Maine, your friend Joel makes a great point. If you are going to take a day off before a race, take the day off two days out, which means Thursday for a Saturday race, and run easy tomorrow. Also, if you keep a log, it would be good to note how you feel on race day, as this is one of those things that affect different racers in different ways. Good on you to look in on him.
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Just a comment on the Olympic attire. I think it should go back to the original Olympic uniform: Naked.
Oh DickyG, the trail shoes I use have just gone past the 700 mark, I must get down to my running shop in Portsmouth (the original Portsmouth) :
Courage ! Do one brave thing today...then run like hell.
mainerunnah--and the Red Sox won last night!
"During a marathon, I run about two-thirds of the time. That's plenty." - Margaret Davis, 85 Ed Whitlock regarding his 2:54:48 marathon at age 73, "That was a good day. It was never a struggle."
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A quick post before I leave the office & head out to the golf course regarding Tramps' rant about Olympic events... I happen to agree with most of his points and have long sneered events such as riding horsies, bow & arrows, & gun shooting. If you want to shoot guns and/or bow & arrows, let the contestants shoot at each other. While I'm certain this will be an unpopular opinion, Tramps' points regarding gymnastics also applies to ice skating in the Winter Games, as well as snowboarding (which is still ultra cool but relies on judges). I might actually enjoy gymnastics, ice skating, etc. if someone (get to work, Tramps) devised a system to add defense to these events. And frankly, boxing is going the same route with the (relatively) new scoring system. Right after they allow Olympic darts, can horseshoes be far behind? DickyG P.S. As of right now, NBC's ratings are excellent, mainly due to Phelps. When the swimming is over, the next big venue is track, widely regarded as the most important venue in the summer games. Unfortunately, there is no personality known to the general public like Phelps...we don't have well-known stars this year such as Michael Johnson, Carl Lewis, Edwin Moses, Frank Shorter, or Flo-Jo. Probably the best known stars would be Ussain Bolt,Tyson Gay, and Jeremy Wariner...and frankly I doubt if many in the general public even know who these guys are. The NBS folks are nervous...and so are the organizers. Less than 50% of available hotel space has been booked and even though the organizers claim that all tickets have been sold, any TV camera angle will show that thousands of these "ticket buyers" come to the events disguised as empty seats. I'm sure the NBC execs are praying hard for a U.S. basketball gold.
The NBS folks are nervous...and so are the organizers. Less than 50% of available hotel space has been booked and even though the organizers claim that all tickets have been sold, any TV camera angle will show that thousands of these "ticket buyers" come to the events disguised as empty seats. I'm sure the NBC execs are praying hard for a U.S. basketball gold.
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... Unfortunately, there is no personality known to the general public like Phelps...we don't have well-known stars this year such as Michael Johnson, Carl Lewis, Edwin Moses, Frank Shorter, or Flo-Jo. Probably the best known stars would be Ussain Bolt,Tyson Gay, and Jeremy Wariner...and frankly I doubt if many in the general public even know who these guys are.
Perch's Profile "I don't know if running adds years to your life, but it definitely adds life to your years." - Jim Fixx "The secret is to make in your mind possible what was not possible before. The secret is to make easy what was difficult, instead to make difficult what really is easy." - Coach Renato Canova
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