tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080856887174526132.post4567828939295989599..comments2023-09-24T07:20:55.287-05:00Comments on Happy Feet 26.2: I choose to battle the pain!Happy Feet 26.2http://www.blogger.com/profile/07319635538117315117noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080856887174526132.post-576646587210271112011-02-13T20:17:55.110-06:002011-02-13T20:17:55.110-06:00I agree/relate with this post 100%. I've been...I agree/relate with this post 100%. I've been running over 10 years now, and I'm still in a position to PR, and that is what drives me the most (along with BQing). I'm not getting any younger. I want to keep getting faster until age catches up to me. Then I'll find another reason to run.<br /><br />Like you, my first marathon took over 5 hours, like you, I'm now under 4 hours.2 Slow 4 Bostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13663226321653510625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080856887174526132.post-70526300973496119072011-02-13T10:43:21.229-06:002011-02-13T10:43:21.229-06:00Nice run Ginny - 1:48 - must have been your kind o...Nice run Ginny - 1:48 - must have been your kind of weather ;-)HappyTrailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17651141743444721517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080856887174526132.post-45693950329247342792011-02-13T09:16:42.731-06:002011-02-13T09:16:42.731-06:00haven't read that article by josh - it was goo...haven't read that article by josh - it was good! hope the half mar goes well today. i'm not very good at "just running" a race. i should have done that yesterday but i just couldn't handle the idea of run/walking it for some reason.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720800873803974929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080856887174526132.post-57695107060541723592011-02-12T22:04:02.616-06:002011-02-12T22:04:02.616-06:00Thanks for posting this...I follow Josh Cox on Twi...Thanks for posting this...I follow Josh Cox on Twitter and he seems to be able to find just the right things to say to connect with those of us for whom running is a lifestyle and yet still a challenge regardless. I'm preparing to run my first marathon in May and all I've gotten from everyone --- family and friends--- is the question, "Why are you doing this?" They don't understand...even if I have to "jog/walk" the last six or seven miles, it's a challenge to me. I always want to push myself and learn more about who I really am. Otherwise, you don't learn much about anything, including who you are and what you can accomplish, at all... <br /><br />Thanks again for posting this article!Erin Conleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12560914834163706133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080856887174526132.post-73721603664355756342011-02-12T19:44:49.331-06:002011-02-12T19:44:49.331-06:00Really good post Ginny! Lots of food for thought ...Really good post Ginny! Lots of food for thought here! GOOD LUCK!!!!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998412865107560921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080856887174526132.post-21725249021246532452011-02-12T18:35:34.491-06:002011-02-12T18:35:34.491-06:00I really liked this post. Have a great race!!!I really liked this post. Have a great race!!!Carleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13726184720711193660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080856887174526132.post-26065855129680929412011-02-12T12:36:49.801-06:002011-02-12T12:36:49.801-06:00Great post!!! I wish I could run just for fun - ha...Great post!!! I wish I could run just for fun - have tried many times, but I find I look at the distance, the time, the SOMETHING!!! Actually, I think that may be what took me out for a while. I'm trying to re-learn how to run now and do it for fun, but I'm only kidding myself. I am driven and will only do this if I can get faster, go further, and get stronger than before. (And let's be honest - my fast is your slow "jog"....but it keeps me moving on!)Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805649207386973109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080856887174526132.post-69870320147319775652011-02-12T00:18:17.997-06:002011-02-12T00:18:17.997-06:00Ooops, I meant jog, not job.Ooops, I meant jog, not job.Chris Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670072457969152936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080856887174526132.post-60234628306285375592011-02-12T00:17:54.221-06:002011-02-12T00:17:54.221-06:00FYI, you can race, run, or job in San Diego. Just...FYI, you can race, run, or job in San Diego. Just saying.<br /><br />This is a mantra that I used to carry in my wallet before it got stolen. It's from a famous Japanese poet.<br /><br />We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.Chris Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670072457969152936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080856887174526132.post-77554345132193297402011-02-11T23:25:46.253-06:002011-02-11T23:25:46.253-06:00Ok I'm going to look for you!!! Thank u for th...Ok I'm going to look for you!!! Thank u for the comment on my blog! I love your log :)jenny winsteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13197042768943043560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080856887174526132.post-68769510588012301392011-02-11T19:22:33.496-06:002011-02-11T19:22:33.496-06:00you guys are so awesome!
Jenny - I hope you run t...you guys are so awesome!<br /><br />Jenny - I hope you run the race of :your life" for your Mom.Happy Feet 26.2https://www.blogger.com/profile/07319635538117315117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080856887174526132.post-48321839300839818482011-02-11T14:36:30.987-06:002011-02-11T14:36:30.987-06:00oh how i needed to read this post right now. i'...oh how i needed to read this post right now. i'm running new orleans too (the half). it was my first 1/2 last year and my 4th half since then. last year i was in a place so deep and dark dealing with the death of my mom (from stage 4 cancer) and a newborn, i just ran it to prove to her that i was going to stick to something and never quit. this year i am running it for a personal time goal and i'm scared to death...of the PAIN!!! i haven't been able to figure it out until now. i tend to be an all or nothing person...and as soon as i think i can't do it, i quit. i walk. then i get mad and go again. this year i want to go until i can't go anymore and honestly i'm terrified, but this post puts it all in perspective and i, too, want to "battle the pain." thanks for sharing!jenny winsteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13197042768943043560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080856887174526132.post-59336545988133209502011-02-11T12:36:35.386-06:002011-02-11T12:36:35.386-06:00Ha ha Ginny, this is most definitely you to the co...Ha ha Ginny, this is most definitely you to the core! Some of us want to be just joggers, but no matter how I try I have never actually been able to just run for fun, almost always I get part way into the race and then figure, why not just go for it! Have a SUPER weekend! I am praying for cold.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13061231036755945077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080856887174526132.post-77594180642316159092011-02-11T10:44:27.944-06:002011-02-11T10:44:27.944-06:00Good luck to you!! YOu have no idea who inspiratio...Good luck to you!! YOu have no idea who inspirational you are!! :)Julie Ard Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412296120917399063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080856887174526132.post-11720297426130236562011-02-11T08:12:14.045-06:002011-02-11T08:12:14.045-06:00Have a great (painful?) race this weekend!Have a great (painful?) race this weekend!KovasPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401299101228398072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080856887174526132.post-74354851243784116532011-02-11T06:04:21.919-06:002011-02-11T06:04:21.919-06:00That's awesome - I love the part about whoever...That's awesome - I love the part about whoever can endure the pain longer, does the best. This is a great post, I'm going to print it and read it again and again. Thanks!Jim ... 50after40https://www.blogger.com/profile/14165153305680378261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080856887174526132.post-60244378566386232832011-02-11T05:09:41.975-06:002011-02-11T05:09:41.975-06:00Although I never run for time anymore I'm stil...Although I never run for time anymore I'm still a lot like this. I now push for distance and plan some crazy ultras in the next few years. I run slow, but I still push my body to the limit. To me it's all about reaching my goals and that is now distance.Johannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588120934444485158noreply@blogger.com