Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Thinking Ahead








  1. Glad you found the socks that work for you! :) Getting excited for long beach!!!

  2. That photo looks so painful! Glad you figured it all out and it's very, very smart to train in what you will run in.

    I don't think I have even thought about that b/c I am so preoccupied with my injury.

    You are ready. 20 days!!!!!!

  3. Wow Glenn. A pix can say a thousand words. The SD RR looked like it really mugged ya. Hope your LB experience is far bettter. Sounds like you have worked out the right equipment needed. Relax and enjoy the event as much as possible.

    Sorry about the boys from Troy. Us Huskies have been suffering too long. It was a good feeling. However, I think Pete Carroll gives out a gift of a win to one Pac Ten team rival a year. This year the Huskies turn. I will be rooting for Troy when you play UCLA. The Slick Rick thing in Huskyville runs deep with him. Funny, they feel the same in Boulder, Co. about Rick as well.

    Good luck and enjoy your taper time.

  4. Well, you definitely passed by our water station that year! I volunteered at the mile 23.5 water station. You probably even ran past/by/along side my husband at some point. He finished around 5:49.

    Each marathon is a learning experience, that's for sure. No matter how many books you read, and how much advice you get, you won't know how it is until you experience it for yourself.

    It sounds like you are now a "well oiled machine!" (My former boss used to say that all the time.)

  5. I know you will rock this one, Glenn.

    San Diego was my first and only marathon, too. I'll post my race report for that on my blog someday. I'm sure you will find it amusing. I decided to 'try something new' and pop a salt packet in my mouth and that worked out really well for me. /sarcasm

    Sounds like you've come a long way and you are ready. And you won't make that rookie mistake of trying something new!

  6. Cursing the SD marathon for making you do this all over again? Why is it that I think you'd be here even if that wasn:'t a bad experience?

  7. You know so much more about yourself, and running, and how to prepare for a marathon than you did a year and a half ago. LB will be a challenge, but I have no doubt that you'll have a much better experience.

    Also, thanks so much for the feedback and your wisdom on my blog this weekend. Your comments about LB being a lot of concrete paths has made me think I won't do it this year. I'm just not 100% yet. I'm thinking Surf City for sure though!

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  9. You do look pretty beat up in that picture. LOL ;)

  10. oh sure, blame it on san diego as to why you are here again... ;) you also took a vote where half of us told you to do the half-mar. :-p

    stay calm! replay your training runs and remind yourself that you are prepared. stay on top of your nutrition and hydration and get pumped!

  11. I am sure that this marathon will be much better! its coming up fast but you are totally ready for it! Enjoy the taper!

  12. I clicked on that picture to enlarge it, but I'm not sure why. I'm glad there was no larger version available. Holy Crap! It looks like you pulled an arrow out of your chest just before stopping for the picture.

    After my 5 hours and 27 minutes of pain, I couldn't even stand long enough to get a picture taken, so you've got me there.

  13. ok, that picture looks painful. I've seen some guys like that at the end of Boston, and it pains me to even "think" of it!

    and who cares if you're color coordinated? My brother's good luck marathon shorts (not sure if he thinks they are, but I do, for him) are TEAL. He got his fastest time in them though - 2:55!