tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829146583696463704.post3035535445902921928..comments2023-10-25T00:53:08.255-07:00Comments on Hurry Slowly . . . but Hurry!: When should a dream just remain a dream?Frank Lilleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17973044642640967617noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829146583696463704.post-21428659836606533192011-04-29T03:35:29.195-07:002011-04-29T03:35:29.195-07:00Hey Anonymous!
Anytime someone is trying someth...Hey Anonymous! <br /><br />Anytime someone is trying something they've never done and is challenging themselves is cool. No laughing . . . EVER at that! EVER! Your first 1/2 marathon IS a challenge. Sounds like its time to meet it!!Frank Lilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17973044642640967617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829146583696463704.post-72327273189407644562011-04-28T19:38:41.170-07:002011-04-28T19:38:41.170-07:00i know it seems weird to spill your thought proces...i know it seems weird to spill your thought process like that, but it actually helped me a lot. i have the same concerns about my first half (laugh it up!) and read your blog for inspiration. it was nice to hear those thoughts in someone else's head, and hear you overcome the doubt.<br /><br />thanks. i feel stronger just having read this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829146583696463704.post-36329926581999195882011-04-28T14:00:28.795-07:002011-04-28T14:00:28.795-07:00Frank - you are a determined crazyman. For the si...Frank - you are a determined crazyman. For the simple fact that you had a schoolboy's shit-eating grin while bouncing through puddles at Hampton, I KNOW you can get to your goal -- even if it takes you miles through what everyone else may consider horrible conditions - to get there. Running makes you HAPPY - and that's all that matters to keep those feet moving forward.<br /><br /> - AlannaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829146583696463704.post-81348034316545988902011-04-27T06:10:54.250-07:002011-04-27T06:10:54.250-07:00I will be thinking about you. Have little goals a...I will be thinking about you. Have little goals along the way.Rick Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00067293157750460416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829146583696463704.post-45973179754069038562011-04-26T16:49:27.714-07:002011-04-26T16:49:27.714-07:00@bparquet - Thanks for reading my mindless dribble...@bparquet - Thanks for reading my mindless dribble. Sorry you don't have much better to do!! :-) I have not heard of biking brevets. I'll read up on them but they sound interesting. Only thing appears to be you need to ride a bike!<br /><br />@Rick - What a thoughtful and insightful response. Thanks. Guess this is a goal now. But if there are too many failed attempts I'll convert it to a dream! Love you thought about getting to 75. Trying a 100 this weekend . . . I realize there is little chance for 100 this time. But I'm going to try. Who knows. But you're probably right that I need to change my training and race strategy. That definition of insanity . . . I hear you!Frank Lilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17973044642640967617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829146583696463704.post-50510558811235209312011-04-26T15:43:17.926-07:002011-04-26T15:43:17.926-07:00Frank, I have been reading your blog for a couple ...Frank, I have been reading your blog for a couple of months and you're quite an inspiration! You put a real face on this crazy ultramathon community! I've run my first marathon a few months ago but I've done bicycling brevets for about 5 years now (albeit a much smaller community than the ultras). The brevet series consists of a 200k, 300k, 400k, and 600k rides. I'm getting ready for the 400k the second time this weekend (I've never attempted the 600k). The rides are two weeks apart. The nice thing about it is throughout the series, you know where you stand. After the 300 a couple weeks ago, after 13 hours in the saddle, I thought "that's enough for this year" then a week goes by and I'm thinking "I can do the next one!" I'm not sure where I'm going with this rambling comment. Maybe something in between, "it's a building process" and "I can identify with you."bparquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602567064170177490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829146583696463704.post-64471934325113385952011-04-26T10:45:24.516-07:002011-04-26T10:45:24.516-07:00There are differences between goals and dreams. B...There are differences between goals and dreams. Both are sought, but in different ways. Dreams are desires that might happen, but most likely will not. When I was young, I had a dream of being a brain surgeon. That certainly did not happen and I was not really upset when it never happened. Goals are much different. Hopefully a goal is something attainable through hard and diligent work. You have a goal of completing a 100 miler and I personally think you can do it. Desire will get you through the last 4th. Physical ability has to get you through the first 3/4th's. You have to figure out how to get to 75 miles so that the desire can pull you through the pain cave. You have to change something to get you to that 75 mile mark. Maybe it is going to a 2 or 3 day event so that you do not have an issue of a time constraint. You can do that now. There is a 3 day event in NJ soon where you will have 3 days to go 100 miles. True, that is not a 100 mile race. If you want to run 100 miles in a 100 mile race, then your training is lacking something to help you get there. You talked about leg speed. I don't think you need speed work, but long tempo runs will certainly help in that area. You also need to improve your walking speed. Maybe get on the treadmill and make yourself walk 12mph. I have been with many people who will leave me on the walks. I have to run occasionally to stay with them. They are more efficient than I am, but to walk like that they work on the treadmill with their walking. They will even put the treadmill on an incline to work on their climbing. Maybe you go out on a Friday night after working all day and go for a ten hour run/walk. That would certainly help your body become more accustomed to running while tired. DNF's are not failures unless you learn nothing. You have had two attempts at running 100 miles. It might take three times or it might be more, but if you truly want to complete 100 miles, then you keep striving towards that goal.Rick Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00067293157750460416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829146583696463704.post-67160876598319790862011-04-25T19:00:06.290-07:002011-04-25T19:00:06.290-07:00Frank, glad you decided you're going to try ag...Frank, glad you decided you're going to try again. I'm in the same shoes, except I'm only on attempt #2. Still thinking about Beast of Burden in August.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00921924865002345936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829146583696463704.post-2255526525326366912011-04-25T16:43:23.570-07:002011-04-25T16:43:23.570-07:00Mark . . . I did know about all your efforts. And...Mark . . . I did know about all your efforts. And I was there when you 'closed the deal' and finished Umstead! Made many folks cry!<br /><br />I've decided I will try this again. And soon! It may be failure #3 . . . but who knows . . . maybe success #1! But it will be attempt #3 and there is something to be said for that. Stay tuned!<br /><br />Oh . . . and I had no idea you read my blog!! Thanks!Frank Lilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17973044642640967617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829146583696463704.post-5863952282627779622011-04-24T17:27:59.499-07:002011-04-24T17:27:59.499-07:00Frank,
I may have already told you this. I made 5...Frank,<br />I may have already told you this. I made 5 attempts before I finished my first 100-miler. The thoughts of it ate away at me year after year. I knew I would never be satisfied until I completed that distance. You can't give up, you have to keep trying until the mission is accomplished. You CAN DO IT and you have friends that will help you get there.Knutshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11689491148224427827noreply@blogger.com