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The 2015 NYC Marathon has come to end. I'm not quite sure where to start, but the beginning always seems like a good spot. So here we go…
Race Morning
All marathons should be the day of Daylights Savings since the extra hour of sleep was glorious. I fell asleep watching Gilmore Girls (Eric was out with his brother, and I can't fall asleep by myself because night shift problems die hard) probably around 10pm (taking the time change into account). My alarm was set for 5am, which wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Eric and his brother were still sleeping, so I tried to be as quiet as I could while making coffee and getting ready. Like a good marathon runner, I had laid everything out the night before, so I just needed to put everything on and head out.
I put KT tape on my calf on Saturday just for the hope that anything might help. I did a two mile run on Friday, and it still felt terrible. My calf was achy and I don't think my lungs were quite ready to go. Some foam rolling on Sunday morning, and I was as ready as I was going to be. I took my breakfast of two Honey Stinger waffles, a banana, a container of Nuun, and homemade coffee in a Starbucks cup I made Eric keep for a day and headed out the door.
Although I usually take the ferry to the start of the marathon, the FDNY had a bus, so I figured I would try that. I walked out of my apartment to take a taxi to the hotel in midtown, but of course plenty of other runners were out looking for taxis as well. It seems as though a few other people were still out in their Halloween costumes, so I hope they had a good night! I upstreamed a few people (oops…) and it didn't take too long to get a taxi. A quick ride and I was at the hotel by 5:45am. The bus was supposed to leave at 6am, but apparently they just tell you that to get you there on time. We hung around in the lobby until about 7am when the buses actually left.
I was on the bus with other people from the Burn Foundation, and I was happy to have some company. Mostly it was nice to have access to a bathroom (despite it being a bus bathroom…) for the morning and to just be able to sit. I even pondered taking a nap on the bus – it's a long morning! The bus dropped us off at the FDNY/NYPD tent, which had food, coffee, and Gatorade. I just wanted some water, but I ended up filling up with some Gatorade after I finished my Nuun. Otherwise, I used the bathroom a few more times (nervous peeing, I'm sure) and we hung around. I had the earliest start time at 9:50am, so about 8:35am I said I wanted to make moves up to the start. Mainly because I wanted to find some other people I knew were running, but also to get up to the corrals.
It was good we left when we did! It easy super easy to walk through security (having the FDNY wristband helped…) and then we walked up through the start area. We headed toward the blue wave section, and about halfway to the start I heard, "The first wave corrals will be closing in five minutes!" over the loudspeakers. Enter panic mode! Not being sure how far away the corrals were, I started running toward them, forgetting to say bye to the people I had spent the morning with. (Sorry!) I had to dodge a bunch of runners who were either in later corrals or were not as panicked as I was, and I got to the entrance to Corral D just as they were saying, "This is the final call for Wave 1!" I showed them my bib and breathed a sigh of relief.
Both Dougie and Allie were in my corral, and Jocelyn was in the corral behind mine. I found Dougie immediately and chatted for a bit before sighting Jocelyn. Once you're in the corral, you still have about 45 minutes until the start, so I sat down and chatted with Jocelyn for a bit. Her plan was to quality for Boston, so she said something about running with me – I advised her against that because I didn't think that was in the cards for me. (Despite what I said in my race plans, hahahahhhh.) We planned to go to the bathroom one more time since they had port-o-potties in the corral, but right when we got in line they started moving us closer to the start line. Dougie was laying on the ground seemingly napping, so I woke up him so he didn't get run over, oops. I lost Jocelyn in the crowd but got to hang with Dougie so that was solid.
We walked up to the start and it was quite crowded, still with about 30 minutes to the start. Everyone around us was taking off their throwaway stuff, but I've learned from years past to keep it on as long as possible. Not that it was that cold (right around 60 degrees), but I'm a cold person so I kept my pants, long sleeve, and sweatshirt on. At this point, I spotted Allie a few people ahead of me, so I yelled her name (with my quiet voice it took a few times to get her attention) and we wished each other luck from afar. After some introductions and the singing of the National Anthem, the start was near, so I ditched my throwaway clothes (thank you to Dougie for throwing my bundle over everyone's heads, as well as to the guy next to me who held my stuff so I didn't fall over). I threw on my arm warmers and gloves, we moved up a little closer to the start, Petter Ciaccia gave the final announcements, and with the cannon boom, we were off!
Marathon – Brooklyn
Well, we were kind of off. We did a little shuffle to actually get to the starting line, then continued the shuffle onto the bridge. It was quite crowded, and somehow we even came to a stand still at about a quarter mile into the race. The start of the race always seems to be crowded, but I have no idea why that happened, especially since the road widened right after that. Who knows. Dougie and I were right near each other and did a little weaving to get around people. Mostly I just looked around, spotted Coney Island (we were on the south side of the bridge), tried to get a view of Manhattan (I'm not very tall), and just looked at all the people around us. Dougie and I joked that we just needed to get to Manhattan and that we could see The District, the bar we were meeting at after the race. So close, yet so far. (The hilarious part about all of this is that I live only a few blocks from the finish line – go so far away just to run home!)
Our first mile was a bit on the slow side (8:49), which I attribute to the crowds, the bit of an incline, and the fact that my legs were going to be a bit stiff. It's really fun when you come down the other side of the bridge, as it's a nice downhill that your legs don't really notice, but the pace drops. I also think it's really fun to see all the runners in front of you as you head down. Our pace dropped to an easy, easy 7:26 (ha). Other things that dropped once we got over the bridge: our gloves. Definitely didn't need those! I kept my arm warmers on until about mile 3 and ditched those as well.
Once we got into Brooklyn, Dougie and I seemingly went into cruise mode. It got a little dicey at some of the merges, but it worked out fine. He was running without looking at his watch, but I had mine on to hit my mile splits. I didn't have too much of a plan for how to pace the marathon, and the pace we were running at seemed comfortable but not too fast, so I felt fine sticking with that. We chatted a little bit, but mostly just ran next to each other. We'd get separated at some of the water stops, but we regrouped after the race. I describe it as a zen running experience, and running with him definitely helped keep me going.
Somewhere in Brooklyn. That is Dougie's half body to my left.
The crowds in Brooklyn are some of my favorite – not sure if that's because I'm always in a good mood there or if because they're really the best. I didn't know who all would be out there, so I kept a little bit of an eye on the crowds but otherwise you need to pay attention since the running route is still quite crowded. Every once in awhile I headed off to the sidelines to high five some kids, which is always fun. People had some great signs including the usual, "Worst parade ever," and some people who had giant pictures of runners' faces, which made me laugh. Otherwise one of the funniest things I saw was a giant punching bag of Donald Trump – and runners actually ran by and punched it! Made me laugh.
The first person I knew I'd see would be Betsy at the 10k, and I was so excited when I saw her! Pretty sure I just threw my arms up and yelled, "BETSY BETSY BETSY!" I remember wanting to hug her, but I can hardly run in a straight line without hurting myself, so that wouldn't have been so pretty. We continued on and it seemed like the route was doing some slight inclines and declines, which I could definitely feel. I loved when we could look ahead and see everyone in front of us – the roads were jam packed with runners and lined with spectators. Around mile 7, I noticed a spectator with a fancy camera taking a picture of me, so I made a weird face until he put the camera down – it was a nurse I used to work with, and he got a great shot!
