tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post7878850027975260482..comments2023-07-06T10:03:31.089-04:00Comments on Feet Meet Street: Opportunity LostNitmoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108597328135023198noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-28012861955806080202010-06-17T14:13:27.336-04:002010-06-17T14:13:27.336-04:00Just saw a Bayshore Marathon shirt at the MAC and ...Just saw a Bayshore Marathon shirt at the MAC and realized I had yet to check up on you and see how you did! It wasn't a PR but it was damn near close! Way to go!Jen Feenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12857381064146340597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-18695063362308445722010-06-11T14:45:43.994-04:002010-06-11T14:45:43.994-04:00Damn glad I found your blog again. Was reading so...Damn glad I found your blog again. Was reading something you wrote on mine over a year ago...<br /><br />Great race. I'm running MCM for my third attempt, and need to put your blog in my rotation for inspiration.<br /><br />Fresno is a kick-ass course and very PR friendly :)<br /><br />~LindaMs. V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08714984422389618597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-54274649299622225142010-06-08T18:56:23.188-04:002010-06-08T18:56:23.188-04:00ummm....congrats on the bq? ;)
bet the anger push...ummm....congrats on the bq? ;)<br /><br />bet the anger pushes you towards a PR next timeTriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16665644808858115598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-45006343713791414362010-06-07T09:55:53.790-04:002010-06-07T09:55:53.790-04:00Awesome race! I can hold a 7 minute pace too! For ...Awesome race! I can hold a 7 minute pace too! For about 30 seconds...ha! Hey...muscle cramps and twitching is a major sign of dehydration! It a battle I've been losing for a couple years!KimsRunninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12024491497019669070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-59183995485262538342010-06-07T08:12:01.335-04:002010-06-07T08:12:01.335-04:00Thank you so much for this beautiful ArticleThank you so much for this beautiful ArticleMohammad Yousuf Mulaifihttp://mlaifi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-64824992042929993522010-06-07T00:57:23.663-04:002010-06-07T00:57:23.663-04:00Ben Stein pacing plans ftw!
Just a warning though...Ben Stein pacing plans ftw!<br /><br />Just a warning though, to all us really, really, ridiculous slow people, the *sniff* *sniff* about BQs and 3 hours and change marathons on less than optimum training make us want to reach for a swift backhand... just so you know. <br /><br />Grats on a nice run. :)Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02308556225686324720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-28631411617026692712010-06-05T11:35:52.189-04:002010-06-05T11:35:52.189-04:00Pictures of Ron Jeremy and his entourage would hav...Pictures of Ron Jeremy and his entourage would have made this post better.The Boring Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13073380265420100975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-58955693161044942852010-06-03T19:09:23.241-04:002010-06-03T19:09:23.241-04:00Congrats!!! You're still the fastest blogger ...Congrats!!! You're still the fastest blogger I read, even if the PR did elude you this time.<br /><br /> I'm with Xenia: Find another marathon, about 4 weeks from now, and just go for it.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07941566888301999445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-80581654947653995732010-06-03T13:14:47.855-04:002010-06-03T13:14:47.855-04:00For your training not being quite where you wanted...For your training not being quite where you wanted it to be, I still think you rocked this race. I mean coming in right around your PR on less training, that's pretty great. And a BQ, well that's just icing on the cake!Jess https://www.blogger.com/profile/04319493454447862771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-71876945407318187242010-06-02T23:14:58.285-04:002010-06-02T23:14:58.285-04:00Nothing wrong with being so close to your PR while...Nothing wrong with being so close to your PR while training on the cheap! <br />And you know you are good at pacing when you hit your goal for the first half within 3 seconds!try runninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04166666070083860620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-47373865872900135282010-06-02T22:21:31.573-04:002010-06-02T22:21:31.573-04:00Congrats Nito. Great pace in my opinion! Congrats ...Congrats Nito. Great pace in my opinion! Congrats on the BQ. Hard to say if you had gone out faster if it would have worked. No regrets! Enjoy your recovery. :)jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14598678568089992654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-59220378599934840802010-06-02T21:39:36.387-04:002010-06-02T21:39:36.387-04:00SteamtownSteamtownMike Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267362051369695129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-53184688378640202272010-06-02T21:11:35.912-04:002010-06-02T21:11:35.912-04:00It's sort of like the movie "Groundhog Da...It's sort of like the movie "Groundhog Day, but with race times. I guess we all have our plateaus to break, and I have mine, too, however, you're home and showered before before I cross the finish line. ;) <br /><br />Congrats on the BQ.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03163803961338323135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-84997947316367899522010-06-02T18:34:57.131-04:002010-06-02T18:34:57.131-04:00Great time, regardless of PR! I'm officially ...Great time, regardless of PR! I'm officially suffering from pace envy. I missed the hairy dude at the end...could have used another LOL moment. I noticed a lot people dropping after the 18-20 mile sunny section. I may have even passed your ESPN guy. Good RUN!Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16084203608270177341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-29728272528522735382010-06-02T17:50:03.118-04:002010-06-02T17:50:03.118-04:00A BQ still rocks. Bummer you didn't hit your ...A BQ still rocks. Bummer you didn't hit your goal though. Next time fore sure.<br /><br />Also, "I knew he’d need an hour to rest and watch ESPN before returning to pace." Hee!X-Country2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01543524827265377886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-77905021473045367752010-06-02T16:37:40.699-04:002010-06-02T16:37:40.699-04:00Congrats, Nitmos! A race well run, even if you are...Congrats, Nitmos! A race well run, even if you are not thrilled with the outcome. Man, I can relate to the calf twitches- there is no other feeling like it. <br /><br />And I think your word verification gizmo is havin' a word partay..."wropyous"!Psychehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111613946462318300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-44182261578110797752010-06-02T15:36:09.184-04:002010-06-02T15:36:09.184-04:00You averaged in the 30s in miles per week and came...You averaged in the 30s in miles per week and came within seconds of a PR? That should be considered a major accomplishment in my books! Though disappointed you are, I still think you are to be congratulated. A BQ, after all, is no small feat. Great stuff! <br /><br />Now go train more!<br /><br />Don't know why I think this is relevant, but my word verification is: "whaniang". I think it's a verb.Vavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695435090921005081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-38279354400037167812010-06-02T15:09:17.373-04:002010-06-02T15:09:17.373-04:00Congrats on the BQ and good luck finding a fall ma...Congrats on the BQ and good luck finding a fall marathon to PR in--maybe the Twin Cities Marathon in October? I'll come out and cheer for you.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to running Boston this April as well--it'll be my first and likely only time out there.Nate Leckbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00540704170708498043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-56372871964723106392010-06-02T14:24:20.050-04:002010-06-02T14:24:20.050-04:00I dread those races when your finish time is so da...I dread those races when your finish time is so damned close to a PR, but isn't. Less than a minute is maddening. Perhaps the YAK needed a little ass kicking of its own to motivate you to PR next time.B. Kramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005060826015780427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-22454523673803894702010-06-02T13:51:13.809-04:002010-06-02T13:51:13.809-04:00Congrats on the BQ, anyway!
It could've been ...Congrats on the BQ, anyway!<br /><br />It could've been worse. You could've been 38 seconds to slow to qualify.<br /><br />Ron Jeremy running (or anything else for the matter) is not something I want to visualize...thanks for the appetite suppressant.Al's CL Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554609401299091200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-45637420746961539112010-06-02T13:45:26.828-04:002010-06-02T13:45:26.828-04:00I can only imagine, when your pace and final times...I can only imagine, when your pace and final times are so speedy to begin with, how irritating it must feel to be so close to your goal. But still, you BQ'd!!! That's not even something I can hope for in the next couple of years! Yet!Aileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747726548047410492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-43813706901669082812010-06-02T13:02:38.528-04:002010-06-02T13:02:38.528-04:00It's so hard to come up with the right pacing ...It's so hard to come up with the right pacing strategy for a marathon. I hope that you can stop kicking yourself soon and enjoy your BQ.Midwesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037402608009195098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-22087078628429331482010-06-02T12:37:38.229-04:002010-06-02T12:37:38.229-04:00ugg i know exactly what you mean... i hate those r...ugg i know exactly what you mean... i hate those races! but you did what you could in the moment, can't look back and change anything. fall marathon is PR time!<br /><br />yay boston 2011 - see you there :)Aronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418163097675963683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-24735781061877723162010-06-02T12:22:59.970-04:002010-06-02T12:22:59.970-04:00Hooray for the BQ! You still rock.
Come and run t...Hooray for the BQ! You still rock.<br /><br />Come and run the Grand Rapids Marathon. All the <a href="http://runningspike.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">cool</a> <a href="http://runningintothesun.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">kids</a> are doing it. :)Sun Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971351872301112088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-19924585997706702912010-06-02T11:48:28.064-04:002010-06-02T11:48:28.064-04:00I still think you did amazing, but I understand th...I still think you did amazing, but I understand the self-flagellation. Any chance of you running another marathon in the next couple of weeks? That way you still have all your training and can go for bust.<br /><br />Congratulations, nonetheless. I'm impressed.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239398378627471218noreply@blogger.com