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By: Race Report: The Baltimore MARATHON! | Jogger’s Life

Race Report: The Baltimore MARATHON! | Jogger’s Life — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:49:13 +0000

[...] friend James, who I did a training run with ages ago, decided to start the race with me at a pace that was painfully slow for him and his [...]

By: joggersl

joggersl — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:09:11 +0000

You are totally right, G. I’m not devastated about the fact that I won’t get any better. I’m mostly just beginning to process this info and figure out where to file it in my brain. I definitely don’t have to run with the purpose of getting faster. I love running just to say that I run. And, being able to eat peanut butter oats (whatever they are) without concern is a definite plus.

p.s…If you haven’t had peanut butter oats, you have to. Well, unless you hate peanut butter and oats. In which case, I’d tell you to just drink another beer.

By: gqh

gqh — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:50:49 +0000

I am never going to be any better than I am today.

Don’t take this the wrong way, sister, but …

Pfffttt! So what? I came to THAT particular realization a LOOOOONG time ago, but I’m fine with it. In fact, I assume I’ll start to suck even MORE at running as the years go by.

But the reason i run is for my health, so I’m more than okay with it.

Sure, I still sometimes get caught up in the races and trying to post better times and the rest of it. Nothing wrong with that.

But I try not to let a poor run or race get to me too much.

I mean, you run so you can indulge in the occasional bowl of peanut butter oats, whatever they are, right?

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:52:49 +0000

Love the post! I’m now inspired to not take the “easy” way out and go ahead and commit to a half. I feel like I have “fast twitch muscles,” but my body wasn’t especially built for very long runs.

By: RunToFinish

RunToFinish — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:47:06 +0000

ok I feel woefully behind on posts but I’m trying! now I don’t believe that you can’t be any better than you are today. But you have to decide how important is it? I mean really if it’s important for you to be faster and is going to just make you supremely happy well…time for speedwork. But you know running isn’t supposed to be awful and if it isn’t your thing that’s ok, you have lots of other great activities.