I mean, people are

0:29:47.960 --> 0:29:51.160
<v Speaker 2>so kind. I think people get the kind of physical

0:29:51.200 --> 0:29:53.400
<v Speaker 2>stress we're all under it, and it's just it's so

0:29:54.080 --> 0:29:58.120
<v Speaker 2>heartwarming to see people rise up and rush around trying

0:29:58.160 --> 0:29:59.880
<v Speaker 2>to help you, trying to do something, and you know they.

0:29:59.840 --> 0:30:02.400
<v Speaker 1>Do then along the way that, yeah, there are some

0:30:02.480 --> 0:30:05.840
<v Speaker 1>official stands and whatnot, but a lot of people just

0:30:05.880 --> 0:30:08.560
<v Speaker 1>come out there on their own and just bring a

0:30:08.600 --> 0:30:11.920
<v Speaker 1>box of tissue, or they'll cut some bananas in half

0:30:12.040 --> 0:30:14.760
<v Speaker 1>or the tangerines that we had, or on their own,

0:30:14.920 --> 0:30:18.240
<v Speaker 1>because you have no idea how much that means to

0:30:18.280 --> 0:30:22.240
<v Speaker 1>somebody on miles sixteen to just be handed a twizzler

0:30:22.440 --> 0:30:24.600
<v Speaker 1>or to be handed a pretzel, or to be handled

0:30:24.600 --> 0:30:25.320
<v Speaker 1>a banana.

0:30:25.520 --> 0:30:27.800
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I was so grateful for that quarter banana, and

0:30:27.840 --> 0:30:30.640
<v Speaker 2>I was so grateful for that tangerine because that like,

0:30:30.760 --> 0:30:34.200
<v Speaker 2>right then, you're just you're so depleted, and it's that's

0:30:34.200 --> 0:30:36.440
<v Speaker 2>exactly what you want and exactly what you need. So

0:30:36.640 --> 0:30:39.920
<v Speaker 2>we appreciate those folks so much. Wait, can I also

0:30:40.000 --> 0:30:41.680
<v Speaker 2>can we end with something that's a little funny.

0:30:41.760 --> 0:30:44.200
<v Speaker 1>I will in a second after I'll let the after

0:30:44.240 --> 0:30:45.800
<v Speaker 1>I say thank you to the young lady that gave

0:30:45.800 --> 0:30:47.920
<v Speaker 1>me the damn croissant.

0:30:48.760 --> 0:30:51.120
<v Speaker 2>Oh all right, I remember that again.

0:30:51.160 --> 0:30:53.760
<v Speaker 1>If that young lady here's my voice, I would appreciate

0:30:53.800 --> 0:30:56.000
<v Speaker 1>you reaching out. You don't know how bad I was

0:30:56.040 --> 0:30:58.840
<v Speaker 1>suffering in the moment, Like my stomach was almost cramping.

0:30:58.880 --> 0:31:01.480
<v Speaker 1>I did not eat a single bit of anything, and

0:31:01.520 --> 0:31:03.200
<v Speaker 1>I was a woman either had to stand on our own.

0:31:03.240 --> 0:31:08.000
<v Speaker 1>Young lady brunette and had a big old bagel croissant

0:31:08.000 --> 0:31:10.440
<v Speaker 1>in her hand and I reached for just to tear

0:31:10.480 --> 0:31:13.240
<v Speaker 1>it off, and it wouldn't tear. And again I'm stealing

0:31:13.320 --> 0:31:15.840
<v Speaker 1>stride and she's kind of moving with me, and she said,

0:31:15.920 --> 0:31:17.920
<v Speaker 1>just take it, take it, And I took a whole

0:31:17.960 --> 0:31:21.360
<v Speaker 1>croissant and I'm running in the marathon. Yeah.

0:31:21.360 --> 0:31:24.640
<v Speaker 2>At that point again, like I'm kind of embarrassed by this.

0:31:24.640 --> 0:31:27.040
<v Speaker 2>This was my sixth marathon. How do I not fuel

0:31:27.040 --> 0:31:29.240
<v Speaker 2>before a marathon? Well, I just put all of my

0:31:29.560 --> 0:31:31.400
<v Speaker 2>eggs in one basket and assumed I was going to

0:31:31.440 --> 0:31:33.160
<v Speaker 2>because we were in a hotel room, Like if we

0:31:33.160 --> 0:31:35.040
<v Speaker 2>were at our house we were leaving to your point

0:31:35.040 --> 0:31:37.280
<v Speaker 2>from New York City, I would have had my peanut

0:31:37.320 --> 0:31:40.280
<v Speaker 2>butter toast. I would have had my electrolytes. I would

0:31:40.280 --> 0:31:42.120
<v Speaker 2>have done all of that even before going to the

0:31:42.120 --> 0:31:44.400
<v Speaker 2>tent in Staten Island. I would have been prepped. But

0:31:44.440 --> 0:31:46.960
<v Speaker 2>because I'm in a hotel room and then nothing was

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<v Speaker 2>open at that point, I thought, I'll just get everything

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<v Speaker 2>I need. We'll get everything we need from that tent.

