tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post7915651760184934366..comments2023-07-06T10:03:31.089-04:00Comments on Feet Meet Street: Mind GamesNitmoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108597328135023198noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-70872299944149629232008-09-11T22:36:00.000-04:002008-09-11T22:36:00.000-04:00Did you see the new ad in RW? If you didn't have ...Did you see the new ad in RW? If you didn't have pain, congratulations, you just jogged. :D<BR/><BR/>I think I question what the hell I was thinking at least once on every run.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14684236668997938263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-51320835660226983432008-09-08T11:14:00.000-04:002008-09-08T11:14:00.000-04:00I know, for me, the answer is always yes. Because...I know, for me, the answer is always yes. Because I can still recall with some level of uneasiness races where I've eased-off when I could have pushed, and these are races that I ran over five years ago.Spikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04954768449359026865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-6196366760749021092008-09-07T21:32:00.000-04:002008-09-07T21:32:00.000-04:00Great post! It is comforting to know others strug...Great post! It is comforting to know others struggle with the mental side too!<BR/><BR/>EmThe Young Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10077661736022646857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-3456651700432936292008-09-07T21:13:00.000-04:002008-09-07T21:13:00.000-04:00I'm with Xenia, it is kind of a relief to know tha...I'm with Xenia, it is kind of a relief to know that you struggle with the mental push. I've definitely noticed myself mentally giving up towards the end of races before. You seem to have won your battle in your summer races, I guess at Detroit just remind yourself of how much work you've put in all summer. I think it's one of those "I don't feel like it, but I'll regret it if I don't and I won't regret it if I do" situations.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819934745994804681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-59529572113027061362008-09-07T00:27:00.001-04:002008-09-07T00:27:00.001-04:00My head usually says things like, "You're really n...My head usually says things like, "You're really not going to do a Half Marathon. You can't you're almost 50."<BR/><BR/>That shiz stinks.Ms. V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08714984422389618597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-12429408522917818412008-09-07T00:27:00.000-04:002008-09-07T00:27:00.000-04:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?fs=1&v=1sElYG7LmU...http://www.youtube.com/watch?fs=1&v=1sElYG7LmUU<BR/><BR/>You can't see yourself. You look disgusting.Ms. V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08714984422389618597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-7828742157751449002008-09-06T19:58:00.000-04:002008-09-06T19:58:00.000-04:00I definately need to work on the mental. It has go...I definately need to work on the mental. It has gotten me more often than I'd like to admit.Marcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11514393906061742296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-65237682393930367052008-09-06T12:47:00.000-04:002008-09-06T12:47:00.000-04:00Great post, I have had those thoughts often, of co...Great post, I have had those thoughts often, of course usually on the side of the mountain with no one about, I remember some words by David Horton, along the lines of "it's no good sitting down, you're not going to die" and that works for me!Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16841289199998319545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-47005211516738302072008-09-06T12:36:00.000-04:002008-09-06T12:36:00.000-04:00*sigh* the wicked brain always butts in and tries ...*sigh* the wicked brain always butts in and tries to get us to slow down, walk, take it easy. time to tell that brain to STFU! get your PR! take that BQ and show it who's boss! i'm sure you will kick arse.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150125112864194788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-49863806121658365152008-09-06T11:12:00.000-04:002008-09-06T11:12:00.000-04:00Wow and yes i ask those very questions to myself a...Wow and yes i ask those very questions to myself as i run...like today the virtual 1 mile, i'm freaking screaming to myself to stop but kept going!!!<BR/><BR/>Marathons are a whole other ball game for me...<BR/><BR/>You will rock it! Don't be so hard on yourself dude!!<BR/><BR/>MichelleMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13012277904032798697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-9666973447749087022008-09-05T23:12:00.000-04:002008-09-05T23:12:00.000-04:00You don't really look all that Greek. Are you cer...You don't really look all that Greek. Are you certain you're not like a German Adonis?chiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08894616877610664580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-86097448553637387952008-09-05T19:55:00.000-04:002008-09-05T19:55:00.000-04:00I think it's worth it, especially with all the wor...I think it's worth it, especially with all the work you've put into it.Aileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747726548047410492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-76282188162959598972008-09-05T19:17:00.000-04:002008-09-05T19:17:00.000-04:00You've captured that feeling exactly! I call it my...You've captured that feeling exactly! I call it my "oh, fuck it" moment (but not out loud). Let us know if you figure out a way to handle it.Reluctant Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029317062823813338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-45123840264356249092008-09-05T16:52:00.000-04:002008-09-05T16:52:00.000-04:00In addition to being a Greek adonis, you are a wis...In addition to being a Greek adonis, you are a wise, wise man. I wholeheartedly agree that physical toughness and proper training are just part of the puzzle - Mental toughness is at least as important. I was fresh out of said mental toughness at my last marathon, and it absolutely sucked. I basically just said, "Enough of this shit" and did the walk of shame. Baaad feeling. Here's hoping I find some reserve of toughness nine days from now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-67395040731289903362008-09-05T16:37:00.000-04:002008-09-05T16:37:00.000-04:00Six weeks...can it really be that close? Yes...