I don’t even know what to say. Completely speechless. I’ll be the first to admit that I have a low tolerance for stupidity… which is why I’m having such hard time living with myself right now. I’m a complete idiot.
The Lincoln Marathon is full.
Why is that a problem you ask? Because I’m not registered. Why? I’m stupid. I could give all kinds of excuses but… OK, so here are a few. Are there really that many people up there who are going to run this? Didn’t it just snow up there last week? I can see the half marathon filling up, but the full?
I’ve been training for about 7 months. 7 months. Running up to 40 miles a week, with long runs of 20 miles in one go. First, I was training for the Austin Marathon, but after getting the flu in January and missing a month of peak training I pushed it back to the Lincoln Marathon on May 3rd. We’ve had hotel reservations for 3 months, but I figured I’d wait and register closer to the race to make sure I didn’t get injured. Then I just forgot. I didn’t forget about the race, just about registering. Too caught up with work, life, my girls, and trying to get my runs in. Luckily, a two days ago I remembered that I hadn’t registered. I even sent myself an email so I wouldn’t forget. So when I got home I went to their site to register. Then something happened. I don’t remember what; someone was crying or spilled or whacked somebody or maybe all three at once and I didn’t register.
So tonight I calmly opened up the site again to register and I clicked on the “Click here to register online” icon. Nothing happened. Click…, click.., click., silence. I had seen the horrific text, “MARATHON SOLD OUT”. It’s taken me a couple of hours to come to grips with it. I’ve gone through all of the stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally acceptance. OK, so I’m not there yet. I’ve searched craigslist. I’ve posted a wtb (want to buy) on craigslist for a race bib.
So what now? I’m not ready to talk about that yet. Maybe I’ll find a race bib. Maybe not. What do I feel like doing now? You might guess crying or drinking; but all I feel like doing is running.
No waiting list?
I’m with Adam–perhaps someone will back out due to injury (though I’m not wishing an injury on anyone!) and you can take their spot.
I’d like to say I’ve never done that myself, but it would be a lie!
I SAY RUN AS A BANDIT YEHAAH!
Just run the marathon distance on your own that day. That way you’re still running a marathon, right? And you can save money on the hotel
Oh no. That is no good. We will pray for another runner’s injury.
Thanks for the support everyone. I’m actually not all that upset about it anymore. I’ll post later about what the plan is, but first let me say that I’m still running. This happened on Thursday, and on Friday I went for a 4 mile tempo run @ 7:19/mi plus 2 miles of warmup and cool-down. It felt good.
Waiting list: There is no waiting list, but it’s quite common for bibs to be sold on craigslist. However, the only response to my post in the “Items Wanted” category saying that I wanted to buy a bib was someone asking if mine was still for sale. Just goes to show that there really isn’t a downside to registering early since you most likely would be able to sell it anyway.
Colleen: That’s a good idea. Although, the hotel was a key part of the experience we were looking forward too. Sorry Grandmas and Grandpas, but the pool, hot tub, free drinks, and free cook to order breakfast is hard to beat. If you are looking for a race to run, I recommend making a family vacation out of it.
Amy: If you are praying for me, I’ve probably got areas other than running that I need prayers for.
Oh, and still pray for those runners, but instead make it for the last 6 miles of their race. I feel pretty well trained at this point, but I’ve got no illusion as to how hard those last 6 miles will be.
JR, I was watching the date myself and got registered 2 days before the “early registration” date. Frustrating. I too think you should still run! I had a friend who did not get the on-line registration right and registered on the Embassy Suites the Saturday morning before the race. Just want to offer all the possibilities. Sounds like you are getting to the “acceptance” phase of it all….
Come up anyway and do your own Marathon–I have yet to check out the trail up by Brainard! Here it is really nice!!
All the best–Carleen
Unfortunately, you are going to be on your own this year Carleen. We’ve decided to skip/postpone the trip until the fall for a bunch of reasons. I’ll have to blog on that when I get a chance. But good luck and enjoy the race!
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