tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11188695.post4004624906104059627..comments2023-11-03T05:46:16.883-05:00Comments on Simon Says...Run: MISCALCULATEDChadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412073727859282887noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11188695.post-62632005359644298482007-10-05T12:33:00.000-05:002007-10-05T12:33:00.000-05:00Brent, I guess the good news is that you don't hav...Brent, I guess the good news is that you don't have any hills to worry about at Chicago. That means you'll be able to focus on the heat instead.Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412073727859282887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11188695.post-6539291154569918392007-10-05T09:54:00.000-05:002007-10-05T09:54:00.000-05:00Hey Chad,I went through a funk after g-ma's this y...Hey Chad,<BR/>I went through a funk after g-ma's this year and two things helped me out tremendously. One was pacing a friend in a race (maybe you know someone who has a time goal that you could run easily) I had a blast even though I ran the 1/2 marathon 35 minutes slower than usual. The other thing was running a trail marathon (Moose Mountain). I had a blast and I could worry about time because the course was way too tough. I just kicked back and had fun the whole way. It got me going again and set some trail goals for me along the way.<BR/><BR/>SeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11188695.post-36038615631666924252007-10-04T18:14:00.000-05:002007-10-04T18:14:00.000-05:00well at least he isn't running chicago. heh. on ...well at least he isn't running chicago. heh. on that note, any last words of advice regarding chicago vs tcm?brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11188695.post-43157477292633305072007-10-04T15:42:00.000-05:002007-10-04T15:42:00.000-05:00Chad, you had a lot of running "in the tank", I do...Chad, you had a lot of running "in the tank", I don't think you're going to do as bad as your head tells you.<BR/><BR/>I could easily see you running a steady 7-minute mile pace; if all the stars line up, you could dip under 3:00. Won't hurt (much) to try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11188695.post-3836951393112135342007-10-04T13:10:00.000-05:002007-10-04T13:10:00.000-05:00Hey Chad,If I were you I would run for fun, take i...Hey Chad,<BR/>If I were you I would run for fun, take it as one of your long practice runs, free water stops,music, people etc. But what the heck I know about running, its my second marathon ever. I wish I could do 3:20 marathon,would be able to qualify for Boston, but its almost impossible for me to run that fast, heck I don't even know what pace I should be going at TCM, I want to run at least 8:30 a mile, but on the other hand don't want to be burned out at mile 20.I ran COL 8:30 per mile but I was just running not racing. May be some day I'll get there in the mean time I just want to have fun and have a good race, may be do a little better than Grandmas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com