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<v Speaker 1>But we've never had this problem before that we couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>get to the tent.

0:31:54.960 --> 0:31:57.400
<v Speaker 2>I've never had this happen before a week. So you

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<v Speaker 2>were looking at me. I don't know at what point

0:31:59.160 --> 0:32:03.080
<v Speaker 2>you said, ropes, I'm actually starving, like my stomach is growling,

0:32:03.360 --> 0:32:05.880
<v Speaker 2>and I said, so is mine. And so when you

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<v Speaker 2>got that croissant, you're right, that was a moment and

0:32:08.320 --> 0:32:10.520
<v Speaker 2>you were so happy that you had that croissant.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you want to mention the surgery you've been doing

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<v Speaker 1>on I forgot about that. Oh, yes, was a disaster.

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<v Speaker 2>You want to tell everybody what was going on.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what the name of it is.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you have a planter's wart. Okay, it's I know

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<v Speaker 2>this because when I was a gymnast and you're in

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<v Speaker 2>like hot, sweaty environments, this is what happens. Bacteria somehow

0:32:29.640 --> 0:32:31.480
<v Speaker 2>gets into your foot and you get a planter's wort

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<v Speaker 2>and they're extremely painful. My guess was because you were

0:32:34.920 --> 0:32:39.440
<v Speaker 2>putting your your foot like multiple times a day into

0:32:39.520 --> 0:32:44.040
<v Speaker 2>hot water constantly, you could have introduced bacteria into your

0:32:44.040 --> 0:32:46.520
<v Speaker 2>foot from your hands or whatever, and you ended up

0:32:46.520 --> 0:32:50.120
<v Speaker 2>with a very painful planters wart. So while we're in Chicago,

0:32:50.320 --> 0:32:53.760
<v Speaker 2>I go and get the compound w freezer freezing a

0:32:54.080 --> 0:32:55.960
<v Speaker 2>like a planter's wart removal where you actually have like

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<v Speaker 2>this cartridge where it's like a frozen like blast of air.

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<v Speaker 2>And so we've been trying to treat that as well

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<v Speaker 2>while we're in the hotel room.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you've never had one of these, it literally

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<v Speaker 1>does in the place it is on my foot. It

0:33:07.640 --> 0:33:10.640
<v Speaker 1>feels like you are suppose you put a marble in

0:33:10.720 --> 0:33:13.960
<v Speaker 1>your sock on one spot, leave it there, and every

0:33:14.040 --> 0:33:18.000
<v Speaker 1>step you take you have something pressing, just a sharp pain,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's on my footwork you.

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<v Speaker 2>Were falling apart. It was you were falling apart. So wait,

0:33:23.920 --> 0:33:26.160
<v Speaker 2>so here's the here's the you know where here? You

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<v Speaker 2>know where I'm going. On top of the day, this

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<v Speaker 2>was I mean, you can't make this up. So I

0:33:33.160 --> 0:33:36.520
<v Speaker 2>am you are like leaning on me, your arms around me.

0:33:36.640 --> 0:33:39.880
<v Speaker 2>I'm like, I'm not dragging you, but I am helping

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<v Speaker 2>you walk.

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<v Speaker 1>And this is after the tent medical tent. We're finally

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<v Speaker 1>walking and I'm finally going to get back to the hotel,

0:33:46.320 --> 0:33:47.800
<v Speaker 1>which is the only place I want to be.

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<v Speaker 2>That's true, but it took quite a bit of effort.

0:33:50.440 --> 0:33:53.080
<v Speaker 2>If you've ever seen what it's like in the aftermath

0:33:53.080 --> 0:33:55.240
<v Speaker 2>of any race, but especially a marathon, you have to

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<v Speaker 2>go blocks and blocks and blocks where everything's been shut

0:33:58.720 --> 0:34:00.600
<v Speaker 2>down to get to a place where you could even

0:34:00.840 --> 0:34:02.680
<v Speaker 2>get an uber or get on a train. We were

0:34:02.680 --> 0:34:04.800
<v Speaker 2>going to take the train, but after everything that happened,

0:34:04.840 --> 0:34:06.760
<v Speaker 2>I was like, I don't care how much this uber costs.