Photo credit to Ben.
Oddly enough, Kelly was right behind me, although neither of us noticed! Later at the bar, she said that she was actually following me because she saw me and thought, "That girl looks strong, I'll follow her," even though she didn't realize it was me! Too funny. Dougie and I pressed onward, and soon enough we hit the turn at mile 8, which is fun just to mix it up a little bit. I always remember there being a little bit of a climb through Clinton Hill (starting to feel it!), then turning into Williamsburg. Williamsburg is always a mix of the quietness of the Hasidic community (some people cheering, it seemed!) and a big party in north Williamsburg. I felt pretty good through mile 10, and we were holding right around 8:00 miles. After mile 10, the pace definitely dropped to 8:25, and I was starting to feel it. Dougie and I were still holding strong together, but the 3:30 pace groups passed us in these miles. (I hate getting passed by a pace group, not because I'm slowing down, but mostly because runners get really caught up in staying with the group and tend to run you over.) Pretty sure I saw Kelly ahead of me at this point, so she must have passed me somewhere between mile 7 and mile 12. Go Kelly go!
Things are looking a little more tough here.
We entered Greenpoint and I saw a sign that said, "Welcome to Greenpoint! Now get the hell out!" haha. Not going to lie – I was really ready to be out of Brooklyn because that would mean we'd be at the half mark. I commented to Dougie somewhere between mile 10-12 that I was starting to feel the race and that I felt quite the positive split coming on. He commented something about a ten minute positive split and I chuckled to myself, thinking it would be a bit more than that. (Oh, how right I was…) I also mentioned to Dougie that he was free to go ahead if he wanted – I had no idea how long I was going to hold on for.
Although I was feeling the pace in my legs, I was actually holding on quite well. I didn't feel a single thing in my left groin, which is what I'd been protecting my entire training session. My calf, which has been bothering me for a few weeks now and basically put my training to a stop, loosened up after a few miles and felt fine. However, right at the mile 12 mark, I felt a twinge on the outside of my right knee. All I could think was, "With every other injury I've had, WHY IS MY IT BAND HURTING?" I felt pain with every step on my right leg, a familiar feeling from about six years ago when I had IT band problems. I focused on not bending my leg as much (not the best way to run…) and getting into Queens. Eric, his brother, and Danika were to be in Queens, and I was excited to be seeing them.
Marathon – Queens
We crossed the Pulaski Bridge into Queens, and I kept my eye out for a nurse I work with – he was right on the bridge where he said he would be, so I shouted to him. The half mark is right on the bridge, and we crossed in 1:46:37 – not too shabby, although I could feel the positive split coming. Eric and the cheer crew said they would be somewhere from mile 13-14, but we didn't know what side they would be on. My eyes darted from side to side, and eventually we hit mile 14. (Slowing down to 8:35 here.) I was convinced we missed them, as we passed mile 14 without seeing them. Dougie and I kept saying, "Where are they? Did we miss them? Did you see them? I didn't see them!" At some point, Dougie heard Eric yelling, "THERE THEY ARE! I SEE THEM!" I didn't hear it, but I did see them – we waved and they cheered and then we were off.
Still looking good and hanging with Dougie.
We rounded a couple corners and the Queensboro was in front of us. I was excited to get to it because mile 16 is just over the bridge and then only ten miles to go! I was not excited to be on the bridge because it's a tough bridge. We started climbing, it was quiet, it was dark. My leg was still hurting. All I wanted to do was stretch. As the bridge kept going up, I gave it. I pulled over to the side to walk for a few steps. I didn't fully want to stop to stretch, so I just walked. I saw Dougie going ahead of me – in hindsight I probably should have said something about needed to take a break, but I hate feeling like I'm going to hold someone back. So away he went, and I walked some steps. I didn't quite want to stop fully to stretch, so I just walked for a bit, then started running again. Then my IT band started hurting again, so I finally stopped to stretch a bit. It was really hard to bend over to reach my toes, so that was rough.
I wanted to get to the part of the bridge where we stop going up and start going down. There are numbers on the bridge – I'm not sure if they're tenth of a mile markers or just a way to count. I lost signal on my Garmin so I wasn't sure how much I slowed down or when the bridge was going to be over. A little more walking and stretching, then back to running, and down we went around the end of the bridge. I was looking forward to First Ave and to only having ten miles to go. (Only ten miles – ha!) Mile 15 was in 9:37, then mile 16 in 9:58. We shall call this the beginning of the end.
Marathon – Manhattan, Part One
We headed up First Ave, and I kept my eyes on the crowd – I wasn't sure who would be out there, and any pick-me-up would be much needed. My legs weren't feeling great and I just wanted to push onward. I believe 96th and 1st was the next destination for the cheer squad, so I wanted to get to there. I knew I was slowing, but I was still moving along (mile 17 was 9:12, so a little better than the bridge…). My friend Molly was in the 70's, so I was happy to see her and I believe I gave her a high five. As we moved along, I remember thinking that 1st Ave was quieter than I remember it being. Maybe it was all in my head or maybe I was just starting to head to a bad place, but I thought 1st Ave was louder. Brooklyn was so great, and it seemed like the crowds in Manhattan were just looking for their people. Not to say I didn't get some cheers – definitely a few "Go Susan!"s, but that is my thought.
I knew a sponge station was coming up right around mile 17 – a woman from my improv class said she would be there, as well as Alisha, who I had dinner with on Saturday. I spotted Helen and yelled her name, but she was turning to grab another sponge. Alisha was right after her, so I yelled her name and got a sponge from her – hooray! Mile 17 is right around 77th St, and I started really looking forward to getting to 96th St. Mile 18 and hopefully Eric! I started doing more of a run/walk situation, but I still had a fair amount of running in me. More like a shuffle, but I was moving. I think it was somewhere around here that my friend Alyssa's parents were cheering – I was walking along and didn't realize it was them yelling my name. (When you have your name on your shirt, sometimes it's hard to tell if it's random people are yelling for you or if you know them.) Luckily they yelled my name a few times so I turned and realized it was them – thank you for cheering, sorry I was aloof!
My run/walk combo continued, and I got to 96th St. I looked for Eric and the crew and couldn't find them. I looked for the black and yellow balloons Maura said she would have. I didn't see those. Luckily, I did see Maura (not sure where the balloons went, or I was just delirious and missed them!), so I was happy for her cheers. But I didn't see Eric and the crew and for some reason it felt like a huge mental letdown. (For me, not for them, cheering was great.) This was the beginning of some very, very dark miles.
I told myself to cheese it up for the cameras. I was not actually this happy.
I started much more of a WALK/run instead of a run/walk. Somewhere around mile 18-ish I heard/saw/no idea what actually happened Kevin and Tim. I remember they had talked about making some glorious signs, which I didn't see, and about a block down the road I thought I should have asked where they were – I suppose I used up all my quick thinking (and glycogen stores) at my improv show. Back to the road head. I moved over to the right side of the road, possibly subconsciously to get away from cheering people. (The dark, dark miles.) I walked a bunch. I tried to run. I walked much more. I saw Jocelyn heading for a bathroom, so I went over and tapped her on the shoulder. She said she felt dead, and I told her to come find me, I'd be walking. A guy nearby said, "Me too! I ran Marine Corps last weekend!" I, however, had no excuse, and eventually got moving again. I spotted Celia and tapped her on the shoulder. She was helping to pace someone and said they were on pace for about 3:45 and encouraged me to run with her (or ahead!) and I told her I'd be happy if I went sub-4. I tried to keep up but eventually they pulled ahead. It was a struggle to get myself to start running again, and I just saw the finish slipping away.
