Good Bad & The Monkey
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
The Thunder
Yes, I'd love to run with you the last 10k @ CMM
1 Hip and 2 Hamstring reconstructions later…
I'm with you, The Thunder. Pacing, particularly at the end of a race, is the last thing I can imagine wanting. But it obviously really helps some people. I don't know if there's a connection between training (particularly long runs) with other people or not. I do 95% of my training alone, so suddenly having someone alongside me, talking, encouraging, or just running the pace I "need" to run really throws me off. I tried it once and had to tell the person to leave. Or maybe I'm just a crotchety, old anti-socialite.
Why is it sideways?
I dunno, Jeff pacing me last year at CMM really helped mentally. It really broke up the run for me. I kept telling myself just to make it to him on pace and then i'd have someone to take my mind off it the last few miles. Ben's pacing me the entire (Boston) marathon next weekend...I think it's going to help a ton. Of course, I like running with people. MTA: See you at mile 20 of CMM Trent.
the entire (Boston) marathon next weekend....
I'd like to point out that both Jeff and Thunder wrote: "Different strokes for different folks" at the exact same time. Ironical-like.
Thanks for clarifying this. For the life of me, I would not have known what marathon you were racing next week.