Finished Cape Cod Marathon. Beat last yrs time by almost an hr. Of course I am much more healthy this yr not trying to will my body to the finish. On torn MCl Helps. Set what I will call a PR as First marathon of the 16 I have compeleted this time NO Knee brace.
Great work and happy to hear that the knee is better.
Happy birthday and great running Jill!
20:10 or something for me. Weak. Not my best race but it's a beautiful day for running and my co-pilot was great company. My wife said I shouldn't have had so much to drink last night.
Nice that she cares enough to make such an observation, heh. Glad you guys had a good time.
Hey look at me throwing in my two cents again. I agree with Mikey, but not simply because it is so close in time to the race, but because you are glycogen-depleted to the dregs. Thinking about "the marathon" in this state, you are going to feel down about it. Go hug your wife and have a hamburger and a beer. You've earned that much.
+1 to beer
The Logic of Long Distance
I'm just not a good marathon runner. In fact, I'm quite poor at it.
I've been there. In fact, I'm still there. However, I don't want to give up. Not yet. Last year, I ran workouts, but not marathon workouts. This year, I got a coach and ran marathon workouts. As Jeff mentioned, I failed at most of them. Next year, I'll succeed at a few, fail at some more, and run faster, hopefully. You know what my marathon experience has been so far? I can sum it up as "failing a little less than the last time".
As others have wisely pointed out, you need take a little time to figure this out. If you really don't want to do it, then don't. But I bet that somewhere inside you there's something that tells you that you can change something to run faster. And if there is, I'm also betting you can do that to run faster.
There was a point in my life when I ran. Now, I just run.
Back beat, the word was on the street That the fire in your heart is out I'm sure you've heard it all before But you never really had a doubt
The Diary of a Once-ran.
Fast is better than long
Next year, I'll succeed at a few, fail at some more, and run faster, hopefully. You know what my marathon experience has been so far? I can sum it up as "failing a little less than the last time".
I think it's reasonable to expect that you should fail a workout every now and then. Not failing any workouts might mean, you're not setting the bar high enough.
Regardless, I agree with the the process; keep trying to fail less and succeed more.
2013 Goals: 2500 miles / 2:45 marathon? / sub 2 800m / 4:30 mile / sub 16 5K / sub hour 10 miles
Give a man a fire and he'll be warm the rest of the night;Set a man afire and he'll be warm the rest of his life.
What in the Jehu?
HobbyJogger & HobbyRacer
One of the local girls finished 1minute in front of me and reported running over a dead raccoon (I think it was a dead raccoon). But I didn't see it. Maybe I missed it, or maybe someone ate it during that intervening minute. How about it, Thunder and Jill -- how many dead raccoons did you run over?
One of the local girls finished 1minute in front of me and reported running over a dead raccoon (I think it was a dead raccoon). But I didn't see it. Maybe I missed it, or maybe someone ate it during that intervening minute.
How about it, Thunder and Jill -- how many dead raccoons did you run over?
I didn't post results because I didn't put up time goals, but I may as well give numbers.
Sat, uphill/downhill 10K: 40:30 (2AG)
Sun, MCM: 3:40 (zillionth in my AG)
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
I fly.
At least 12.
Bring it on.
Milktruck say relentless
A dead raccoon PR?!
Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
" ..that corner has narrowed to a half-nekkid egyptian wandering about in the cold new jersey nighttime."~ R2E
As usual you superstars conspire to make this one of the toughest jobs in the swamp! (out of the many tough jobs in the swamp!)
Mikeymike, the dreamy and supah fast, Jill_B PRing and having birthdays! New guy lagwagon smashing the 5k, Daddyo making a solid comeback, Troy, xhristopher, the list goes on and on...but after deep study (and no, its not because he is so good looking and sends me pics of himself half naked! ~) this week's imaginary fucking cartoon has to go to that 1st Masters runner who smashed his PR attempt to smithereens, bhearn!
Good choice. That was a damn fine run by bhearn.
Oh, and half naked? We believe you, Ilene.
Runners run.
9/10ths naked?
Hey, a little pre-emptive bribery never hurts, right?
Seriously, wow, thanks Ilene, but no way does my race compare to "as deep into the pain tunnel as I've been".
Congrats to all the all the other goal smashers this week.
"Way to make Borat look overdressed"
Nice run, Bob.
Lots of great running this week as usual but that's who I'd have chosen if I'd been in charge. Well done Bob!
That's as deep into the pain tunnel as I've been.
Finally, I found the right post for this pic.
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