Marathon – The Bronx
Mile 19 was complete in 13:16 (oh dear), and the Bronx was near. Just get to mile 20. Just get to mile 20. I knew the time in the Bronx was short, so I hoped I could convince myself to just get it over with as quickly as possible. The Willis Ave Bridge was pretty quiet, except for a guy on the side of the road, yelling, "Welcome to the Bronx!!" which was nice. We crossed the bridge and then took a left – it was a wide turn with music playing, and one runner was really throwing it down dancing. It made me smile and I just thought about how I couldn't move like that then – or ever, let's be serious. A few more turns in the Bronx – I did more run/walking, but I managed to convince myself to keep moving. I was taking Gatorade and water at most of the stops, mainly just to have an "excuse" to walk, not necessarily because I needed it. I did worry about hydrating too much and getting hyponatremia…and I was just getting tired of Gatorade and water. People were handing out bananas, which didn't seem appetizing at all either. Around mile 20.5, I spotted orange slices across the road. I pondered the effort it would take to get across the road and decided it wasn't worth it. I saw Jocelyn again and hoped maybe we'd be running together, but she wasn't feeling well so I moved on.
Marathon – Manhattan, Part Two
The Madison Ave Bridge was right in front of us – back to Manhattan! You would think I'd be excited about this, but I was feeling so rough. I was walking on the bridge and a guy near me said, "The struggle is real." YES, YES, IT IS. Mile 20 was done in 11:00 and 21 in 11:41. See you later, Bronx.
I knew Danika was going to meet Abbe at 135th and Fifth, so I figured the cheer squad would be around there, but I wasn't sure. I was in a massive WALK WALK WALK try to run WALK okay let's run phase. I kept thinking about how much time I had left to the finish. At mile 20, ten minute miles would get me there in an hour. At mile 21, my 11 minute miles made me think I still had an hour left. At mile 22, 15 minute miles would get me there in an hour. You see where this was going.
It was bad. It was really, really, really bad. Starting around mile 18-19, I probably almost cried about 20 times. I remember just staring at the sky and wondering how this could hurt so bad and how I could be so unable to keep pushing forward. For some reason I never thought about NOT finishing, but I just keep thinking about how long it was going to take to finish and how much this hurt. I thought about how I was never, ever, ever going to do this again. And then I would almost cry again. I would try to run a block, then I'd start walking again. At one point, I realized I was walking about the same speed as I was running, so why not walk more? So much pain. So much not wanting to run. So much wondering when all of this would be over.
Not sure where this was, but this was definitely how I felt.
Eric and the crew were somewhere between mile 21 and mile 22. They started yelling and Eric started taking pictures. I pretty sure I put my hand up and said, "STOP STOP." Because I was in a dark place and didn't want any documentation of this happening. They cheered and I'm a terrible person. If anything, I learned that motivating people are only motivating if you want to be motivated. Not if you're deep into the dark places.
Before I asked Eric to stop, oops.
We came around Marcus Garvey Park, and Amy (and Gotham City Runners) was out cheering. Pretty sure I looked miserable and made some weird hand gesture…I was not a thankful runner, for which I apologize. We turned onto Fifth Ave and headed on that lovely incline. I was still doing more walking than running, and I don't think I cared. I couldn't make myself move any faster, and running only lasted for a few steps at a time. Some lovely people were handing out pretzels, so I grabbed one then realized I didn't actually want it except to eat the salt off of it. So I did that. I saw Jocelyn one last time. I wondered if I needed to go to the bathroom and found a port-o-potty because WHY NOT. I was still walking just about as fast as I was running, so I kept walking. I was still too far away from the finish to make myself think that forcing myself to run faster would be better than just continuing to walk. And that march up Fifth Ave is rough.
Miles 22, 23, and 24 were 14:30, 14:45, and 15:23. Dark, dark times. So much pain. So many people yelling my name and telling me I could do it, and me wondering if I actually could do it. (Still never thought about not finishing.) Watching people run past me. Almost crying so many more times. A couple runners physically ran into me, which was a surprise and just felt like blow after blow to my already low running spirit.
This is my "Is this over yet?" face.
We turned into the park and it was mile 24. At my current pace, it was going to take me half an hour to get to the finish. I gave myself a pep talk. Only two more miles. TWO MORE MILES. You've been running for years upon years, you can do two miles. Finally my brain realized that the end was actually near. I convinced myself to get into a run walk pattern if for no other reason than to pass the time faster. I started with a one minute run, one minute walk. I felt good running at one minute and would make it thirty more seconds. Or I'd be going downhill. Eventually I would walk for a minute, but then I would start back up after the minute was over. But I was moving – not fast, but running. It still hurt, but the finish was getting closer. I told myself I had an advantage because I run there all the time. Just get around the park and you're done. Run 1-2 minutes, walk one minute. Please, just get this over with.
"You can do this. You can do this." Immediately followed by…
"OMG Are we done yet?"
We went up that little bump at 72nd St and started to head down toward Central Park South. We passed mile 25 (12:30 pace – we're flying!!). I saw Michelle cheering and feel like I was in a little bit of better spirits. We left the park, which I kept thinking looks so different than on a regular day. Onto Central Park South. And so many potholes. I tried to find a part of the road that was more flat. I wanted to keep running, but I did a little more walking. A guy shuffled by me and did the whole hand-on-my-back-keep-moving-with-me thing that I really wish would work. I did start running again and just wanted to get back into the park. We hit the 800 meters to go sign. If I picked up the pace to a ten minute mile (SO FAST), I'd be to the finish in five minutes. We turned back into Central Park. I almost cried because it was almost over. Just keep running. Just keep running.
Just checking my watch….again. Central Park South.
Oh no no no, I can't keep running. One last walk break. You can do this. 400 meters to go. GET THIS DONE. I pushed myself to run until the finish. Up that hill. And then, it was over.
Hey look – happy to be finishing!
It was over. Four hours, twenty minutes, and twenty-six seconds after I crossed the starting line, I finished. 4:20:26. Most likely the longest 4:20:26 of my life. But then the longest walk started. Luckily at this point, I was really good at walking. I'd had a lot of practice over the last few miles. I got my medal (hooray!) and just wanted to get out of them. I decided to not be THAT person and went to take a finisher picture.
Then we continued on the long, long walk. I bypassed the heat shield because I wasn't cold at all and figured I'd get my poncho soon. I got the food bag and realized the last thing I wanted was more Gatorade or water. Then the bag felt really heavy (I'm so dramatic) and just wanted out. I weaved around runners to get to the poncho exit. The post-marathon march is only made worse because many people who do the marathon march are also looking at their phones, and it's just a huge mess. Although I really just wanted to sit down, I more so just wanted to get my shoes off. That's all. I thought about walking through the streets of New York in my socks. We finally exited out 77th St, walked back south along Central Park West, and got a poncho. I finally saw the exits – I only live a few blocks from the park on the west side, so I shuffled home.
