tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168932915019094865.post4515739195078405090..comments2023-10-15T11:13:57.488-04:00Comments on Neurosis of the Seldom at Home Marathoner of 3 (Kids): Gazelle versus Barney Rubblegba_gf http://www.blogger.com/profile/12162567892978000635noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168932915019094865.post-30692721437223199002011-06-04T15:07:39.582-04:002011-06-04T15:07:39.582-04:00Is this the post?
I never run with groups. They m...Is this the post?<br /><br />I never run with groups. They make me nervous, and I can't keep up, which I find embarassing. Who needs the aggravation! I've got my kids to get me aggravated.Mom's Home Runhttp://www.momshomerun.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168932915019094865.post-8847686349248582952011-06-02T15:10:54.519-04:002011-06-02T15:10:54.519-04:00Sue - I certainly appreciate what it feels like to...Sue - I certainly appreciate what it feels like to be the sweeper every week. I have been in those shoes. When I say it's counter productive, I did not mean that it's counter productive to everyone. Some people like to be the sweeper - they like to push themselves to stay with a faster group. I do that M-Sat with my GBA posse.<br /><br />I am excited about MTT, for the simple reason that it's NOT ABOUT SPEED. <br /><br />Sunday Funday MTT is about being with other runners, making friends, meeting people to train with during the week, asking questions, bouncing ideas, having companionship on the long hard runs when the going gets tough, doing Will Ferrel impersonations on riverside drive, discussing books, and training for one of life's most rewarding experiences... 26.2!<br /><br />"Remember that time..." It's going to be EPIC! or fun. one or the other will suffice!gba_gf https://www.blogger.com/profile/12162567892978000635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168932915019094865.post-39691615919271660932011-06-02T14:32:51.066-04:002011-06-02T14:32:51.066-04:00I completely understand how you feel about being t...I completely understand how you feel about being the last person each week on MTT. While you feel that being "sweeper" for 23 weeks is counter productive for yourself, one thing to remember is that you ARE out there each week. Even though I am/will be the sweeper each week, I know I am proud to be out there. I will be doing something each Sunday morning that others can only dream about. Fast or slow... it doesn't matter. You are a strong runner and a role model that us slower runners look up to. Don't let others say get to you.Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168932915019094865.post-26930587511378643522011-06-02T13:03:19.196-04:002011-06-02T13:03:19.196-04:00I have never ran with a group. I do struggle with...I have never ran with a group. I do struggle with the local runner's idea of how I run. They usually don't want to run with me because they think I am fast. Hardly. Just because I run a lot doesn't mean I am fast. They think I only run long. Just because I am focused on ultra distances doesn't mean I only run long. It's odd how people limit themselves. My local runners could be really missing out but not making an effort to run with me. Gee I do run lots of different paces and lots of different distances. <br />Maybe the few who have ran and raced with me will help spread the word.Shellyrm ~ just a country runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03822262051285512641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168932915019094865.post-80988524859865444942011-06-02T08:52:12.463-04:002011-06-02T08:52:12.463-04:00I haven't run with a group before but I know t...I haven't run with a group before but I know that when I played softball I always wanted to be on the best team...not because I just wanted to win but because my game rose to the level of the people around me. I would think the same would be true of a running group. You rise to meet the company you are with. I would say go with the fast group...you will rise up! Plus....you ARE fast!!!fancy nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645116527352135569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168932915019094865.post-5762252470489927642011-06-02T07:49:05.944-04:002011-06-02T07:49:05.944-04:00I have never run with a group of people before. Al...I have never run with a group of people before. All this talk makes me curiousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168932915019094865.post-68586912987900395202011-06-02T07:35:25.432-04:002011-06-02T07:35:25.432-04:00Love today's post. I feel this way when runnin...Love today's post. I feel this way when running with TG or riding with the DCTri group... but they are my "coaches" and are happy to train with me. Come race time... it will be a whole different story... but I will have a HUGE crowd cheering for me at the finish line (because they have already finished!).Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897053755749839079noreply@blogger.com