Comments on: Spectator Sport http://www.girlinmotion.com/spectator-sport A Running Odyssey Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:44:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Flyers26 http://www.girlinmotion.com/spectator-sport#comment-1819 Flyers26 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:21:49 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=1177#comment-1819 Thanks for being out there cheering us on! I saw Charlie at his first 2 stops, but missed him when he was with you. It was the same with my wife, her sister & husband. I saw them the 1st 2 places, but missed them at the 3rd. I had a great time, and am super happy with my result. Thanks for being out there cheering us on!
I saw Charlie at his first 2 stops, but missed him when he was with you. It was the same with my wife, her sister & husband. I saw them the 1st 2 places, but missed them at the 3rd.
I had a great time, and am super happy with my result.

]]> By: Flo http://www.girlinmotion.com/spectator-sport#comment-1809 Flo Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:28:50 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=1177#comment-1809 <strong>Jim</strong>!! You tempter of Fate! But what a lovely way to do it, congratulations on a crazy race weekend! Love that you sent the guy off to unwittingly become your tow rope...brilliant. Now I am holding you to your offer of behaving yourself. No more play time, the big day is right around the corner. I'm so excited for you and thrilled that you got that extra boost of confidence, even if I am bitching at you in this paragraph. <strong>Paula</strong>!! Congratulations, girl! Can't believe you've only been at this for six months. Whaddya Crazy?!? :D Seriously, that is something to be hugely proud of. Have a lovely recovery period, you so deserve it! Woohoo! Jim!! You tempter of Fate! But what a lovely way to do it, congratulations on a crazy race weekend! Love that you sent the guy off to unwittingly become your tow rope…brilliant.

Now I am holding you to your offer of behaving yourself. No more play time, the big day is right around the corner. I’m so excited for you and thrilled that you got that extra boost of confidence, even if I am bitching at you in this paragraph.

Paula!! Congratulations, girl! Can’t believe you’ve only been at this for six months. Whaddya Crazy?!? :D Seriously, that is something to be hugely proud of. Have a lovely recovery period, you so deserve it! Woohoo!

]]> By: Paula http://www.girlinmotion.com/spectator-sport#comment-1808 Paula Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:08:47 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=1177#comment-1808 Hi Flo! Just checking in to tell you I made it. My first marathon!! It wasn't pretty but coming from seriously non-runner status six months ago I was happy to cross the finish line on my own two feet. Thanks for the pre-race hug! Every bit of encouragment helps! I'm glad you had such a great time spectating. In some respects all the spectators yesterday had a tougher time than runners.... at least when it came to staying warm. We had a bit of an edge there! Keep moving and keep smiling! :) Hi Flo!

Just checking in to tell you I made it. My first marathon!! It wasn’t pretty but coming from seriously non-runner status six months ago I was happy to cross the finish line on my own two feet. Thanks for the pre-race hug! Every bit of encouragment helps!

I’m glad you had such a great time spectating. In some respects all the spectators yesterday had a tougher time than runners…. at least when it came to staying warm. We had a bit of an edge there!

Keep moving and keep smiling! :)

]]> By: Jim E http://www.girlinmotion.com/spectator-sport#comment-1807 Jim E Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:46:51 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=1177#comment-1807 Hmm. Another voice in the Dont-Garmin-While-Racing chorus... This marathon spectating sounds like fun. I'll have to try it some time. I know I said I wasn't doing any more racing till my next marathon, Flo, but I fell off the wagon. I raced twice this last weekend. The first was a 2.3 mile turkey trot, where you had to predict your finish time. Closest wins. Aha! says I, no prizes for going fast, I'll do it at 8:00 Marathon pace! After jogging the entire course to warm up, I put 18:20 on the sheet. Of course I went too fast, and did it in 17:36, so no turkey for me. Then a group of us ran ten more miles, because - why not? On Sunday, a proper race, a 15K, three laps around the lake with the club. Well, Daniels has me doing a longish MP run this weekend, and this won't be much faster than that... I carelessly left the Garmin at home, so had to wing it for pace. Stayed with training buddy Kati for the first lap, then decided that was a touch fast and let her go. Halfway through the third lap I heard footsteps behind, and looked around. "It's only me" said Barry. I have no problem being passed by him (NYC Marathon last month - 3:32). Then I had an idea. "Hey Barry, do you have much of a kick left? Perhaps you can catch Kati there". She was about 150 yards away at this point. He made dubious noises but accelerated anyway. I deployed the magic towrope, and the gap started to slowly narrow. As we got into the last quarter mile, I started to lose my grip on Barry, then Kati, without ever looking around, kicked hard and left us. There was some confusion with the timing, but I did it in something like 1:11:15 for 7:39 pace. Pretty close to what JD's table predicted. Not bad after all that running on Saturday. I probably should not be doing this sort of thing while tapering, but the confidence boost was worth it. Now, with two weeks to go, no more racing, I promise! Hmm. Another voice in the Dont-Garmin-While-Racing chorus…
This marathon spectating sounds like fun. I’ll have to try it some time.