My emotions weren't quite done yet, and I almost cried a couple times as I headed west along 72nd St. (My apologizes to the police officer who I asked if I could exit along 72nd St, I didn't mean to be nearly in tears.) I was upset about the marathon, how much I hurt, and how much I just wanted to take my shoes off. I spotted a bench and thought about sitting down, but I realized I probably wouldn't get up for awhile. My stomach was weird, so I headed to Duane Reade to get a ginger ale. (Seems to be my new thing.) I got a couple congratulations from people walking by and got my ginger ale (but not before someone cut me in line, oops). I then made it home and promptly sat on my couch. It was done.
Eventually I showered and headed back out with Eric to meet up with the running crew at The District. I hobbled down the subway steps. A man on the subway offered me his seat. We enjoyed some beers – I got the Coney Island Sea Salt Ale mainly because it had the word "salt" in the title. Eventually I got a burger, which was beyond delicious. We rehashed the marathon. Kelly and I laughed about being right near each other and not realizing it. Dougie and I fist-bumped over our newfound running buddy status and the great things we think we could accomplish together. I heard about how it seems like everyone seemed to get sick at the race (seriously – why was everyone vomiting??). I heard about people who had great races. We had an engagement in the group (way to one-up your own first marathon, Brian!). We just celebrated accomplishing a marathon.
Some of the crew!
Numbers and Splits
4:20:26, average pace of 9:56.
And the thoughts/feelings.
This was the toughest, toughest race I've ever run. I have never been in so much pain for so much of a race without being able to push myself forward. I've hit the wall before. I've been in pain before. My legs have hurt. I've been able to get myself to the finish in a somewhat respectable manner. This was a totally different level.
I can't say I'm surprised. I stood on the starting line wondering what this marathon would bring. How far I would make it before the hurt. My training for this marathon mainly consisted of "just do what won't injure you." I ran four days per week, max. I didn't run if I had any feeling of pain. I kept the pace super slow. No speed work. I maxed out at 18 miles about a month ago. I ran a half marathon two weeks ago, but that was it. I've barely run in the last three weeks. Although I hoped my years of marathon and running experience would help me out, the truth is that the marathon is a humbling race and is not to be messed with. Having fourteen marathons under your belt doesn't make mile 22 any easier. The difference is that I knew the pain would come and I knew what was waiting for me.
I do think my past experience helped me actually get to the finish, no matter what the pace. Never along the way did I think that I wouldn't make it. I didn't have injury-pain, I had my-legs-are-dead pain. People asked me what my goal was for the marathon, and my main goal was to get to the finish line in one unbroken piece. My legs are sore (oh so sore), but I didn't break anything. Oddly enough, my groin feels the best it's felt all year. My IT band hurts a bit when I bend my knee, but I'm sure that will go away.
I've never been so emotional during a race before. I'm surprised there aren't pictures of me trying to cry. I've run really great races where I've flown through the last few miles. Or where I've struggled through the last few miles but still pulled out a great time. This marathon is my personal worst by far. My previous personal worse was 4:12, which is from Chicago 2008 during the 95 degree heat wave. With the exception of that disaster, my next slowest time is 3:51, which was Marine Corps 2006 – my first marathon. I felt like I knew a personal worst time was coming around mile 19-20-ish. I wasn't necessarily upset about that. I do pay attention to the time on the clock, but it was more painful to be unable to move myself faster. I think it is so much harder to push through a race where you're doing terribly than one where you hurt but are rocking it.
It's hard to be too down on myself when I realize that I actually RAN A MARATHON. Before the race, many people said to me, "Well you'll be okay, you've done them before." They don't get easier. They certainly don't get easier if you haven't trained well. But I still did it. I could have walked off the course and I don't think anyone would have blamed me. I remember thinking during the race that this is the hardest thing I've ever done. That I've never been in more pain. And despite being in a dark, dark place, I had to laugh at myself. The hardest thing I've ever had to do is run a marathon I signed up for? How lucky I am. I thought about the cause that I raised money for – for burn victims who don't choose to be in their situation and how they have to choose to push through. And here I am almost in tears because I chose to run a marathon. Somewhere around mile 22-23, when the going really got tough and I was averaging 15 minute miles, a man ran past me. (Many, many people ran past me.) I looked up and realized he only had one leg and then a prosthetic leg. I have two good legs, and here's this guy running with one leg. Pull yourself together, Susan, you have a great life.
I could feel bad about what happened on Sunday. I'll admit that I wish it turned out better, that I at least ran a little faster. But I think I did the best with what I had. I hadn't trained well. I didn't set myself up for success in terms of what the clock would say. But I did what I could. I knew signing up for this marathon might not have been smart – I started from scratch in June and wondered if I would be setting myself up for injury. But I didn't injury myself. And I helped raise money for a great cause and one that I will see the benefit of every day I go to work. Not every marathon is about lowering the time on the clock, and I think I hit my goals for this marathon. I raised my goal amount for the charity, and I'm not injured. Sometimes that's all we can ask for.
I swore during the race that I would never do this again. That I wouldn't subject myself to this pain. I'm not sure what's next for me, but I don't actually think this will be my last marathon. (But I will train better, that's for sure.) I learned a lot about myself and pushed through some really hard times out there. And you know what? They still give you a medal. It's great.
Thank you to everyone who cheered. Everyone who tracked me. Everyone who followed along with my training. Everyone who ran with me this training cycle. Everyone who wished me luck. And special thank you to everyone who donated the New York Firefighters Burn Center Foundation. Running for charity gave me a new reason to run, and it was new motivation for me. It was an honor to run for a cause outside of myself.
I will be taking some time off running, and I'm excited about it. I'm also excited to actually get back into racing shape (I've been saying that for a year, it's fine), but that will have to wait for now.
And lastly – thank you to everyone for reading. It means so much to me that people want to follow along with my journey. Marathon #15, signing out.


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Breaking the barrier
Breaking the barrier has always been something that is a struggle for everyone. Taking up any kind of art (in this case movies) is something that any wise mother would say doesn't put food on the table and that has been realized by the hard path that the actors of today choose. They may be stars whom act well in movies and make a whole lot of money by doing so because their acting talent is worth so much-but to the simple minded pressured by their parents dreams and life's hardships, they are ones who have crossed over to "the other side". They play the dream roles, get the dream makeovers, get to do get what they want when they want...all in all call the shots like they fans dream to.
The difference between the fans and them is that they had what it takes and they did what it took. They had the guts to do it and they risked it, which has resulted in their success. That leap is hard on anyone's guts and they risked it anyway. On that great divide rests our fanatism for them, the lifestyle and the success they enjoy. They have achieved what we can if we put in the sacrifice, time and effort and also choose to do so because we want it so bad.
Celebrity is not for everyone. The glamour comes with the early struggles. All our favourite stars have struggled their way through to fame and fortune, which is by no means. Before earning the big bucks, buying the swanky cars and living in palatial houses they had to sweat it out. Jennifer Lopez had to sweep the studio she took dancing classes in and slept in it too because she had no roof of her own to sleep under. Comedians of the likes of Jim Carrey struggled in comedy clubs for years together till they got their big break into movies.
