tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post4656802860547736073..comments2024-01-12T05:15:38.548-06:00Comments on My Journey to Fit: 2018 Aramco Houston Half Marathon Recap!Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-19263252018065854482018-01-25T20:46:32.079-06:002018-01-25T20:46:32.079-06:00Oh my gosh - I am just catching up on your blog fo...Oh my gosh - I am just catching up on your blog for the week today - wow! How crazy is that?!! <br /><br />I am glad you got a medal and that one (if it indeed is your last one!) will be one for the record books!<br /><br />Hope you guys are feeling better :DBizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783112702666715422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-19225705383741971942018-01-25T05:44:03.421-06:002018-01-25T05:44:03.421-06:00Holy moly that sure was a memorable race, so weird...Holy moly that sure was a memorable race, so weird that you all got sick, must have been a virus. But it also shows your character: even though you didn't feel well, you did go on and finish and that's worth a huge compliment. Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287705328335828286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-49343660692291937232018-01-24T09:44:16.232-06:002018-01-24T09:44:16.232-06:00Yikes!! What an experience!!!!! Hope everyone i...Yikes!! What an experience!!!!! Hope everyone is feeling much much better!!MaryFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02507347923712459651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-50288873241600803332018-01-23T08:38:08.851-06:002018-01-23T08:38:08.851-06:00OMG this is horrible. I'm so sorry this happen...OMG this is horrible. I'm so sorry this happened to all of you! :(<br /><br />Totally not surprised that you cried at the end of the race though. Just reading about how you pushed through and were able to finish made me start tearing up.<br /><br />I laughed so hard at you telling Jeff and Diane they had to go to the hospital. At least you can laugh at this whole thing, kind of?<br /><br />I've had food poisoning way too often over the past several years - if you guys were ONLY throwing up, it's likely a virus. Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18403024177515079403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-18799896865589315032018-01-22T08:07:42.199-06:002018-01-22T08:07:42.199-06:00It either came with Cary and was super contagious,...It either came with Cary and was super contagious, or it was food poisoning. It's interesting (and good) that the others in our group, who arrived the following day, didn't come down with it...which might mean it was food poisoning? Who knows.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-49441581262738580082018-01-22T08:06:01.626-06:002018-01-22T08:06:01.626-06:00Paco was fine - btw have you seen that dogs are ca...Paco was fine - btw have you seen that dogs are catching the flu? Is no one safe?? We are much better now, thanks.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-26182044590294353202018-01-22T08:05:06.695-06:002018-01-22T08:05:06.695-06:00Whatever it was, and we've gone back and forth...Whatever it was, and we've gone back and forth between a virus and food poisoning, it was BAD. I still can't believe we ran, either!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-23412085456036454502018-01-22T08:04:07.384-06:002018-01-22T08:04:07.384-06:00No worries! :)No worries! :)Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-78573734060259531562018-01-21T16:05:17.398-06:002018-01-21T16:05:17.398-06:00Oh Shelley, that sucks so bad. Do you think you gu...Oh Shelley, that sucks so bad. Do you think you guys brought that with you or one of you picked up the virus while there? I'm glad you are all on the mend and kudos to the medical staff at the race being able to help everyone.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781375451012608773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-91284651811816118292018-01-21T05:56:09.850-06:002018-01-21T05:56:09.850-06:00Shelley (sorry for my typo in your name above!)Shelley (sorry for my typo in your name above!)Chris Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259365376339961243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-31345395148226787552018-01-21T05:55:09.818-06:002018-01-21T05:55:09.818-06:00Shelly:
Yikes. How difficult and horrible! As I re...Shelly:<br />Yikes. How difficult and horrible! As I read it, I kept thinking food poisoning too. Flu doesn't hit that many people like a ton of bricks within just a few hours. It sure sounds like contaminated food. Can't imagine trying to run and deal with this. <br /><br />Glad it wasn't your first half.Chris Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259365376339961243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-1840193327871173662018-01-19T22:54:56.965-06:002018-01-19T22:54:56.965-06:00I hope you,Jeff and the rest of the crew are total...I hope you,Jeff and the rest of the crew are totally better. What a memory maker race. I'm exhausted after reading this. Hope Paco didn't catch it. Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08751636809587112579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-23091146842712975442018-01-19T20:32:11.780-06:002018-01-19T20:32:11.780-06:00LOL, yep, this recap was wild...I couldn't bel...LOL, yep, this recap was wild...I couldn't believe what I was writing, and I lived it!