Comments on: A 22 Mile Tour of the World http://www.tobadwater.com/2009/03/a-22-mile-tour-of-the-world/ my long journey towards the world's toughest race Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:20:09 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: lummox http://www.tobadwater.com/2009/03/a-22-mile-tour-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-294 lummox Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:30:18 +0000 http://www.cowboyhazel.com/blog/?p=248#comment-294 ""But, it’s a good kind of a destroyed. It’s like the phoenix burning""~ dig it.. “”But, it’s a good kind of a destroyed. It’s like the phoenix burning”"~ dig it..

]]> By: Rob http://www.tobadwater.com/2009/03/a-22-mile-tour-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Rob Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:59:10 +0000 http://www.cowboyhazel.com/blog/?p=248#comment-302 Is there a way to fix not being able to sleep before a long run?... Yes! Do more of them! ;) I get like that sometimes too. You look forward to a session so much that you actually wake up earlier than the alarm clock to get going. Nice job on the run. You need more farms and cows on your routes. ;) -Rob Is there a way to fix not being able to sleep before a long run?… Yes! Do more of them! ;) I get like that sometimes too. You look forward to a session so much that you actually wake up earlier than the alarm clock to get going. Nice job on the run. You need more farms and cows on your routes. ;)

-Rob

]]> By: eliz http://www.tobadwater.com/2009/03/a-22-mile-tour-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-296 eliz Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:03:39 +0000 http://www.cowboyhazel.com/blog/?p=248#comment-296 This is a GREAT post, so inspired! I miss running that early and all those miles!! and the feeling of being destroyed by a run LIKE THAT just has no price! i am totally jealous. and about the no sleeping, you might have to try these drops I have... ;-) This is a GREAT post, so inspired! I miss running that early and all those miles!! and the feeling of being destroyed by a run LIKE THAT just has no price! i am totally jealous. and about the no sleeping, you might have to try these drops I have… ;-)

]]> By: Robert James Reese http://www.tobadwater.com/2009/03/a-22-mile-tour-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Robert James Reese Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:55:55 +0000 http://www.cowboyhazel.com/blog/?p=248#comment-295 The nervousness wasn't really about whether or not I would finish the run -- Nothing short of a major disaster would have kept me from finishing -- but instead was from how much it would cost me to finish. How much would it hurt? How sore would I be afterwards? Would it leave me feeling stronger or defeated? And, 116th Street is not a bad place to be at all. Its bark is worse than its bite. Plus, when I'm out running I never have more than a few bucks on me. If anyone decides to mug me, that's all they're getting. :-) The nervousness wasn’t really about whether or not I would finish the run — Nothing short of a major disaster would have kept me from finishing — but instead was from how much it would cost me to finish. How much would it hurt? How sore would I be afterwards? Would it leave me feeling stronger or defeated?

And, 116th Street is not a bad place to be at all. Its bark is worse than its bite. Plus, when I’m out running I never have more than a few bucks on me. If anyone decides to mug me, that’s all they’re getting. :-)

]]> By: Joe Garland http://www.tobadwater.com/2009/03/a-22-mile-tour-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-301 Joe Garland Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:08:19 +0000 http://www.cowboyhazel.com/blog/?p=248#comment-301 I also love the idea of pre-dawn running on 116th Street. You're a New Yorker when you think, "it's my town and I'll go where I want when I want." I also love the idea of pre-dawn running on 116th Street. You’re a New Yorker when you think, “it’s my town and I’ll go where I want when I want.”

]]> By: JoeGarland http://www.tobadwater.com/2009/03/a-22-mile-tour-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-300 JoeGarland Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:55:05 +0000 http://www.cowboyhazel.com/blog/?p=248#comment-300 Very nice run report. I am definitely not one for early run, and even when I lived in the City I was almost exclusively a Central Park guy (which, granted, was about 50 yards from home). Especially good holding things together in those later stages. As to being restless the night before a long run, I was long like that. I was in the mind-set of "tomorrow's run has to go well" and I would stress out. I'd often stop, and then would hammer the next run to make up for it, which often also ended earlier as I was completely blitzed. It was a bad cycle. This funk ended when I simply told myself: "I am going to finish my runs." From that day, which was about 5 years ago, with a few exceptions when either my head is completely in another universe or I'm just physically spent, I know I'll finish and I finish and I don't sweat it beforehand. Today's run and last Saturday's put me in difficulty, but I got them. I posted something about "important runs" a bit ago but with my head in the right place I've not had any problems doing them. Some may hurt, but I do them. Very nice run report. I am definitely not one for early run, and even when I lived in the City I was almost exclusively a Central Park guy (which, granted, was about 50 yards from home). Especially good holding things together in those later stages.

As to being restless the night before a long run, I was long like that. I was in the mind-set of “tomorrow’s run has to go well” and I would stress out. I’d often stop, and then would hammer the next run to make up for it, which often also ended earlier as I was completely blitzed. It was a bad cycle.

This funk ended when I simply told myself: “I am going to finish my runs.” From that day, which was about 5 years ago, with a few exceptions when either my head is completely in another universe or I’m just physically spent, I know I’ll finish and I finish and I don’t sweat it beforehand. Today’s run and last Saturday’s put me in difficulty, but I got them.

I posted something about “important runs” a bit ago but with my head in the right place I’ve not had any problems doing them. Some may hurt, but I do them.

]]> By: The Laminator http://www.tobadwater.com/2009/03/a-22-mile-tour-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-299 The Laminator Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:06:35 +0000 http://www.cowboyhazel.com/blog/?p=248#comment-299 Awesome run! That is indeed a city tour! Great job logging through 22 so early in the AM! Awesome run! That is indeed a city tour! Great job logging through 22 so early in the AM!

]]> By: marcy http://www.tobadwater.com/2009/03/a-22-mile-tour-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-298 marcy Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:03:23 +0000 http://www.cowboyhazel.com/blog/?p=248#comment-298 What?!? You're white? LOL JK! Doing long runs makes me wacky as well (I don't mean "wacky" in a bad way). One minute I'm hating it and then the next minute I want to make out with everyone I meet along the way (ok that is an exaggeration but you KWIM) Glad it was a good one :-) What?!? You’re white? LOL JK!

Doing long runs makes me wacky as well (I don’t mean “wacky” in a bad way). One minute I’m hating it and then the next minute I want to make out with everyone I meet along the way (ok that is an exaggeration but you KWIM) Glad it was a good one :-)

]]> By: Xenia http://www.tobadwater.com/2009/03/a-22-mile-tour-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Xenia Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:33:22 +0000 http://www.cowboyhazel.com/blog/?p=248#comment-297 What an amazing run. I love the Jamaican shout-out. :) What an amazing run. I love the Jamaican shout-out. :)

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