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We Ran the Marathon!
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Thanks again for dropping by and I hope to see you soon! - Noah
It’s over. 26.2 miles. Wow. I can barely walk and you were with me the whole time. It was funny. I was running and someone said it is nice you are running for all the people’s names on your shirt. That made me feel good for about a second until I went back to being in pain while finishing the run.
Check out the contest at the end of this post.
Thank you so much for all your comments and support. It was quite flattering and overwhelming. I feel like an 80 year old with a Hemorrhoid limping around. Quite Painful.
Things I learned while training for the marathon:
Consistency > Coming out of the gate fast makes you really tired after awhile. Pace yourself, run your own race and you will succeed.
Plan > Because I knew 3 months out what I needed to accomplish, this helped so many other parts of my life. I reduced my alcohol consumption significantly, I watched what I ate and I knew what I had to do to accomplish my goal. Really useful to plan.
Motivation > Have a purpose in what you are doing and let everyone know you are doing it. I wrote it online, I told all my friends and I knew it was something I personally wanted to accomplish at this point in my life. All those things really kept me going when I wanted to quit at mile 21.
Coach > Jenn was great in helping me plan out my schedule from the beginning. Having someone with experience really made a difference. This goes for everything in life.
The End Matters Most > Anybody can start a marathon but can you finish it off. I was really surprised to see people walk the last 1/2 mile of the race. Guess what I was doing? Running my ass off like a crazy man. My mom always says you forget how hard you ran once it is over.
Effort > I have always thought I am not that smart. You knew that;) Anyways, the only difference between me and some people is effort. I did it. Wow, this post feels cocky but it shouldn’t come off that way. I want you to go do it. A marathon, new job, new restaurant, relationship, experience, anything; the difference between talking and doing is huge.
I am still overwhelmed with all the positive responses I got from you guys/girls. Thank you so much!
CONTEST: Guess what my marathon time was and you get the Okdork Team shirt above, unwashed=)
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50 Responses to “We Ran the Marathon!”
March 5th, 2007
12:20 pm
Congrats Noah! I’m going to say Three Hours and 22 minutes.
March 5th, 2007
12:28 pm
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March 5th, 2007
12:35 pm
Congrats =) Are you going to stick to your new health plan despite the marathon being over?
Every so often, you write something that motivates me to try and work even harder than I am. “Effort” was a great blurb because it reminded me that I’m not at my height of effort and that’s not fair to myself or what I’m doing. Thanks for always being such an inspiration, Noah.
Now go get a massage or soak in a warm bath!
March 5th, 2007
12:43 pm
Noah,
Congrats on surviving to fight another day! Sorry I did not make a post in time to get on the shirt, but there is always next year, right?
I am guessing that you made it in at 3 hours 56 minutes.
Will
March 5th, 2007
12:45 pm
Will, Next year? haha. Will see. I was thinking about doing this every 25 years=)
March 5th, 2007
1:09 pm
Congrats amigo. I’m impressed. 26 miles? I’d say 4 hours and 5 minutes.
March 5th, 2007
1:21 pm
Good job Noah!
I’m going with 4 hours 12 minutes.
March 5th, 2007
1:22 pm
[...] So to kick off my countdown for The Big Event, I’m going to cite Noah’s latest post: [...]
March 5th, 2007
1:40 pm
Congratulations! It’s funny how much you can learn from running twenty six miles. It hurts like hell afterwards but the emotional buzz makes up for it.
March 5th, 2007
2:17 pm
Sickmatic job Noah. Keep going bro. Sometimes the hardest part is to follow up a big accomplishment like this. Will you be able to follow this up and continue all 6 bolded points above?
3 hours and 40 minutes?
March 5th, 2007
2:24 pm
Good job. 4 hours 03 minutes and 26 seconds.
I dont see my name on the shirt though! i feel cheated. for that, im only gonna recommend ur site to 6000 new readers and not 20,000 as planned.
March 5th, 2007
2:38 pm
Wow man. I wish i had the will to run even 1 mile. I think your post just gave me the motivation i needed to go home and start running again. I’m just not so happy to hear you had to reduce alcohol consumption.
As far as your time, I’m gonna have to say 4 hours 20 minutes. When is the next marathon BTW?
March 5th, 2007
3:08 pm
3:57:01 - You can keep the shirt
March 5th, 2007
3:17 pm
My hero!
yah!
March 5th, 2007
4:00 pm
BIG Congrats
5:00:00 is my guess
March 5th, 2007
4:18 pm
Well done Noah
4.27
March 5th, 2007
4:28 pm
Dude, noooooooooooooooo, you save that shirt forever. And cotton, how are your nipples? 4:58:13
How do you feel about your time?
