tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post2059103767993793318..comments2024-03-27T05:13:12.991-07:00Comments on The Road [A Multi-Sport Blog]: My first 13.1Patrick Mahoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17181637044657605057noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-27485511343178328542010-09-27T11:33:42.482-07:002010-09-27T11:33:42.482-07:00What an inspiration! I can't believe you did ...What an inspiration! I can't believe you did 100 miles this weekend. I want to be more like you. :)<br /><br />And I will...it'll just take me a while to get there.<br /><br />Anyway, congrats - and thanks for the issuing of the challenge to Clyde - it got my butt up and running (and biking). <br /><br />And I think it's funny that you now have a category for snowballs...:)Happy Fun Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16764438670187538319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-39061831467024940842010-09-27T09:57:24.040-07:002010-09-27T09:57:24.040-07:00Your the man. I wish I could have read this sonner...Your the man. I wish I could have read this sonner than monday @ 9:30 a.m. but glad I got to. Ride soon. Im not running with you !!!! yet.TRI714https://www.blogger.com/profile/11903532062232095673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-43464207406322232132010-09-27T07:45:13.091-07:002010-09-27T07:45:13.091-07:00You're much more committed than me. I bagged m...You're much more committed than me. I bagged my runs this weekendwhen the temps kept going higher and higher. I was going to run Sunday evening, but when it was still 96 at 5:45, I decided to throw in the towel....Glenn Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05119271602749821767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-54617569338110482942010-09-26T20:04:54.384-07:002010-09-26T20:04:54.384-07:00Snowballs and heat? Yuck!
Great job on the run...Snowballs and heat? Yuck! <br /><br />Great job on the run - even with all of the challenges you came across. Now that one is under your belt, the next will be much, much easier - and, hopefully, cooler.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08183174254927897857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-8783920409776241692010-09-26T18:32:01.877-07:002010-09-26T18:32:01.877-07:00Welcome to my world. I have to say, Saturday was ...Welcome to my world. I have to say, Saturday was freaking hot. Trust me, it gets easier.Chris Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670072457969152936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-52107493522102670532010-09-26T18:09:38.538-07:002010-09-26T18:09:38.538-07:00First of all, congrats on doing your longest run t...First of all, congrats on doing your longest run to date! Yay!!! <br />Secondly, I seriously would have puked if I would have eaten one of those snowballs. I'm so glad they didn't come back to haunt you...if you know what I mean!<br />I was seriously cracking up about how you think the FEET change during the last 2 miles...it is so true. I felt the same way during the last two miles of my 18miler. Why are they the hardest?Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553067128072502179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-76103820647563670712010-09-26T15:31:19.091-07:002010-09-26T15:31:19.091-07:00you're like a planning freak!, why on earth bo...you're like a planning freak!, why on earth bother with a half 9 month before the race?? ha ha ha.<br /><br />Read your post about the 5 vibram 5 finger shoes, what's your take on them today?valenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683054963550064344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-67495270361547135232010-09-26T14:37:35.465-07:002010-09-26T14:37:35.465-07:00Congrats on your first half and you get an extra h...Congrats on your first half and you get an extra high - 5 for doing it by yourself! I actually read your post before running my half marathon this morrning and I kept thinking throughout the race, "13.1 miles is a really long ways." LOL. Great job!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04123983428695061096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-75253225790505326932010-09-26T14:35:08.127-07:002010-09-26T14:35:08.127-07:00Wow, congratulations on your longest run - that...Wow, congratulations on your longest run - that's huge!<br /><br />I'm sorry your beverage and nutrition choices were so limited. I was grossed out the second I saw those generic snoballs - before I had even started to read your entry.The Green Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02319714826599995511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-31667492282280903152010-09-26T10:46:13.162-07:002010-09-26T10:46:13.162-07:00Congrats on the awesome run at an awesome pace, an...Congrats on the awesome run at an awesome pace, and way to push through that tough part. You must be psyched!<br /><br />Ugh, those snowballs and running just do not go together - do you like gels at all? I always bring them on anything over 10 miles.<br /><br />Seriously, in all the running I have done I have learned one thing: Once you get beyond 10-12 miles, don't stop or else it is hell to get going again. More so the more miles you go. You found that out though, my quads are crying for you.Caratunk Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042653100322091843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-70049792293679974992010-09-26T10:44:21.179-07:002010-09-26T10:44:21.179-07:00I almost puked thinking about the snoball/powerade...I almost puked thinking about the snoball/powerade combo! How did you do that? <br /><br />Live and learn from every session...misszippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16816276167373260149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-45799100434930046022010-09-26T09:29:26.785-07:002010-09-26T09:29:26.785-07:00Dude, if you didn't run in that leather hat, y...Dude, if you didn't run in that leather hat, you'd have an easier time! (Of course you wouldn't look as good either.) Way to get that 13.1 in, crazy you did it as a training run. I miss the old trail, can't imagine how many times I rode/walked down it to surf/bodysurf/jump off the bridge/snorkel. Thanks for the memorial run.KovasPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401299101228398072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-48988048194676097362010-09-26T08:50:30.904-07:002010-09-26T08:50:30.904-07:00nice run! i know it would have felt better if you ...nice run! i know it would have felt better if you had better hyrdation/nutrition, but at least you had something. sounds like that gas station should be out in the middle of no where with "selections" like that.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720800873803974929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-33249353784063871892010-09-26T07:58:50.161-07:002010-09-26T07:58:50.161-07:00Good run. You are now mentally over the 13.1 mark...Good run. You are now mentally over the 13.1 mark and it will get easier each time (mentally, not physically).<br /><br />With the crazy hot temps we have in TX planning hydration is as important here as any of the other aspects of running. No winging it or you'll end up in a bad way. My best way at handling this for long runs is either a camelback (if the pace is supposed to be slow) or parking my car at a midway point (around 8mi) and using it as a transition/hydration stop. It is a rare day that my car does not have a stocked cooler in the back seat!<br /><br />Congrats on the great run and keep on practicing the hydration!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061773215250783439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-74878931521478100302010-09-26T07:09:31.439-07:002010-09-26T07:09:31.439-07:00I have been where you were headed with being stuck...I have been where you were headed with being stuck without fluids and calories. I ended up dehydtrated and in bad condition. So glad you found a store to provide you with some fuel, even if it was showballs. Great effort and congrats on getting it doneKathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670285801305828606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-25655886452437735282010-09-26T06:32:44.966-07:002010-09-26T06:32:44.966-07:00Those snoballs look awful! 13.1 is a long way and...Those snoballs look awful! 13.1 is a long way and calling it a half marathon can be deceiving as it is a very respectable distance/race!ajhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851129364728161965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-56939066562905897812010-09-26T06:17:41.835-07:002010-09-26T06:17:41.835-07:00"I realized that if I quit then I wouldn'..."I realized that if I quit then I wouldn't have anything to post on the blog tonight." You have no idea how many workouts this thought has pushed me through!!<br />Awesome job, you were running really fast. Glad you didn't see those Sno-Balls again.Pahlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276879379865126005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850008492557142131.post-42729384858457485002010-09-26T03:38:33.659-07:002010-09-26T03:38:33.659-07:00Crazy run Patrick! As you said you WILL get it, an...Crazy run Patrick! As you said you WILL get it, and it will get much easier. Good that you kept with it under the hard circumstances. Most people would have bailed. Kudos for you. When I go out for even a 10 miler in warmer weather I can easily drain my 50oz CamelBak. Cheers!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13061231036755945077noreply@blogger.com