Actors that silverline the music industry worldwide have done their fair share and more of struggling in the industry. They thereby deserve to take advantage of the great divide and the great divide has in the process become the validator of the industry.

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Side Stage Snapshots: Country Throwdown Tour; Gary Clark Jr.; Ben Folds Five; Eric Benét; Robert Francis
Country Throwdown Tour
Thursday was Country Throwdown night at Summerfest's Miller Lite Oasis, with headliners Gary Allan and Rodney Atkins plus opening support from Cedarburg native Josh Thompson and, on the Potawatomi Bingo Casino Stage and Pavilion, Sunny Sweeney.
To its credit, the Country Throwdown is down with traditional country music. There were fiddles, numerous Hank and Waylon references and even multiple banjo sightings.
At the top of the bill was Allan, who like Dwight Yoakam before him, has toughened the Bakersfield sound for modern consumption. Allan is an intense figure on stage, rarely speaking between songs or even smiling. But the songs speak eloquently for him, whether it's the fiddle eroticism of "Nothing on But the Radio," the moody sensuality of "Smoke Rings in the Dark" or the feminine mystique routed through the Golden Gate on "She's So California."
Atkins is also a proven hit-maker, and the likes of "If You're Going Through Hell," "Take a Back Road," "Cleaning This Gun" and "Watching You" certainly carried the crowd. Still, where do you draw the line on patronizing? Would it be the Brewers T-shirt? How about the claim to be motorcycling all day? Or maybe the heavy-handed lovefest of "These Are My People."
Sweeney jumped to country from standup comedy, but blessedly there's not a hint of Homer and Jethro. She does, however, have a great ear for country titles such as "You Don't Know Your Husband Like I Do" and "I'm Gonna Drink Myself Single Tonight." "West Texas Pines" however, showed she's more than just a one-trick hussy.
Hometown hero Thompson pulled off the rare full house for an early evening show. He deserves it; he's a truly exceptional writer. There are a thousand country tunes trumpeting small-town Southern virtues, but Thompson spikes the boast with some realism: "Our necks are burnt, our roads are dirt and our trucks ain't clean/ The dogs run loose, we smoke, we chew and fry everything."
Which raises just one question. What part of Cedarburg does he come from?
- Dave Tianen, Special to the Journal Sentinel
Gary Clark Jr.
Standing in the midst of his three-piece band with his face obscured beneath the brim of a black bucket hat, Gary Clark Jr. tentatively teased at his guitar strings, adjusted his pedal effects board and ripped into the driving blues rock of "When My Train Pulls In."
A Texas native who trained under the wing of Jimmie Vaughan, Clark is a masterful guitarist who was met with chants of "Gary! Gary! Gary!" from a fist-pumping, enthusiastic crowd.
His Thursday night show at the Summerfest Rock Stage was a wide-ranging blues clinic, with the grinding riffs of the opener, rollicking southern country stomps on "Don't Owe You a Thang" and the falsetto, classic R&B shuffle of "Please Come Home."
- Erik Ernst, Special to the Journal Sentinel
Ben Folds Five
On its first tour in more than a decade, Ben Folds Five's patented brand of melodic, boisterous snark-pop showed little sign of rust Thursday at the BMO Harris Pavilion.
Sure, nailing those nasally falsettos may be more of a stretch for piano-smashing frontman Ben Folds than the last time the whole group played Summerfest in 2000. But any imperfections were beside the point amid a rollicking, unruly romp through early-album hits like "Jackson Cannery" and "Fair."
The bouncy trio, rounded out by Darren Jessee on drums and Robert Sledge on bass, is fresh off a new album, but early on the group stuck to the original catalog, aside from routine improvisational flourishes and detours.
Folds, a Big Gig veteran, paused to marvel that after all these years, "this has gotten really grown-up looking," before diving into "Uncle Walter" from the group's first album.
- Alex Morrell, Special to the Journal Sentinel
Eric Benét
"What?" Eric Benét called out to fans at the Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard on Thursday night. "Eric Benét is home!"
He cracked open a beer in front of the microphone to properly greet the crowd and recalled his old stomping grounds, including Bradley Tech High School and UWM. "No matter where this job takes me, I'm always 23rd and Burleigh," he said.
Benét was led onto the stage by a modern R&B melody from his four-piece band and a backup singer. Dressed in a T-shirt, blazer and jeans, he peered from behind dark sunglasses as he sang "Love Don't Love Me," then asked the crowd to travel back to his '90s hit "Spiritual Thang," and his smooth vocals soared to an impressive falsetto trill.
- Erik Ernst
Robert Francis
Known for crafting lush, pastoral scenery to accompany hard-luck tales of loneliness and lost love, California folk singer Robert Francis was met by a sparse crowd that drifted into the BMO Harris Pavilion.
Mild-mannered and reserved, Francis, 24, and his band delivered the soft, acoustic "Perfectly Yours" and emotional "Climb a Mountain" to vigorous applause. They were at their best with songs that slowly built into booming choruses, such as "Mescaline," as Francis howled, "You're a lone disaster/your heart beats faster/when it's with mine."
- Alex Morrell
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Adelle: Home
The chirping of birds and rustling of several forest animals around me brings me back to the present. For a few minutes I sit, staring up at the green canopy of leaves above, trying to remember why I got here.
Giving up on the remembering, I get up off the muddy I had previously being lying on and stretch, hands above my head, wings flat out behind me.
With a gasp, my memories spring back to me. I drop my arms and loosen my wings. I think me and Lye broke up. We're we either a thing?
I then proceed to give up contemplating that and my thoughts return, instead, to my sisters Lisa and Lucy.
Answering to the pang in my chest, I make up my mind. Flapping my wings, I head up into the air and fly straight.
After a few minutes of flying, I catch sight of the barn below. Four shapes standing in a circle talking.
I float where I am in the air for a while before turning my back on them. I don't need others. I have managed the last year on my own and I can continue that way. And so, instead I head out to the distant blue expanse of ocean, one thought on my mind: my sisters' birthday.
If I fly straight, catching a lift on a boat as I go, I can reach the UK in a days time. Plenty time to head back home and find them both a present.
Mind made up, I set off on the long journey home.


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I'm really struggling to understand the Chilean accent - they really speak quickly, mutter and make up their own language basically (a bit like the irish, I suppose). I'm glad that this wasn't my first introduction to spanish as I would have had no chance of ever understanding anything at all. Also, as expected, Chile is much more expensive than the other SA countries that I've been to so that's part of the reason why I'm just relaxing - it's too expensive to do much else.
Last night there was an unexpected party at the hostel and it ended up being a rather late night but really good fun. I'm feeling a little delicate today so going to try to have a very quiet and chilled out night tonight before my flight back. Wail!!! Thanks for all the offers of lifts from the airport - sweeties!
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I hired Kent to handle my divorce and custody matters. I gave him close to 8k over the course of a two year period with no results. I gave him an eye witness to hard core drug use in my children's home and he didn't bother to call and interview her. My money is long gone, Kent is long gone, I haven't seen or heard from my children in a month, and I am still not divorced. If anyone is interested in filing a class action law suit against him please leave a message here and we will put one together. I gave this guy everything I had.
Posted by Brian
The short: stay away.
