<p>Looks like WC is halfway thru the marathon. But, his pace has dropped from 6.57 per mile to 9:41 per mile on the last three mile loop. Looks like he’s probably a hurtin’ wild child.</p>
<p>I am not worthy…</p>
<p>Not sure he’ll make it. Killed swim and bike, looked good to start run, but throwing up and walking. Can’t keep stuff down. We want him to be safe. Very concerned. I hope he can finish, but it is unlikely. So disappointed for him. It’s just such a hard race… Good conditions for here, though.</p>
<p>He’s done great, no matter what…</p>
<p>I too keep checking CC for updates and watched the live feed for awhile. What a feat.</p>
<p>He’s still out there and moving. Coach and girlfriend are sure he’ll finish. I hope… Past 16 or 17 now. Lots of walking on the course. Female course record set.</p>
<p>No matter what the end result, this is a huge accomplishment. I keep checking in and sending the proverbial good mojo.</p>
<p>Good luck WC!</p>
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Make a stew or whatever ahead of time and freeze it. It’ll take the whole day to thaw.</p>
<p>Damn! After dropping to 15 minute miles, Wild Child finished the entire marathon. Not only finished, but ran a 6:53 pace for the final mile… Amazing.</p>
<p>I’m pretty much in awe. Unbelievable. When things didn’t update for a while I was fearing the worst. What an accomplishment.</p>
<p>Oh, wooooooooow!!! Poor kiddo! What a fighter! Congrats!</p>
<p>(for some reason the Ironman world champ results site does not work on my phone, so I followed the updates here on CC - thanks, guys, for posting!).</p>
<p>Congratulations to WC, MOWC! Amazing! I hope he’s okay.</p>
<p>Thank you all so much. He’s fine and he’s thrilled. He walked most of the last 15 miles and threw up a lot. He’s not sure what happened- maybe over-hydrated on the bike. Then he dehydrated from throwing up. He never considered not finishing, but was afraid medical would pull him if they saw him throwing up. I asked him when he knew he would finish and he said, “Um, when I made the plane reservations!” I am so proud of him and his finish pictures that we took are great. I’ll put up a link to official pics when they are available. His Facebook profile pic is one of them. He feels fine since he walked so much. They announce every finisher across, which is really cool, and they get a giant medal and a real flower lei. Finisher shirt and hat, too. He looked strong running in, but he said he did that just for us! He said he could have broken 10 hours, but didn’t want to risk messing himself up and maybe not finishing, so he was conservative. </p>
<p>When we moved close to the finish area I could no longer update anything from the phone because there was too much network traffic. We all were out of juice, too. Throughout the day we would duck into restaurants and stores and plug in our phones.</p>
<p>I truly appreciate all your support. There were so many ups and downs today. He nailed the swim and bike. He said the swim was brutal- he was fast but was still getting kicked and bumped a lot. His female teammate who raced today, Rita, laid down a 3:18 marathon!</p>
<p>Athlete and coach are going back to the finish line. It’s a tradition to cheer in the final hour finishers before the course closes at midnight. When it got dark athletes on the course were given glow sticks. The announcers referred to the athletes trying to make it in before dark as “not joining the glow stick brigade.” </p>
<p>I had so many doubts about him finishing, but his girlfriend (texting me and coach) knew he would. I’m so happy and proud. And exhausted. H and I are not going back down to the finish. I sort of want to, but I’m too tired.</p>
<p>Thanks again. This is just an insane event.</p>
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<p>I was listening to the Angriest Trainer podcast while hiking the other day and they were discusssing ultra-marathon and ultra-endurance fuel. The podcaster is an ultra-endurance cyclist, having completed the insane [Furnace</a> Creek 508](<a href=“http://www.the508.com/]Furnace”>http://www.the508.com/), a 508 mile bike race with 35,000 feet of elevation gain, that includes a ride across Death Valley.</p>
<p>Anyway, I forget the details, but he was saying that ultra-endurance folk have found out that the traditional gels and sugar energy drinks only work for six to eight hour events and beyond that are almost guaranteed to make you start puking. This sure sounds like what happened to WC. The seven hour mark would have been right in that window. The trainer mentioned that this a big issue in Ironman competitions for everyone but the pros who can finish before this problem sets in. </p>
<p>He found that he has to eat fat during these 10 to 48 hour endurance events. If I recall, nuts are a part of the fuel strategy. Interesting stuff that is relevant only to people a lot more worthy than me!</p>
<p>Anyway, glad to hear that WC is feeling OK. I figured he would finish because he is, after all, a wild child. I was just afraid that he might hurt himself pressing on. What an accomplishment.</p>
<p>Do you think he has it out of his system? Probably too early to know…</p>
<p>Not out of his system- especially being part of a team and with a World Champion 70.3 girlfriend! He’s discouraged about hot races and what it takes to do ok in one, though. The fueling issue is a tough one- they work on it and study it a lot. His next full will be Chattanooga in Sept 2014. He will have his hip surgery sometime between now and January.<br>
We saw Hines Ward (former NFL player) on the course. He finished in 13 hours plus, and looked strong.</p>
<p>Kudos and big hugs to Wild Child and Mom. Outstanding. I don’t blame WC’s feeling about hot races…my gf who completed the iron had said once was enough fr her and did the half the following year :)</p>
<p>Hot races suck, and the iron-phenom of digestive shut down was pervasive that year because of the heat. My gf’s coach kept taking his bike out during the run to make her eat because apparently if you get past a certain point then you can’t. Idad, I didn’t get the full rundown on the biology if it, but it sounds like your interview guy’s theory is apt.
When gf was in recovery and still nauseous I gave her a hard mint candy to suck on. It actually seemed to work, crazy as that sounds. </p>
<p>And Broomfield, indeed yes, I am from what I believe is the state known for selling the most hunting liscences 
I am in the minority here no doubt. There is a permanent tree stand on my land from a prior owner, so im guessing he was a bow hunter. I’ve had to post vigorously to make my few small acres back there a no hunt zone.</p>
<p>The deer seem to be able to read, because great litte gaggles of them seem to migrate to my land right around the 15th when firearm season opens If you come out on the deck in the morning you can hear them rustling in the dark, and by around 6:30 or so they come down the path through my quasi-gated area into the elevated second yard to forage and hang around the lodge area. They usually take off around sevenths,especially when they hear me put on the snowshoes in winter.</p>
<p>They’re pretty funny…they seem to like to walk in the tracks my snowshoes make.</p>
<p>How is his injured area holding up?</p>
<p>I am in awe of WC’s accomplishment - and so proud of his family for being there to support him. :)</p>
<p>One of my best friends is running the Chicago Marathon this morning- she had meniscus surgery this summer so I’m worried about if she is fully ready - she ran a half a few weeks back. </p>
<p>How you people do so many miles is beyond me!!!</p>
<p>I am awfully glad WildChild has nearly a full year to recover and train. You have to be so incredibly proud of him. I was sharing WC’s accomplishment with my own wild child and there was some serious respect and admiration going on. Really tremendous accomplishment.</p>
<p>In awe of WC’s accomplishment. Love the support from his family.</p>
<p>Idad: went to Red Sox game last night (disaster) but was surprised when at the beginning of the game, the announcer recognized not only the players but all of the coaches and trainers and other support folks. Low and behold–guess who came out–Mike Boyle. He’s a consulting strength/training coach(something like that).</p>
<p>Congrats to WC! He’s come a long way!</p>
<p>Exercise yesterday consisted of the walk from Grand Central to Times Square and back. Boy what a zoo it is on Saturdays!</p>