tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post8598619057366713304..comments2023-07-06T10:03:31.089-04:00Comments on Feet Meet Street: Domestic Abuse Diary: Ultra MarathonNitmoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108597328135023198noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-6932205877540196662009-04-14T13:08:00.000-04:002009-04-14T13:08:00.000-04:00Is it somewhat sad I've started to toy with this i...Is it somewhat sad I've started to toy with this idea toy? Sheesh, as if 26.2 miles wasn't enough.<br /><br />But it's the same thing they say about Mt. Everest: people climb it because it's there.sRodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970952645043027136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-25383469732581115202009-04-10T21:24:00.000-04:002009-04-10T21:24:00.000-04:00Sheesh -- you go on sabbatical for a few years and...Sheesh -- you go on sabbatical for a few years and your mind turns to mush. 50 x .62 = 31 miles. (Although now that I think about it, forcing you to run the extra .1 sounds pretty good).<BR/><BR/>Welcome back!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07855134674264531625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-16894704351556207112009-04-10T08:31:00.000-04:002009-04-10T08:31:00.000-04:00OOoohhh dude just do it and better yet just go all...OOoohhh dude just do it and better yet just go all out and do the 50 miler. Your legs want something to cry about? Cry on that and they'll never give you shiznit in a marathon again.Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14148093449696230770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-61190730194960944112009-04-09T23:05:00.000-04:002009-04-09T23:05:00.000-04:00I'd never seen Saving Private Ryan until last week...I'd never seen <I>Saving Private Ryan</I> until last week when it was on TV, and I know exactly the scene you are talking about...and I giggled...<BR/><BR/>Now I'm REALLY wondering what is wrong with me...<BR/><BR/>Yeah...run the 50K...easy for me to say, huh?Aka Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691390225208616675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-12839808388239352062009-04-09T14:27:00.000-04:002009-04-09T14:27:00.000-04:00I've asked several people to shoot me in both legs...I've asked several people to shoot me in both legs if I start talking about doing an ultra. Both legs in case one heals too quickly. Several people in case one or two wuss out. Can't be too careful.Jesshttp://www.seejessrun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-54401432458945152152009-04-09T14:22:00.000-04:002009-04-09T14:22:00.000-04:00Cranky Fitness talks about this today. Kind of. ...Cranky Fitness talks about this today. Kind of. Me, I say if it doesn't feel good, don't do it. That's the kind of McSlacker I am.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12785796365378274088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-48472594045538933772009-04-09T14:21:00.000-04:002009-04-09T14:21:00.000-04:00do it!!! I keep looking at them too :)do it!!! I keep looking at them too :)Aronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418163097675963683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-62915936574178742422009-04-09T13:43:00.001-04:002009-04-09T13:43:00.001-04:00Do it Nitmos! It's only 4 more miles....how bad ca...Do it Nitmos! It's only 4 more miles....how bad can it be? I will find out 6 days after Boston and let ya know!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12962599258049086666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-16038055408621499932009-04-09T13:43:00.000-04:002009-04-09T13:43:00.000-04:00it’s sorta like Titanic, when that guy falls off t...it’s sorta like Titanic, when that guy falls off the edge of the ship as it is almost vertical, then hits a propeller and does directly into a tailspin. and speaking of tailspins, like the time in Top Gun when Goose gets a gigantic FAIL when ejecting and he goes dead into the water…awesome.Spikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04954768449359026865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-13107760818346436442009-04-09T12:42:00.000-04:002009-04-09T12:42:00.000-04:00I can see why you have to use disassociation a lot...I can see why you have to use disassociation a lot. I would too if I was you. <I>*zing!*</I>Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15875001377964050508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-13216017798393282392009-04-09T11:32:00.000-04:002009-04-09T11:32:00.000-04:00Here's what I think is most funny: you calling tha...Here's what I think is most funny: you calling that guy "hubby." My choices would be more like "asshole" or the more forgiving "schmuck."<BR/>Oh, and go for the ultra. I'm thinking of the Folsom to Sacramento 50k. We could whimper, "ow, it hurts" together.Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281718504827873022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-34576060553789791372009-04-09T11:24:00.000-04:002009-04-09T11:24:00.000-04:00If you want, you can come join me in Arizona on No...If you want, you can come join me in Arizona on November 15th for the 50k I'm doing. You can pepper me with all sorts of non-PC talk while we try to convince your body that it really isn't going longer than a marathon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378547566593756176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-87022408174389990262009-04-09T11:03:00.000-04:002009-04-09T11:03:00.000-04:00I think I'm a bigger asshole than you are, if the ...I think I'm a bigger asshole than you are, if the fact that I hunched over laughing hysterically over * and ** mean anything.<BR/><BR/>So, you know what? Yes, you should run an ultra. That would certainly contain some painful, wrenching moments to bring tears (of laughter) to my eyes.tfhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735303292996192352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-5145047926340496122009-04-09T10:55:00.000-04:002009-04-09T10:55:00.000-04:00I'm all for you running the ultra. However, haven'...I'm all for you running the ultra. However, haven't your leg cramps been occurring around the 20-ish mile mark? If so, doesn't that mean that you'll have to endure them for eleven miles during the ultra? I think you like the pain. Sadist.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239398378627471218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-86142287174958604342009-04-09T10:26:00.000-04:002009-04-09T10:26:00.000-04:00I do that too. In Stand by me there is a scene wh...I do that too. In Stand by me there is a scene where R.Phoenix's character is crying by a tree. No clue what he is talking about because snot flies out of his nose.<BR/><BR/>This killed me in middle school when I saw it in the theatre and still kills me.<BR/><BR/>Lie to your legs. Tell them you are going for 20.Al's CL Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554609401299091200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-65616104754401512932009-04-09T10:23:00.000-04:002009-04-09T10:23:00.000-04:00Do it! Once you get past 26, it's all about runni...Do it! Once you get past 26, it's all about running for the free food at the end. There's no bagels if you stop out in the wilderness.X-Country2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01543524827265377886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-11899135626013184562009-04-09T09:52:00.000-04:002009-04-09T09:52:00.000-04:00You could maybe tell one leg that you have a marat...You could maybe tell one leg that you have a marathon coming up and then tell the other leg that you have an 8K. Lies work exceedingly well in these situations. For sure.Aileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747726548047410492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-929172430481759732009-04-09T09:25:00.000-04:002009-04-09T09:25:00.000-04:00PC is overrated. I found your post hilarious. And,...PC is overrated. I found your post hilarious. And, sad as it is, when I found out the movie you were laughing at was Saving Private Ryan I laughed more...I blame it on all the oxygen going to my brain.<BR/><BR/>*Disclaimer: I do not condone domestic violence either. It is wrong and heinous. So is war, and any conceqyences thereof. But, really, we all need to lighten up :)RawBodyGoddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03254891126964141203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-15136375114915355152009-04-09T09:22:00.000-04:002009-04-09T09:22:00.000-04:00Just do it, and don't tell your legs until you hit...Just do it, and don't tell your legs until you hit 26.3 miles. And I didn't know about the ShamWow thing - hilarious! What in the name of St. Peter is "ham-steak", and perhaps that was the source of the problem in that domestic dispute commercial?Vavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695435090921005081noreply@blogger.com