For me it's WHY AM I DOING THIS?
For me it's WHY AM I DOING THIS?
Well, it takes you about 20 miles less to start asking yourself that question than it would for me.
In six of my seven marathons, I have thought something even worse than that. Once, one blessed time, I remember thinking, "Hey, I don't think I'm gonna crash today." And I didn't. There's no feeling like being at mile 24 and still running hard.
okay, the race is half over now....
"I woke up early all those weekend mornings just for this moment--I'm ready."
This hurts.
how much more can I push this hard. How will my coach rate my performance? Will I be able to train tomorrow?
S. Canaday wrote:
okay, the race is half over now....
Or, this quote:
Theoden: So it begins.
"Only 30 mins to go"
I wonder how far back 2nd place is. Do they give a bonus for breaking the course record?
Harry Kooter wrote:
Well, it takes you about 20 miles less to start asking yourself that question than it would for me.
don't you mean 20 miles more?
Your sentence does not make any sense - unless you run ultras.
What does that hurt? Didn't know I even had a muscle there! Am I really passing people? Maintain...try...not...to...fall...apart...keep...muscles...fully...attached. Hmmm...should I run behind the elite female...or pass her...***thinks***...***thinks real hard***...yep gotta keep racing...
Alan
Clara Fication wrote:
In six of my seven marathons, I have thought something even worse than that. Once, one blessed time, I remember thinking, "Hey, I don't think I'm gonna crash today." And I didn't. There's no feeling like being at mile 24 and still running hard.
Amen to that! I had two like that out of twelve, and the memories of those are almost worth the suffering of the others.
Damn you Phedippides! Couldn't you have found a shortcut?!?!?!?
At the OC Marathon at mile 20 I thought "Where is everybody" That section of the course was a bit isolating and afterall most of the people that showed up that day did the Half marathon.
Shuffle wrote:
Damn you Phedippides! Couldn't you have found a shortcut?!?!?!?
Post of the Day
I know you mean well spectators and supporters, but please just shut the hell up and stop clapping. For the love of God, please, just quit it.
Last time out it was, "Wow, I just got geezered."
Shuffle wrote:
Damn you Phedippides! Couldn't you have found a shortcut?!?!?!?
And a few miles later, it would be "Screw you Queen Victoria! You wanna watch the start, take a carriage there don't have it moved back in front of your freakin' palace!"