0:34:06.880 --> 0:34:10.000
<v Speaker 2>We're getting an uber back to the hotel. So as

0:34:10.080 --> 0:34:12.160
<v Speaker 2>we're getting to the spot where the uber is going

0:34:12.200 --> 0:34:14.399
<v Speaker 2>to pick us up, all of a sudden, TJ looks

0:34:14.400 --> 0:34:16.960
<v Speaker 2>at me and he says, Ropes, you got to help me.

0:34:17.000 --> 0:34:19.360
<v Speaker 2>I was like, what he said? A bird just shit

0:34:19.480 --> 0:34:23.719
<v Speaker 2>on my head And I was like what, And sure, enough.

0:34:24.040 --> 0:34:26.880
<v Speaker 2>You were wrapped around in this hospital blanket. I look

0:34:27.200 --> 0:34:31.040
<v Speaker 2>and you just have bird crap on your forehead going down.

0:34:31.080 --> 0:34:34.360
<v Speaker 2>I was like, oh my god. So in a final

0:34:35.040 --> 0:34:37.799
<v Speaker 2>ha ha ha ha, a bird shit on your head

0:34:38.760 --> 0:34:41.080
<v Speaker 2>right as we were getting into the uber to go

0:34:41.239 --> 0:34:43.800
<v Speaker 2>back to the hotel. It was just yes, the cherry

0:34:43.840 --> 0:34:45.759
<v Speaker 2>on top of a tough day.

0:34:48.800 --> 0:34:52.880
<v Speaker 1>I'm running New York. I might so I will be

0:34:53.000 --> 0:34:55.840
<v Speaker 1>there at the starting line of New York. It's going

0:34:55.880 --> 0:34:58.600
<v Speaker 1>to happen. So next three weeks, just need to get healthy.

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<v Speaker 1>But I can't say it enough to everybody who helped

0:35:00.920 --> 0:35:02.759
<v Speaker 1>us out yesterday. And I can't say it enough to you.

0:35:03.200 --> 0:35:05.239
<v Speaker 1>I was losing. I didn't know what to say, I

0:35:05.280 --> 0:35:07.080
<v Speaker 1>didn't know how to feel in here yesterday you were

0:35:07.120 --> 0:35:09.760
<v Speaker 1>sleep and I was just staring at you like you

0:35:09.760 --> 0:35:11.480
<v Speaker 1>you and I say it about my mom. I can't

0:35:11.520 --> 0:35:16.000
<v Speaker 1>remember anyone who who so who so selfishly took care

0:35:16.040 --> 0:35:18.040
<v Speaker 1>of me in a moment that I needed. As much

0:35:18.040 --> 0:35:20.040
<v Speaker 1>help as I needed. I could have made it, could

0:35:20.040 --> 0:35:22.440
<v Speaker 1>have figured it out, could have got who knows, but

0:35:22.640 --> 0:35:26.800
<v Speaker 1>you and it it cleared, and it included a great

0:35:26.840 --> 0:35:28.799
<v Speaker 1>deal of sacrifice, because I know what it takes to

0:35:28.800 --> 0:35:31.760
<v Speaker 1>get prepared for a parathon, and that you didn't finish

0:35:31.800 --> 0:35:35.080
<v Speaker 1>it and we're willing to not to for the sake

0:35:35.160 --> 0:35:38.880
<v Speaker 1>of my whatever was going on with me, that was

0:35:38.960 --> 0:35:41.560
<v Speaker 1>just that was that was like, I can't thinking you

0:35:41.680 --> 0:35:44.920
<v Speaker 1>is not right, It's just it. I don't know. This

0:35:45.000 --> 0:35:47.640
<v Speaker 1>isn't a tryout for you necessarily, but if it were,

0:35:49.840 --> 0:35:52.560
<v Speaker 1>you were already really in there robes. But man, you

0:35:52.560 --> 0:35:55.600
<v Speaker 1>you showed out yesterday in terms of being a partner,

0:35:55.680 --> 0:35:59.200
<v Speaker 1>and a partner is willing to sacrifice in a way

0:35:59.200 --> 0:36:01.520
<v Speaker 1>that that I know meant so much to you. So

0:36:02.200 --> 0:36:02.960
<v Speaker 1>really thank you.

0:36:03.440 --> 0:36:05.880
<v Speaker 2>Well, You're welcome, and I love you, and that is

0:36:05.920 --> 0:36:08.400
<v Speaker 2>what love is. And if you didn't know, or you

0:36:08.440 --> 0:36:11.440
<v Speaker 2>didn't fully trust how much I love you, if anything,

0:36:11.440 --> 0:36:14.160
<v Speaker 2>if yesterday proved that to you, then it was worth it.

