Comments on: Wussing Out Is For Wusses

By: Jim E

Jim E — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:43:50 +0000

Andrew – Don’t the age groups stop at 80 or something like that? If you wait for 100 years you might be at a disadvantage. One of those young 80-year-old whippersnappers could make off with your AG award.

By: Flo

Flo — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:49:30 +0000

It’s a really good book but I wouldn’t bother for less than a marathon, it’s totally specific to the distance. Brad Hudson’s Run Faster would be more useful as a general training book.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:46:35 +0000

Thanks – not too dumb then
What’s that book like by the way? I have no plans to run a marathon in the next 100 years(!), but would it be relevant for the half marathon and below?

By: Flo

Flo — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:30:41 +0000

Lol, those acronyms are secret and I can’t share them with you, especially because you’re from the UK.

MP is Marathon Pace and GA is General Aerobic (your regular runs). MP is pretty common but now that I think about it, GA is probably solely Pete Pfitzinger’s term (author of Advanced Marathoning), so I should of just said easy run. Glad you asked.

By: Flo

Flo — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:19:21 +0000

Thanks for the pic compliment! Good on you for getting your 16 done. Did you know I saw someone in shorts on Saturday when it was 8? I actually said “Shorts!” as I passed him and he just said “uh huh”. I bet he was thinking “I can’t feel my legs, either”.

By: Flo

Flo — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:17:33 +0000

My sentiments exactly! Oh, and just for correctness sake, when you asked about my upcoming races, I left out the Shamrock Half in March, silly me. And now you can rest easy.

By: Flo

Flo — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:16:22 +0000

Oh, you’re such a liar, of all the women I know with a steel resolve, you’re at the top of the list. But I appreciate the sympathy.