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-81207719857953563962018-01-19T20:30:19.733-06:002018-01-19T20:30:19.733-06:00It definitely was hard to be so sick away from hom...It definitely was hard to be so sick away from home. <br /><br />I'll do a post on my decision soon. :)Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-9016594192729331782018-01-19T20:28:34.489-06:002018-01-19T20:28:34.489-06:00I'm telling you, this most definitely IS the w...I'm telling you, this most definitely IS the way I'm ending my half marathon "career" - I am DONE.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-33337164686756363682018-01-19T20:25:28.725-06:002018-01-19T20:25:28.725-06:00Yes, it was a SUPER bug to be sure! We all are fi...Yes, it was a SUPER bug to be sure! We all are finally feeling better; it's taken most of this week to get there.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-87156773233241255962018-01-19T17:50:22.422-06:002018-01-19T17:50:22.422-06:00Oh My Gosh. This is the craziest race recap I'...Oh My Gosh. This is the craziest race recap I've ever read. I'm so sorry to hear you all got so violently ill. I am proud of you for finishing. And I prescribe zofran a lot but it doesn't often work unless you've vomited for a while and gotten all the virus out. I hope you're all back to normal!Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-91708374142238141352018-01-19T16:15:04.935-06:002018-01-19T16:15:04.935-06:00Well, I have to say that was the most...er...inter...Well, I have to say that was the most...er...interesting? race report I've read in a long time! I can't believe you were actually able to finish! And how miserable for all of you - it's so hard to be sick when you're not in the comfort of your own home with your own binkie, bed and bathroom. I will be interested to hear how you decided this would be your last half, at the same time I would be so surprised if anybody would EVER want to run another one after an experience like that! Emmaclairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06075275421271190384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-47116820903459404462018-01-19T16:14:19.281-06:002018-01-19T16:14:19.281-06:00OH MY GOSH,,, what an experience! That medal is de...OH MY GOSH,,, what an experience! That medal is definitely one to be proud of! And lucky you for being one of the few in the group to earn it. Now tell me that this truly is not the way you are going to end your half marathon career is it? It will be memorable for sure but don't You want a redemption run (maybe not of THAT race though)? I hope you are all recovering and may you never feel that sick again!Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-4940291460880852422018-01-19T15:37:06.922-06:002018-01-19T15:37:06.922-06:00OMG. I felt like I was going to get sick reading ...OMG. I felt like I was going to get sick reading this! What a horrible experience. That was one SUPER bug. You certainly do have a lot of special memories connected to your last half marathon. Hope you are feeling better. HoHo Runshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986964581984440945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-63310832610151614062018-01-19T11:48:49.017-06:002018-01-19T11:48:49.017-06:00Very relieved to report that Logan did not catch t...Very relieved to report that Logan did not catch this bug. He was already battling a cold (that turned into an ear infection), but he didn't get the stomach thing. Mason and his moms weren't there, luckily.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-26812610759988955962018-01-19T11:47:16.307-06:002018-01-19T11:47:16.307-06:00It's too bad my last one, with optimal race we...It's too bad my last one, with optimal race weather and a body that felt good (well, except for the stomach cramps) couldn't have gone better, but that's life. Agree with you, if it's not fun, why do it? Which is why I'm moving on...Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-41259310732992029972018-01-19T11:44:09.834-06:002018-01-19T11:44:09.834-06:00Oh NO!! Hope you are all feeling better, and that...Oh NO!! Hope you are all feeling better, and that none of the babies (the real babies, not the sick adults who can sometimes act like babies because, well, they're SICK) caught it. Angela Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10327445333073683554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-61793413014121376602018-01-19T11:41:10.947-06:002018-01-19T11:41:10.947-06:00It was definitely a nightmare. We are hoping to g...It was definitely a nightmare. We are hoping to get to laughing about it very soon, though.<br /><br />I'll have a post on why I'm done with halfs up soon. :)Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-28710771817711159632018-01-19T11:34:00.182-06:002018-01-19T11:34:00.182-06:00I agree, our friends are the best. Cary sent Bria...I agree, our friends are the best. Cary sent Brian over with soup and crackers Monday evening (we said to just drop it at the doorstep and RUN AWAY), and I'm so thankful Andi and Julia still were well and could help out right after the race.<br /><br />LOL on the high school student comment - at least I was just thinking, when I was finally not barfing, how fresh-faced they all looked. Not quite high school, but so young, so dewy, so healthy!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.com