The mean: Argued continually against taking spouse to court for contempt - two years. Never did any research. I did the research and provided all of the documents, computations, accounting, RE research, hired work done while Kent did nothing. He finally told me that if I put a lump sum of money on his table he would produce a divorce in two months. I did but he did not. Obtained an agreement in writing and signed but never even bothered to put it into formal motion form (by paralegal) to be submitted. He no longer answers phone or e-mails. I had to locate him through the building manager to get a photo copy in PDF of the agreement.
Posted by Susan
One year has passed since my divorce was final and I'm just now finding out my notarized Quitclaim Deed was never filed. When I brought it to his attention he referred me to my ex husbands lawyer who obviously wouldn't take my call. My return call to him to fix this went unanswered, leaving me to figure out the repercussions. Susan. 2nd posting.
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I was desperate when I went to see Kent a year ago. He calmed me down and explained what we had to do and I was reassured when I found out he handled cases in Skagit County and Bellingham and knew the judges and knew the process. Not only did he get me 3 times the money I initially asked for for maintenance/alimony, but he worked with me financially and for that I will be forever grateful. Kent is a family man, knows this area of the law, is easy to talk to and I highly recommend him for your divorce needs.
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kent kok after getting my money he did not call me for 6 months even though i would call his office 1-2 times a month and politely ask for a return call so ken kok did nothing but screw me i lost my most valuable time and money he also claimed he was friends with prosecutor implied i was in good hands when in fact all he did was stall me for the prosecutor i have requested a fee statement twice and of course no results hey ken when you say your good at what you do? say to your clients what it is that you do exactly??? and make sure they know your good at screwing them out of their money and time o yes and feeding them to the wolfs! and not only will he drop the ball, but, when he's done he will kick it in your face this may explain why their is not a lot of review if he's good at screwing me over he will have no problem with you at this point $5000 is down the drain feel free to contact me.
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Kent was an amazing attorney to work with. He never made me feel like just another client. His dedication to my case allowed me to breathe a little easier, knowing he was handling everything diligently with the best interest of myself and my child in mind.
Mr. Kok was a faithful advocate, and was very patient with any and all questions/concerns I had throughout the entire process. He was always happy to explain things further, and put things into layman's terms so I could fully understand what was happening every step of the way.
Kent clearly has a passion for the work he does, and has the knowledge to back that up. Mr. Kok expressed great compassion for my situation, and handled my case with sensitivity.
I would highly recommend Kent Kok to anyone looking for a knowledgeable, honest and compassionate family law attorney who can get the job done efficiently. Having worked with more than one family law attorney in the past, I only wish that I had hired him sooner!
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Fun activities in February in Manitowaning
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Bell, Let's Talk
January 25th, 2017 is Bell, Let's Talk Day.
Every time you talk, text and join in on social media on this day, Bell will donate 5cents to mental health initiatives.
What is really positive is it gets people educated and speaking out on such an important issue.
On the island, Noojmowin Teg Health Centre is participating and inviting anyone to play in their contest.
Every time you talk, text and join in on social media on this day, Bell will donate 5cents to mental health initiatives.
What is really positive is it gets people educated and speaking out on such an important issue.
On the island, Noojmowin Teg Health Centre is participating and inviting anyone to play in their contest.
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Find Frosty Contest
Here are all the hints to the Find Frosty contest.
Go to the location and write down what number is on the snowman at each location and drop off at the municipal office at 156 Arthur Street, Manitowaning or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Answers must be in before January 3, 2017 as that is the day the draw takes place. Winner will take home $400 in local gift certificates!
Good luck!
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Hints for Find Frosty Contest
Here are the hints that have been released to date in our Find Frosty Contest!
Hint 1
Internet problems outside of town?
Hint 2
This Frosty can be found with a good VIEW of the EAST
Hint 3
A fish many a fisherman have caught, not intentionally.
Hint 4
A fish many a fisherman have caught, not intentionally.
Hint 5
This is the one deer in Manitowaning that is off limits to shoot.
Hint 6
Watch for horses crossing, or mules kicking!
Welcome to Assiginack
Hint 8
The 'church' bell doesn't ring at this location.
Hint 9
A subdivision right on the water on that becomes a popular fishing spot in the winter and at the narrows of South Bay.
Hint 10
Have you ever driven right to the end of a 'New' road?
Friday, November 25, 2016
Fun Winter Events!
Bring the kids out for a public skate on Monday when they are home from school!
For the 3rd year, Assiginack is hosting a contest to find hidden things throughout the Township. For the past two years it was candy canes. This year it is wooden snowmen! Twenty 2 foot snowmen are hidden all over the township. Hints are first released on our facebook page (Township of Assiginack) on a regular basis between December 1st and 31st with a weekly summary of hints found on our website and posters around town.
In order to play you have to take the numbered hint and find the snowman. You simply can't write down the location as each snowman is numbered so that you must actually go to the location and record the number found on the snowman with the location. Up for grabs is $400 in gift certificates from local businesses!
Once you have found all 20 snowmen, drop off your list to the municipal office or email it to email@example.com. The draw will be done on January 3, 2017.
Sign up the kids for some makerspace activities!
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Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Deer Contest with Cash Prizes!
QDMA (Quality Deer Management Association) and the Township of Assiginack have partnered to run a contest during the week of rifle season with cash prizes.
The QDMA's mission is to ensure the future of white-tailed deer, wildlife habitat and our hunting heritage. Among the QDMA's current members are nearly 3,000 of the world's leading deer management professionals. Their collective knowledge enables the QDMA and its members to remain at the forefront of deer biology, research, and management.
The local chapter of QDMA and the Assiginack Township are hosting a contest to encourage hunters to bring in their does, bucks or fawns for the purpose of collecting data. In return the hunter's name will go into a draw for each of the 3 categories of buck, doe and fawn and a $100 cash prize will be awarded to a winner in each division.
The contest will run on Tuesday November 22nd and Thursday November 24th from 7-9 pm at White's Shell garage where members of QDMA will be there to weigh and measure the deer.
Manitoulin QDMA branch is always looking for new members. If interested in helping or learning what QDMA is all about, come and see us at the weigh in or feel free to call the President - Peter Craig. Thanks for helping keep deer hunting great on Manitoulin! For further information call Peter Craig at 705 282 7163.
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Hi all, These are the first irises I saw at the age of 5 or so , they
stopped me in my tracks then and have got me really fascinated now.
They are 40 inches or more on thin spured stalks , bud count about 6 or
8 , multi branched and pretty much the most vigorous grower I've seen to
date. They survived in clay and didn't bloom for over a decade until I
gave them a new home. The hafts are edged yellow , style crest is also
yellow. This iris has an intriguing scent and was a real street stopper
until the wind got to them . The clump increased so much that I'm
reluctant to dig and separate incase they decide to skip a year of
Any ideas , I thought they could be Depute Nomblot but am unsure...
