Comments on: Last 20 Miler http://runningmyownrace.com/?p=1026 Life is a marathon, so pace yourself and run your own race. Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:25:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Suzy http://runningmyownrace.com/?p=1026&cpage=1#comment-1932 Suzy Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:37:03 +0000 http://runningmyownrace.com/?p=1026#comment-1932 You are ready!!! MCM will be here before you know it. Enjoy your taper and never question your training. Thanks for all the kind words on my marathon posts! You are ready!!! MCM will be here before you know it. Enjoy your taper and never question your training.

Thanks for all the kind words on my marathon posts!

]]> By: meg ling http://runningmyownrace.com/?p=1026&cpage=1#comment-1931 meg ling Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:04:13 +0000 http://runningmyownrace.com/?p=1026#comment-1931 Your tights reminded me to put on my compression socks, thanks for that. OK, your little water stop table cracks me up. What a nice idea. Did you have some fun people dressed in hula skirts passing out your liquids? I think the mental part of doing the loops would kill be but I do think that it's probably great for pacing. Nice work, I bet you're counting the days. I hope the weather is perfect for you! Your tights reminded me to put on my compression socks, thanks for that.
OK, your little water stop table cracks me up. What a nice idea. Did you have some fun people dressed in hula skirts passing out your liquids? I think the mental part of doing the loops would kill be but I do think that it’s probably great for pacing. Nice work, I bet you’re counting the days. I hope the weather is perfect for you!

]]> By: BrianFlash http://runningmyownrace.com/?p=1026&cpage=1#comment-1930 BrianFlash Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:00:04 +0000 http://runningmyownrace.com/?p=1026#comment-1930 Nice job on the long run! When training for Comrades I set up my own aid station in Forest Park. Jason and I used it, but no one else touched a thing. I think that was during a twentish mile run - four loops around the park. I can't bear the idea of doing ten repeating loops! Nice job on the long run!

When training for Comrades I set up my own aid station in Forest Park. Jason and I used it, but no one else touched a thing. I think that was during a twentish mile run – four loops around the park. I can’t bear the idea of doing ten repeating loops!

]]> By: Jean http://runningmyownrace.com/?p=1026&cpage=1#comment-1929 Jean Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:42:44 +0000 http://runningmyownrace.com/?p=1026#comment-1929 I love it that you set up you own water stop! That is so cool! :) Great job on your 20 miler. You are clearly ready for MCM. Enjoy your taper, and all the best! I love it that you set up you own water stop! That is so cool! :)

Great job on your 20 miler. You are clearly ready for MCM. Enjoy your taper, and all the best!

]]> By: Chris http://runningmyownrace.com/?p=1026&cpage=1#comment-1928 Chris Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:18:22 +0000 http://runningmyownrace.com/?p=1026#comment-1928 I guess you own personal water stop is no different than me placing water bottles in hidden places along a route the night before. Only to find out the next day they are not as hidden as I thought. Sounds like your on pace to have a great race! Enjoy every step! I guess you own personal water stop is no different than me placing water bottles in hidden places along a route the night before. Only to find out the next day they are not as hidden as I thought.

Sounds like your on pace to have a great race! Enjoy every step!

]]> By: Black Knight http://runningmyownrace.com/?p=1026&cpage=1#comment-1927 Black Knight Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:53:14 +0000 http://runningmyownrace.com/?p=1026#comment-1927 You are ready, the 20 milers are the hardest part of the marathon training and you did it. About the stop: during the longest workouts I do 2 or 3 breaks at the fountains; for the marathon I have my strategy: the first at the 15° km and, after, 1 stop every 5 km to drink as fast as (no more than 15") I can a glass of water. I tried this strategy again last sunday during the 30k of Ostia and it worked. Good luck. You are ready, the 20 milers are the hardest part of the marathon training and you did it. About the stop: during the longest workouts I do 2 or 3 breaks at the fountains; for the marathon I have my strategy: the first at the 15° km and, after, 1 stop every 5 km to drink as fast as (no more than 15″) I can a glass of water. I tried this strategy again last sunday during the 30k of Ostia and it worked.
Good luck.

]]> By: Beth http://runningmyownrace.com/?p=1026&cpage=1#comment-1926 Beth Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:09:23 +0000 http://runningmyownrace.com/?p=1026#comment-1926 GOOD LUCK!!! I will be thinking of you on race day :) GOOD LUCK!!! I will be thinking of you on race day :)

]]> By: Bill http://runningmyownrace.com/?p=1026&cpage=1#comment-1925 Bill Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:17:17 +0000 http://runningmyownrace.com/?p=1026#comment-1925 I think I have to agree with Mike. The personal waterstop is a little nutty. But it is nutty in a way that I can understand. Good Luck at MCM. I would love to do that one someday and can't wait to hear what you have to say on the race. I think I have to agree with Mike. The personal waterstop is a little nutty. But it is nutty in a way that I can understand.

Good Luck at MCM. I would love to do that one someday and can’t wait to hear what you have to say on the race.

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