tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16384663.post5392491052281658678..comments2024-02-24T22:51:29.076-05:00Comments on NNHS Track and Cross-Country: Those Who Race and Those Who FinishJon Waldronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16670981601662415027noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16384663.post-45619293968371190162009-10-29T12:27:33.758-04:002009-10-29T12:27:33.758-04:00My mistake was locking myself out of the car an ho...My mistake was locking myself out of the car an hour before the start. Luckily, I was wearing everything I was racing in. Unluckily, my GU packets were staring at me from inside. I started the race carrying nothing to eat. Hoping for the best. I ended up hitting the wall at 15 miles due to lack of calories in me. I finished with an 11 mile survival march to the finish.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07539826688343043088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16384663.post-90974044511013525242009-10-28T14:29:27.688-04:002009-10-28T14:29:27.688-04:00Now that you mentionned it Kevin, what is that mis...Now that you mentionned it Kevin, what is that mistake? <br />If you reach all your goals in life you didn't aim high enough; guess every competitive runner knows that...<br />Congrats on that awesome 2:58, from a plodder marathoner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16384663.post-39730006581092580882009-10-27T22:37:47.885-04:002009-10-27T22:37:47.885-04:00I am probably registering for Boston in the next f...I am probably registering for Boston in the next few days. That's funny since two days ago I swore I would never race another marathon. The thing is that I was feeling so good in the weeks leading up to the race. Everything went wrong because of a stupid mistake. Even with that mistake I still ran a decent time.<br /><br />I enjoy working towards a big marathon. Constantly trying to improve and reach a goal that is just beyond my best result. Maybe next time everything will go right. Now after a rest week, it'll be time to start building a base for the Spring races.<br /><br />KevinKevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07539826688343043088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16384663.post-11453829365894811552009-10-27T20:16:36.148-04:002009-10-27T20:16:36.148-04:00there is another nytimes article today that you mi...there is another nytimes article today that you might find interesting:<br />http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/health/27well.html?_r=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16384663.post-61418083329783786772009-10-27T18:53:51.064-04:002009-10-27T18:53:51.064-04:00Amen. Each year I have the pleasure of coaching a...Amen. Each year I have the pleasure of coaching and witnessing 15-25 1st time marathoners complete the run. THe effort is impressive for each one of them, and the rewards are profound. Far be it from anyone to judge the value that comes from the effort for another person.<br /><br />And<br /><br />It is a profoundly lonely feeling to crash and burn during a marathon. Fending off feelings of embarrassment from within while trying to exert oneself enough to move each leg solely by force of will for miles is the kind of experience that can cause you to question your sanity.<br /><br />For the runners AND the racers, it's a good thing that question turns out to be rhetorical.ZLBDADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038188881919468481noreply@blogger.com