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posted: 12/23/2007 at 3:42 PM |
Thanks for posting Nick. Welcome and very glad to have you around.
If pumpkin pie isn't your favorite - I'll save you a piece of this awesome carrot cake my wife made last night.
mcsolar99 - Love the quote! |
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posted: 12/23/2007 at 5:54 PM |
| Quote from Bonkin on 12/23/2007 at 3:42 PM: Thanks for posting Nick. Welcome and very glad to have you around.
If pumpkin pie isn't your favorite - I'll save you a piece of this awesome carrot cake my wife made last night.
mcsolar99 - Love the quote!
ditto!
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posted: 12/23/2007 at 11:29 PM |
Nick,
So glad you were able to get through our guff and see the underlying value in this community. I'm glad you made it through the profile stage and look forward to a healthy exchange of ideas.
Merry Christmas!
Lynn B |
| "I was now a baby-burping, farting, too cold, too hot, not hungry-stripped to my core, a simple, frail consciousness." - R Claridge during '08 Leadville 100 |
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posted: 12/24/2007 at 11:38 PM
modified: 12/25/2007 at 3:55 AM |
Hi, Nick.
Dont' feel too bad about goofing on the subject line. We all (gestures to herself and fellow RA'ers) need to get our panties in a wad every once in a while - it helps us realize what's important and what's not! 
I agree everyone's different. I wish that I were someone who could benefit from slowing down more. Unfortunately, I've benefitted most from speeding up from what I was training at.  It's my lazy side saying it wishes it could get more from less. By the way, "speeding up" means 13- 13 1/2 minute miles, which is in the range for McMillan "easy" for me, lol. I'd much rather "run" at 17 minute miles because that is truly "easy" to me... meaning it feels like almost no work at all. Unfortunately, when I do that I get slower, not faster. *sighs*
Somebody said "easy run" and I took them at their word, not realizing they meant there was actually *work* involved in running, lol...
Still the turtle in the group... |
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posted: 12/25/2007 at 3:31 PM |
NICK! Your post was sweet, and personally, I was happy to see you over here b/c I have really learned a lot from you. Almost every run I think about some piece of advice you have given. I also wanted to personally thank the RA community for being so open and welcoming. I've been lurking around, but not much posting yet until I get my bearings. Seems like a fantabulous community and I'm excited to have a new place to learn.
Happy holidays all! |
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posted: 12/29/2007 at 8:25 PM |
| NICK!!!!!!! Glad to see you here, used to love reading your posts |
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posted: 12/29/2007 at 9:35 PM |
| Nick, I'm very glad to see you here on RA! Your voice is one I so need to hear. 2007 was my second year of running, and after doing a handful of 5K's, I decided to jump to a half marathon. Signed up for a training group, completed 5 months of the training, ran my 1st 10K, a PR 5K and had my long run up to 11 miles. I continued to push it even though my body was screaming to rest, and wound up with a hip flexor strain that took me out for about 6 weeks. So here I am on the other side of that starting to try to ramp up again for another 1/2, and starting to feel that "pushing it too much" feeling again, both physically and emotionally. Good leg is starting to feel strain in the hamstring, what I now know to be PF is flaring up, and I even had a good cry yesterday for no really good reason. My last run until today was a 5 miler on Christmas Day that I did faster than I should have. Finally today I decided to take one of my dogs, and just go run easy, walk, or do whatever the day brought. Your voice was in my head on that run/walk. Now mind you, I'm not fast anyway, but just giving myself permission to slow down, and yes even walk, was such a relief. Thanks and keep on preaching that "slow down" sermon! I for one will be in one of the pews listening. |
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Trying to find a cyber home - I for one, was a little lost in cyber space (& too busy w/the Holiday business) & finding a comforting "known" amongst all the unknowns has been a tremendous relief!! As has your calm energy in helping us find our "place" in the running community! 