tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068154970890491807.post8263024578832507690..comments2023-10-09T11:41:04.875-05:00Comments on Battlefield Running: HumbledMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13056617753977713306noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068154970890491807.post-21958869835869135512012-05-08T21:20:45.745-05:002012-05-08T21:20:45.745-05:00I am so so so behind, sorry.
I'm so sorry you...I am so so so behind, sorry.<br /><br />I'm so sorry you had a tough day. Some days there are no answers as to why, it just is. You trained hard and the day should have been yours. But for some dumb reason it wasn't....but what I find more admirable is that you never gave up. It would have been so much easier if you had but you didn't and that tells a lot about your character. You keep being strong and that sub-4 is yours soon!!<br /><br />Rest up and recover and then when time tells you it's ready, then you build right back up. I know you can do it!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10174883718651790845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068154970890491807.post-81219616065603200862012-05-01T20:05:33.095-05:002012-05-01T20:05:33.095-05:00Sorry the race didn't pan out as you wanted/tr...Sorry the race didn't pan out as you wanted/trained for! At least you finished in good condition - no injuries, no illness. A marathon is still something few people do! You will run a sub-4, no doubt about it. In the meantime, congrats on #6!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720800873803974929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068154970890491807.post-30263331666174897412012-05-01T12:28:32.548-05:002012-05-01T12:28:32.548-05:00So sorry to hear Mark the race did not go the way ...So sorry to hear Mark the race did not go the way you had hoped. It sounds like a real test of the heart but you persevered and I'm sure learned a lot. Don't get too down on yourself...you have put in a lot of training and effort that will be fruitful if not this race then another my friend. Rest up and then press on!Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02143161041609847900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068154970890491807.post-83420618764545881862012-04-30T22:19:26.644-05:002012-04-30T22:19:26.644-05:00Mark,
Marathons have a funny way of of letting yo...Mark,<br /><br />Marathons have a funny way of of letting you know they are tough. You can feel liek you trained just right, but then the beast of the marathon comes up and devours you. <br /><br />Keep you head up. It is not always this way and I know that you know this. Sometimes you just don't feel right and it sure sounds like you didn't at the start. Hey, it happens to all of us at some point in time. I know the feeling all too well.<br /><br />But then there are days that you will feel perfect from the start and run smart the entire way and a sub 4 is there for the taking. They are there. Have faith my friend!<br /><br />Find yourself a nice fall marathon in the cooler north on a mostly flatter course and go for it again. Take a few dyas off, rest up, and get right back on those roads. You can do it! I know and I know you know it!Love to Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13099376074017648574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068154970890491807.post-91529736511479149012012-04-30T19:48:09.472-05:002012-04-30T19:48:09.472-05:00The marathon is a fickle beat. You will get that ...The marathon is a fickle beat. You will get that sub-4 yet. Sorry it wasn't your day but you'll be back :). Rest up for now.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06757049962850570389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068154970890491807.post-19923849582028044012012-04-30T14:10:36.444-05:002012-04-30T14:10:36.444-05:00Sorry that you had such a rough day out there, my ...Sorry that you had such a rough day out there, my friend! I have been there. It is demoralizing to put in all that training, go in with confidence and have it turn out that way. Sometimes there is no good explanation. Just an "off" day. <br /><br />Maybe the humidity took more of a toll that you thought? Did you have enough electrolytes? That can also cause those cramps.<br /><br />Either way, recover well and good luck getting back at it - make sure you give yourself enough of a break to recover.Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230997094889375925noreply@blogger.com