I know I said I wasn’t doing any more racing till my next marathon, Flo, but I fell off the wagon. I raced twice this last weekend.

The first was a 2.3 mile turkey trot, where you had to predict your finish time. Closest wins. Aha! says I, no prizes for going fast, I’ll do it at 8:00 Marathon pace! After jogging the entire course to warm up, I put 18:20 on the sheet. Of course I went too fast, and did it in 17:36, so no turkey for me. Then a group of us ran ten more miles, because – why not?

On Sunday, a proper race, a 15K, three laps around the lake with the club. Well, Daniels has me doing a longish MP run this weekend, and this won’t be much faster than that…
I carelessly left the Garmin at home, so had to wing it for pace. Stayed with training buddy Kati for the first lap, then decided that was a touch fast and let her go.
Halfway through the third lap I heard footsteps behind, and looked around. “It’s only me” said Barry. I have no problem being passed by him (NYC Marathon last month – 3:32). Then I had an idea. “Hey Barry, do you have much of a kick left? Perhaps you can catch Kati there”. She was about 150 yards away at this point. He made dubious noises but accelerated anyway. I deployed the magic towrope, and the gap started to slowly narrow. As we got into the last quarter mile, I started to lose my grip on Barry, then Kati, without ever looking around, kicked hard and left us.
There was some confusion with the timing, but I did it in something like 1:11:15 for 7:39 pace. Pretty close to what JD’s table predicted. Not bad after all that running on Saturday. I probably should not be doing this sort of thing while tapering, but the confidence boost was worth it.

Now, with two weeks to go, no more racing, I promise!

]]> By: Bruce http://www.girlinmotion.com/spectator-sport#comment-1806 Bruce Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:04:16 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=1177#comment-1806 Makes me want to go watch a marathon! Do I have to taper for that? Makes me want to go watch a marathon! Do I have to taper for that?

]]> By: Flo http://www.girlinmotion.com/spectator-sport#comment-1804 Flo Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:39:32 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=1177#comment-1804 I was at Rocky at 6:20! I was really wrapped up in a big coat, hat and scarf so maybe you didn't recognize me. Interesting about the Garmin, sounds like it messed you up in a good way though, thinking you're slower in training, then surprising yourself on race day. That's a much better direction of self-fooling. :) I was at Rocky at 6:20! I was really wrapped up in a big coat, hat and scarf so maybe you didn’t recognize me. Interesting about the Garmin, sounds like it messed you up in a good way though, thinking you’re slower in training, then surprising yourself on race day. That’s a much better direction of self-fooling. :)

]]> By: Progman2000 http://www.girlinmotion.com/spectator-sport#comment-1803 Progman2000 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:02:04 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=1177#comment-1803 So sorry that I missed you. Although, to be honest, I was in such a daze from trying to keep the hammer down at mile 12 I think you probably would have had to jump on my back for me to notice you (I did stop by Rocky around 6:20 though and no one was there). I am a little more bummed that we were so close to each other at the expo and I missed you - oh well. So many races in the future. I know it seems like I am sandbagging with my crappy race predictions - I think I have relied on that damn Garmin as a crutch for too long and it's messed me up. I definitely consider that thing a training tool now and not a pacing tool! So sorry that I missed you. Although, to be honest, I was in such a daze from trying to keep the hammer down at mile 12 I think you probably would have had to jump on my back for me to notice you (I did stop by Rocky around 6:20 though and no one was there). I am a little more bummed that we were so close to each other at the expo and I missed you – oh well. So many races in the future.

I know it seems like I am sandbagging with my crappy race predictions – I think I have relied on that damn Garmin as a crutch for too long and it’s messed me up. I definitely consider that thing a training tool now and not a pacing tool!

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