Chris Darlington


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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 30: Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Red Bull Racing prepares to drive during practice for the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit on October 30, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)
One of the most enthralling seasons of racing in recent memory finished with one of the most exciting races ever. Surely, Formula One cannot get much better than in 2012. Our hearts surely wouldn't stand it. But next year could be special, too. Unpredictable to the last lap. Competitive. Largely fair. With a deserving champion, Sebastian Vettel, pushed to his limits by a noble loser, Fernando Alonso, who might have finished as the 2012 champion himself with just a smidgen more luck. This year, F1 delivered everything one can reasonably expect from sport, and all at dizzying speed. Ridiculously expensive and gas guzzling, F1 may seem like an anachronism at a time when governments and families are counting pennies and cutting back. But, wow, what a show. With 20 races from March to November, this was the longest season in 62 years of F1. But it never felt too long, because the outcome remained so uncertain. The tension of not being sure who would finish as champion built up nicely ...
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Evidence for sequence biases associated with patterns of histone methylation
Human and rodent genomics
Combinations of histone variants and modifications, conceptually representing a histone code, have been proposed to play a significant role in gene regulation and developmental processes in complex organisms. While various mechanisms have been implicated in establishing and maintaining epigenetic patterns at specific locations in the genome, they are generally believed to be independent of primary DNA sequence on a more global scale.
To address this systematically in the case of the human genome, we have analyzed primary DNA sequences underlying patterns of 19 different methylated histones in human primary T-cells and patterns of three methylated histones across additional human cell lines. We report strong sequence biases associated with most of these histone marks genome-wide in each cell type. Furthermore, the sequence characteristics for such association are distinct for different groups of histone marks.
These findings provide evidence of an influence of genomic sequence on patterns of histone modification associated with gene expression and chromatin programming, and they suggest that the mechanisms responsible for global histone modifications may interpret genomic sequence in various ways.
The basic unit of eukaryotic chromosomes is the nucleosome, comprised of DNA wrapped around a histone octamer complex
The histone code or epigenetic code theory proposes that the combinatorial nature of histone modifications and histone variants represents information that greatly extends the content and display of genetic information alone
While much has been done to explore the nature of the histone code and how it is "read", little is known about how and where the code is written in the first place
Figure 1
Alternative models for the formation of epigenetic domains in complex genomes
Alternative models for the formation of epigenetic domains in complex genomes. In a sequence-independent model (
Alternatively, however, it is possible that the genomic sequence could influence different epigenetic domains and that primary DNA sequence itself could thus bias their formation and/or maintenance on a genome-wide basis (Figure
In this study, we have tested this hypothesis for the human genome by investigating correlations of genomic regions associated with a wide range of methylated histones with the underlying DNA sequence. To achieve this, we used high-resolution, genome-wide epigenetic maps and applied a machine learning approach called Support Vector Machine (SVM, reviewed in
Genomic sequence alone discriminates regions enriched or depleted for most methylated histones in human CD4+ cells
To investigate whether histone marks in general are associated with underlying genomic sequence, we analyzed a dataset containing the profiles of 19 different methylated histones from genome-wide ChIP followed by deep sequencing experiments (ChIP-Seq) in human CD4+ T-cells
To select such regions for analysis, we first simulated a null distribution of the tag frequency (tags/region) for each mark, from which we determined selection criteria that limit the false discovery rate to only 1% at each extreme (one example is shown in Figure
Additional file 1
Table S1. Summary of selected regions enriched/depletedfor histone marks from human CD4+T-cells.
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Figure 2
Classification of epigenetic marks in human CD4+ cells
Classification of epigenetic marks in human CD4+ cells. (A) The frequency of sequence tags in a typical ChIP-SEQ experiment (H3K4me3) in 4 kb regions [36] and a simulated null distribution (red line). Vertical lines represent a false discovery rate (FDR) of 1% from each side in the null distribution (Depleted and Enriched), leaving the rest as (Neutral). (B) Based on the criteria in (A), the number of selected enriched (dark gray), depleted (white), or neutral (medium gray) regions for each histone mark. (C) The SVM classification of three representative methylated histone marks. Error bars represent standard deviations (s.d.) of 10 SVM predictions. (D) Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves for the classification of three representative methylated histone marks (solid lines) and the corresponding curves for classification with randomized sample labels (dotted lines).
To avoid potential over-fitting problems associated with many machine learning approaches when the number of variables greatly exceeds the number of samples
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Table S2. Number of samples used for SVM training/testing in human T-cells.
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Table S3. SVM classification for histone marks in human T-cells.
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Sequence predicts the location of methylated histones genome-wide
SVM models trained from the above 2,000 selected sequences for each histone mark also perform consistently on the remaining regions in the genome (Additional file
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Figure S1,S2,S3 and S4. Figure S1. Genome-wide predicted locations of H3K4me2, H3K27me3, and H3K9me3 correlate with experimentally determined profiles in the human CD4 T-cells. Figure S2. Genome-wide predicted locations of H3K4me2, H3K27me3, and H3K9me3 correlate with experimentally determined pro_les in the human CD4 T-cells. Only data from chr10 is shown as an example since plots obtained from the rest of the chromosomes look almost identical as chr10. Each data point corresponds to the experimentally deterimined modi_ed histone enrichment level (x-axis) in a 2.5kb region and the prediction probability by SVM models (y-axis). Enrichment level 6 stands for >2^6 (64 reads per kb), 5 stands for 2^5-2^6, or (52-64), and so on. Red bars in each boxplot indicate median values, and red pluses indicate outliers. As enrichment levels go down, the number of regions predicated to be enriched also go down. Figure S3. Cluster analysis of regions occupied by different epigenetic marks. The hierarchical cluster of histone marks in (a) TSS regions and (b) non-genic regions, based on dissimilarities in their occupied genomic- sequence (measured by SVM misclassification rates). Figure S4. Sequence permutations and their e_ects on classi_cation. Prediction accuracy of SVM models (trained with original sequences, circles) for singlet (triangles), doublet (diamonds) or CpG (squares) permuted sequences. Sensitivity represents the ability to predict enriched regions, and speci_city for depleted regions of a particular methylated histone mark.
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Figure 3
A comparison between the actual and predicted chromosome-wide locations of H3K4me2, H3K27me3 and H3K9me3
A comparison between the actual and predicted chromosome-wide locations of H3K4me2, H3K27me3 and H3K9me3. UCSC genome browser tracks of chromosome-wide predictions (pred, shown as probability) of H3K4me2, H3K27me3 and H3K9me3, compared with experimental data ChIP-SEQ data (exp, shown as tag count
Genomic regions occupied by different methylated histones define clusters that distinguish genic and non-genic regions of the genome
It has been shown that different modifications of histones can promote or interfere with one another
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Table S4. Predictions between epignetic marks using SVM models with high cross-validation accuracy(>75%).
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Sequence features associated with predictions of methylated histone patterns
While the above analyses all support the existence of predictive genomic characteristics underlying methylated histone patterns in the human genome, they do not by themselves identify the particular sequences involved. We therefore next explored the specific sequence features supporting each of the above SVM classifications to address the nature of the sequence bias.
For each sequence feature, we calculated an F-score, a parameter that considers both within- and between-class variations to estimate their individual discriminating power
Figure 4
Highly predictive sequence features
Highly predictive sequence features. (A) The distribution of F-scores of 1,364 sequence features for three representative histone marks (top 10 features are shown in boxes). A null distribution of F-score (Random) is based on same sequence features from 100 random sets of 1,000 TSS regions. (B) Highly predictive sequence features for H3K4me2, H3K27me3 and H3K9me3 and their SVM classification accuracy as single features. (C) H3K27me3-enriched regions are depleted for Alu retrotransposons. Alu has a much higher F-score than any other repetitive element and all short sequences. The consensus sequence of Alu with highly predictive sequences features highlighted.