(sq...Six weeks...can it really be that close? Yes...(squeak)<BR/><BR/>I'm a first-timer, a marathon newbie, and I'm asking myself the same thing. <I>Is all of this worth it?</I> I think I said this in a moany post of my own a few weeks back. The general consensus from the peanut gallery was "Yes. Yes, it is." I have no idea what I'm facing. You're a much more experienced marathoner. If you keep coming back for more, then there really must be something to this after all. Otherwise...why bother?Sun Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971351872301112088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-42069283000188563592008-09-05T16:10:00.000-04:002008-09-05T16:10:00.000-04:00You know what Benjamin Franklin ;) said: Success i...You know what Benjamin Franklin ;) said: Success is 99% perspiration, 1% inspiration, and 5% liquor. Or something like that. He wasn't very good at math.Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281718504827873022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-28663088945005531412008-09-05T15:20:00.000-04:002008-09-05T15:20:00.000-04:00yes - that *IS* the question that lurks race after...yes - that *IS* the question that lurks race after race after race after race. I don't think anyone really knows the answer each time until they have to face the question.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03231464198799653331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-15283726618161296072008-09-05T13:59:00.000-04:002008-09-05T13:59:00.000-04:00I wish somebody could give me the key to shutting ...I wish somebody could give me the key to shutting my mind off entirely when I race. It's not even so much about caring about my time (though I do) as hating feeling that my mind, not my body, holds me back.<BR/><BR/>Please, next time, fewer questions, more answers!tfhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735303292996192352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-84266130421649827262008-09-05T13:48:00.000-04:002008-09-05T13:48:00.000-04:00Ah, screw it. Slow down. Don't bother with the pai...Ah, screw it. Slow down. Don't bother with the pain. Quit now. What's the point? In the end, there's always booze.B. Kramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005060826015780427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-84669246860499186052008-09-05T13:35:00.000-04:002008-09-05T13:35:00.000-04:00This kind of reminds me of something my sister sai...This kind of reminds me of something my sister said to me when I was going through a painful divorce: "Your emotions will lie to you."<BR/><BR/>It's so true, the emotional side of the brain (mine, anyway) is like a four-year-old constantly demanding things it wants and whining, and being scared, and going off the deep end (though it has its cute, cuddly side too, of course). Thank God in my old age the logical side is learning to say "Shut up and sit down," nearly always right away.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12785796365378274088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-49293211999864776392008-09-05T13:11:00.000-04:002008-09-05T13:11:00.000-04:00If I find myself asking "Is it really worth it?" a...If I find myself asking "Is it really worth it?" around mile 18, I'm going to blame you. :)<BR/><BR/>It will, of course, be very different races that we run, but hopefully we'll both have the right answer!Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230997094889375925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-80780845918048862082008-09-05T13:07:00.000-04:002008-09-05T13:07:00.000-04:00Whatever you decide, just be sure not to walk thro...Whatever you decide, just be sure not to walk through the water stops this time, mmmkay?Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15875001377964050508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-41582499107401068852008-09-05T12:28:00.000-04:002008-09-05T12:28:00.000-04:00Ohhhh I'm the master of the escape hatch. That sh...Ohhhh I'm the master of the escape hatch. That shiz needs a lock on it already.Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14148093449696230770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-24404689671312416442008-09-05T11:11:00.000-04:002008-09-05T11:11:00.000-04:00Yet another post stolen from my mind. I need to f...Yet another post stolen from my mind. I need to find a way to so for *impending* plagiarism. <BR/><BR/>My mind cut out on me for my long run this weekend. I defeated myself before my goal. Pissed me off, let me tell ya!Razzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880194141653654794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-44698403750924957542008-09-05T11:03:00.000-04:002008-09-05T11:03:00.000-04:00I know this doesn't help you any, but it's comfort...I know this doesn't help you any, but it's comforting to me that a seasoned runner like you still has to battle internally. It puts my own worries and concerns into perspective.<BR/><BR/>Have a great weekend.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239398378627471218noreply@blogger.com