0:36:14.200 --> 0:36:17.520
<v Speaker 2>And for me, it wasn't even a choice. It wasn't

0:36:17.560 --> 0:36:22.440
<v Speaker 2>even an option. I didn't even consider the other option.

0:36:22.840 --> 0:36:27.600
<v Speaker 2>I can't even imagine running and finishing it and getting

0:36:27.680 --> 0:36:30.279
<v Speaker 2>my metal and feeling good about it, knowing that you

0:36:30.360 --> 0:36:31.960
<v Speaker 2>were in pain somewhere.

0:36:32.120 --> 0:36:34.480
<v Speaker 1>Needing help with you with a metal at least one,

0:36:35.360 --> 0:36:35.640
<v Speaker 1>you know what?

0:36:35.719 --> 0:36:37.839
<v Speaker 2>I get that because I reversed it in my mind

0:36:37.880 --> 0:36:40.080
<v Speaker 2>and said I would have wanted you to finish, And

0:36:40.120 --> 0:36:42.520
<v Speaker 2>I get that, and I understood that you desperately wanted

0:36:42.560 --> 0:36:45.000
<v Speaker 2>me to finish because that would make you feel less guilty.

0:36:45.120 --> 0:36:47.680
<v Speaker 2>It feels awful enough not finishing it yourself, but to

0:36:47.719 --> 0:36:52.480
<v Speaker 2>think that somehow you you cause someone else not to finish.

0:36:52.760 --> 0:36:55.200
<v Speaker 2>I understand how that makes you feel worse in the moment.

0:36:55.520 --> 0:36:58.799
<v Speaker 2>But in the end, you needed help, and I love you,

0:36:59.200 --> 0:37:01.680
<v Speaker 2>and I didn't want to be anywhere else but by

0:37:01.719 --> 0:37:04.600
<v Speaker 2>your side and making sure you were okay. And I

0:37:04.600 --> 0:37:08.480
<v Speaker 2>wouldn't have been able to live with myself. I would

0:37:08.560 --> 0:37:10.520
<v Speaker 2>have felt like the worst person in the world. So

0:37:10.640 --> 0:37:13.239
<v Speaker 2>for me, it wasn't an option because you needed me.

0:37:13.600 --> 0:37:16.920
<v Speaker 2>And that's that's what partnership is, That's what love is.

0:37:17.400 --> 0:37:20.000
<v Speaker 2>You show up no matter what, and you stick with

0:37:20.040 --> 0:37:23.040
<v Speaker 2>that person no matter what. And I know and you

0:37:23.239 --> 0:37:25.600
<v Speaker 2>know that you would have done the exact same thing

0:37:25.640 --> 0:37:25.920
<v Speaker 2>for me.

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<v Speaker 1>I was trying to find a joke to make there,

0:37:28.680 --> 0:37:33.640
<v Speaker 1>but I would have probably maybe, Well, yes, that's when

0:37:33.640 --> 0:37:35.000
<v Speaker 1>I needed you and you were there for me, and

0:37:35.000 --> 0:37:36.839
<v Speaker 1>I'll need you again November second for the New York

0:37:36.880 --> 0:37:37.440
<v Speaker 1>City Marathons.

0:37:37.640 --> 0:37:40.399
<v Speaker 2>Well maybe I'll need you, so I hope I don't

0:37:40.520 --> 0:37:42.280
<v Speaker 2>ever have to ask you to return the favor.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, folks, thank you all again to the folks here

0:37:44.920 --> 0:37:46.839
<v Speaker 1>in Chicago who took such good care of us from

0:37:46.880 --> 0:37:50.920
<v Speaker 1>the moment we got here until it all ended yesterday.

0:37:51.000 --> 0:37:53.680
<v Speaker 1>So thank you all to the volunteers. Thank you for

0:37:53.719 --> 0:37:55.520
<v Speaker 1>the city of Chicago. We hope to see you all

0:37:55.600 --> 0:37:59.200
<v Speaker 1>sooner than later. And thank you all to some of you.

0:37:59.239 --> 0:38:01.279
<v Speaker 1>All have been reaching out on social media and with

0:38:01.320 --> 0:38:04.120
<v Speaker 1>your well wishes and asking questions. I do appreciate it.

0:38:04.160 --> 0:38:07.520
<v Speaker 1>So we'll get into this more. But the training starts anew.

0:38:08.239 --> 0:38:10.440
<v Speaker 2>All right, Well, I guess we could say thank you

0:38:10.440 --> 0:38:13.560
<v Speaker 2>for joining us on our afternoon run. We'll be back

0:38:13.560 --> 0:38:18.839
<v Speaker 2>with you tomorrow for our normally or regularly scheduled morning run.

0:38:18.880 --> 0:38:30.640
<v Speaker 2>So until then, we'll see you tomorrow