To overcome the dataset dependency nature of F-score calculations, we selected sequence features that consistently have the highest F-scores across multiple, independent subsets of sequences. The Pearson linear correlation coefficients between each feature and whether or not a region is enriched for a particular histone mark were also computed to reveal their degrees of association. Finally, these consistent features were assessed by SVM to evaluate their discrimination power as single features (Supplemental Table S5). On the basis of this analysis, highly discriminative sequences in TSS regions display three notable features: regions marked by methylated histones that are associated with active transcription (e.g. H3K4me2) are enriched for CpG-containing sequence features but are depleted for AT-rich sequences; H3K27me3 regions are enriched in poly-purines and poly-pyrimidines, but are depleted in AT-rich features; H3K9me2 and H3K9me3 regions are enriched for AT-rich features but depleted in GC-rich ones (Figure
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Table S5. Features with consistently high F-scores in multiple rounds of classifications, TSS regions.
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For H3K27me3, the majority of short sequences that have high F-scores are parts of human Alu repetitive elements, SINE non-LTR retrotransposons that comprise at least 10.8% of the human genome (calculated from UCSC genome browser). To systematically investigate the potential contribution to the genomic code of all known repetitive elements, each of which can be viewed as a unique combination of shorter sequences, we performed F-score and SVM analysis among a training set including 2,000 TSS regions. The Alu family is the only repetitive element whose content has an unusually high F-score and by itself it predicts ~70% of training samples (Figure
It is possible that SVM models simply classifies GC/AT content, as there is a significant GC bias in the features listed in Table S5. To test this hypothesis, we first randomly permuted the base order of selected regions to preserve the base composition but to randomize all higher
To explore further the apparent dependence of H3K4me2 and H3K27me3 predictions on sequence content, we permuted the TSS sequences to preserve both base composition and dinucleotide frequencies, but altering all higher
A sequence bias for histone modification is likely a common theme for the human genome
To test whether genomic sequence also influence histone modifications in other tissues and samples, similar SVM experiments were carried out with ChIP-Seq data from the ENCODE project
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Table S6. SVM classification on ENCODE cell lines for H3K9me3, H3K27me3, H3K4me2.
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Figure 5
SVM classification of epigenetic marks in ENCODE human cell lines
SVM classification of epigenetic marks in ENCODE human cell lines. For all three histone modification data sets the overall classification accuracy (blue), sensitivity (true positive rate, green) and specificity (true negative rate, red) from three independent replicates were shown. The names of the cell lines are on the x-axis.
Our results establish a strong association between the primary DNA sequence and an extensive set of histone methylation marks in multiple human cell lines, supporting the hypothesis that at least part of the underlying basis for the histone code is encoded in the genome. This study also provides an example of how genome organization and sequence might directly impact biological function(s). Furthermore, the ability of sequence models to make such predictions provides insights into the establishment and maintenance of epigenetic modifications in complex genomes.
It is worth noting that, for several reasons, the prediction accuracy of sequence-based models for the histone code as outlined here is likely an underestimate. First of all, we have considered only the linear combination of short
A nucleosome code has been described for nucleosome organization and positioning in yeast and
How might primary genomic sequence influence epigenetic modification(s)? Certain types or combinations of sequences could form higher-order signals with specific conformation, which might be used to recruit histone-modifying enzymes and/or to facilitate their spreading in
A prerequisite for the genomic influence hypothesis is that the enzymes responsible for establishing epigenetic marks recognize subtle structural difference of underlying genomic sequence. Consistent with this concept, it has been recently shown that Dnmt3a, an enzyme that catalyzes
Conceptually, sequence could be the major driving force influencing the epigenetic framework, which, if true, could help explain the persistence of genome-scale epigenetic modifications and the observed clustering of tissue-specific or generalized functions in complex genomes. For maintaining "housekeeping" functions across different cell types, for example, it would seem to be much less expensive to use the genomic sequence instead of complicated and error-prone gene regulatory networks. This hypothesis predicts that the epigenetic framework should be largely invariant in cells from different developmental contexts. Indeed, this prediction is supported by recent genome-scale profiling studies of several histone marks in embryonic stem cells and lineage-committed cells
This study demonstrates a strong association between the primary DNA sequence of the human genome and an extensive set of histone methylation marks described in multiple human cell lines and thus supports the hypothesis that at least part of the underlying basis for the histone code is encoded in the genome. These findings illustrate how genome organization and sequence might establish and maintain epigenetic modifications in complex genomes and thereby directly impact biological function(s).
Enriched and depleted regions for histone marks in human CD4+ T-cells
Statistics for null distribution
In order to select enriched regions, we first simulated a null distribution based on the assumption that the number of sequence tags observed in a region with defined size follow a Poisson distribution
Regions surrounding known Transcription Start Sites (TSS)
We considered ±2 kb sequence flanking the TSS of all known RefSeq genes (UCSC hg18). Duplications were subsequently eliminated to yield 19,812 unique regions. For each histone modification, enriched regions were defined to have tag counts greater than the 99% line (based on the null distribution, above), while depleted regions have tag counts less or equal to the 1% cutoffs. The other regions were considered "neutral" and were not analyzed further (see Figure
Non-genic regions
To identify a set of non-genic regions for comparison with TSS regions defined above, we first selected genomic regions that are (1) not within 100 kb of any RefSeq genes; (2) free of known repetitive sequences and (3) >1.5 kb. This resulted in 43,039 regions from the current UCSC human genome assembly (hg18). These regions were further divided into enriched, depleted, or neutral regions in the same way as the TSS regions, except that the 1% and 99% cutoff counts were normalized to the size of each region.
Sequence feature extraction
Unless specified, DNA sequences were extracted from UCSC assembly (hg18), and
Support Vector Machine (SVM) training and testing
LibSVM version 2.84 software (
Feature selection
Briefly, we selected 100 features with highest F-scores
Whole-genome prediction for epigenetic marks
For whole-genome prediction, we used sliding windows of 2.5 kb in size with 2 kb overlaps to cover the entire human genome. To predict the probability for each window to be bound by an epigenetic mark of interest, we used SVM models based on 2,000 regions enriched for a histone mark (1,000 non-genic regions and 1,000 TSS regions, for both enriched and depleted) with 1,364 sequence features. The resulting predictions were made into local UCSC genome browser tracks and visualized along with other genomic information.
Cluster analysis of regions occupied by different modified histones
Using datasets from Barski
Singlet, doublet sequence and CpG permutations
Singlet- and doublet-sequence permutations were performed by shuffling the positions of either single nucleotides or dinucleotides while maintaining constant the base composition or the dinucleotide frequency of the original sequences, respectively. Feature extraction was then performed on the permuted sequences. Since it is not possible to permute CpG only without affecting other sequence motifs, we permuted the frequency of all CpG-containing motifs among the sequences to simulate the effects of CpG permutation. A necessary side-effect of CpG permutation is that the sum of all
Competing interests
Both authors declare that they have no competing interests.
We thank J Zhu for computational resources and discussions, and U Ohler, T Furey, G Crawford and members of the Willard Lab for discussions and comments on the manuscript.
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