Consistency, Plan, Motivation, Coach, The End Matters Most, Effort… Goal?
Congrats Noah!
March 5th, 2007
4:32 pm
that is disgusting. please wash it first. GOOO NOAH!!!
March 5th, 2007
4:36 pm
Ummm, let me see, I think I’ll guess 4 hours, 58 minutes and 13 seconds. Is that close?
Congrats, man!
March 5th, 2007
4:37 pm
Oh, shit, mike beat me to it!
March 5th, 2007
4:39 pm
I knew 1 or 2 of my readers would be smart enough to check out the napavalleymarathon.org website for my time. Glad I have a few smart ones=P
March 5th, 2007
4:40 pm
3:57:02 - i want the shirt!!!!
…..andre, if you win then send it my way!!!! (fyi…yes, i’m his stalker) hahhaaaha
March 5th, 2007
5:28 pm
I will have to guess, since my name is on the shirt:
4:45:52
I look forward to the results.
March 5th, 2007
5:37 pm
Noah — great job. It’s awesome that you ran the last 1/2 mile, that’s the way to finish it!
March 5th, 2007
6:00 pm
Great Job! Amazing! I can;t even imagine that far walking or running, so I’m saying 4 Hours, 33 minutes and 33 seconds. Good Luck everyone!
March 5th, 2007
6:03 pm
One hour
Twenty minutes
Five seconds
That’s how much Noah rocks.
March 5th, 2007
7:20 pm
mmmmm…..60 minutes
oh! wait! what are we talking about again?
ha! running, right
*cough-ahem*
March 5th, 2007
7:26 pm
3 hrs 49 min
March 5th, 2007
7:44 pm
Congrats
3 hours 55 minutes
March 5th, 2007
9:02 pm
Congrats dude, I’m proud of ya.
March 5th, 2007
9:25 pm
4:59, stud.
March 5th, 2007
9:30 pm
Not just a marathon, Noah has run 245mi in the last 4 months.
That’s like from Facebook/Palo Alto to Reno, NV.
March 5th, 2007
9:43 pm
Good job buddy! Called you last night, but couldn’t get through. Glad you finished 26 mutha f’n miles… My goodness. When I finish 2 miles with out falling over and feeling like I am going to pass out until Sunday I will call you. Take it easy bro. And my guess is… 4hours 15 min.a
March 5th, 2007
10:05 pm
8 hours you freaking slow poke.
March 5th, 2007
11:15 pm
5 hours, 14 minutes, 24 seconds
March 6th, 2007
12:17 am
You do know the original marathon runner died, right?
First marathon:
I am guessing 5 hours, 26 minutes, 12 seconds, 18 nanoseconds.
March 6th, 2007
10:04 am
Yikes, I am sore for ya! Congrats though!
Christie
March 6th, 2007
12:55 pm
Eight hours and eighty eight minutes minus four hours and forty four minutes…
I’ll get my coat!
March 6th, 2007
2:40 pm
Mummy is soo proud.
March 6th, 2007
7:08 pm
CONGRATS Dude!
Time doesn’t matter. A friend used to tell me “a good runner never stops” … I still follow that whenever I’m running ;p
Woo, I’m on your shirt! Hah, thanks!
March 7th, 2007
3:57 am
wow, and you didn’t seem to be limping hardly a bit today!
quite impressive. respect
March 7th, 2007
6:11 am
Congratulations. I’m guessing 4hour 23minutes.
March 7th, 2007
9:08 pm
Congrats! Sorry I missed the chance to win an unwashed tee, thank goodness I made my own okdork.com tee
March 8th, 2007
10:38 am
Here are some photos from my run, http://www.marathonfoto.com/order_my_photos.cfm?RaceOID=32502007W1&LastName=KAGAN&BibNumber=1443&Language=en&Mailing=3146&BFI=6jjhxg4ren&Frames=true&Flash=true&FlashVersion=8&Height=800&Width=1280&Index2Home=true
My time was: 4:58:13.0 (Yes, I am slow and fat;) )
Winner of my sweaty t-shirt is: Mike Rishworth
Winners of Community Next + Sharpie shirts are:
Karel
Andrew F
Paul
Jason H
Stephen Pitts
March 9th, 2007
6:27 pm
Note: I am sorry if everyones name is not on the shirt. Most of them I got after I already started running. I will post something earlier next time;)
March 12th, 2007
2:25 pm
Way to go Noah! I’m super proud of you PIMP!! Walk backwards down the stairs - it hurts less.
March 29th, 2007
7:02 pm
Noah,
Thanks for the Shirt. The only thing that could have been better, is if I could have been there!
April 1st, 2007
10:50 pm
2weeks 1 day
April 16th, 2007
4:27 pm
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