Comments on: A busy weekend

By: Flo

Flo — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:54:16 +0000

Whoa! Superman is already out of the shadows. How absolutely cool!! You are ready! I guess the term “taper magic” is for real, after all. Wow.

Like the quote, too.

By: Jim E

Jim E — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:50:05 +0000

Flo,
Enlarged head? So you’re all set for the first 10 miles! Not sure where this quote came from, but: “Run the first 10 with your head, the next 10 with your legs, and the rest with your heart.”

I noticed a strange taper effect this A.M. I do these morning sessions in near darkness, and my watch/HRM has no backlight, so I don’t see my splits until later. I thought I was going at Easy Pace, but I was actually going at Marathon Pace. Yeeow!

By: Flo

Flo — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:20:18 +0000

Well, thanks for that too, Heidi! I’m trapped in this room now, though…my head’s too big to pass through the doorway.

By: Heidi B.

Heidi B. — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:43:25 +0000

Forgot to mention that tone of your posts cracks me right up! If I didn’t know it was from “Flo” I would have thought it was written by me. Keep up the good work!

By: Flo

Flo — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:00:41 +0000

Heidi!!! I Looooove you!!!! Thanks for everything, the great comments, the purchases! Oh my, I’m swooning.

You’re ahead of me having completed a marathon already, congratulations! Even though it didn’t go your way, you’re that much richer for knowing where to place your change of attack. Geez, marathons have so many components you have to think about, it’s easy to miss something the first go-round. That’s why I’m such a freak and I’m sure people must roll their eyes when, once again, I put in silly minutia about stuff like gels and pockets, etc. But I figure it’s stuff that has to be addressed some time and besides, overthinking is fun!

Anyway, thanks again, glad to see you here and I hope you join in the comments, it usually turns into it’s own conversation as you can see from the silliness above.

By: Heidi B.

Heidi B. — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:52:02 +0000

Just found your blog through your post on RW. I’m thinking I’m already hooked. And…………….I made a purchase on giftedrunner.com. I too took up running about 2 years ago. I will soon be 34 and have ran a full and 2 halfs. Getting ready for another full in Memphis in December. First one (Flying Pig) wasn’t terrible but wasn’t that great. Time was disappointing but I’m really thinking that I didn’t fuel properly. I’m really working on that now, so I appreciate all of your personal faves and not-so-faves! Anywhoo, glad I found your blog and as I said, another blog I’m hooked on.

By: Flo

Flo — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:35:30 +0000

Congratulations on all the body fixes, sounds like you’re a much stronger runner than you were before! Your plan makes a lot of sense considering the dowhill second half. We’ll be rooting for you!!