Comments on: 2009 Brooklyn Half Marathon

By: Sometimes You’re The Bug « RunWestchester

Sometimes You’re The Bug « RunWestchester — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:06:24 +0000

[...] This is a frustrating, humbling sport. In recent weeks a couple of fellow bloggers — Cowboy Hazel and Laminator (who has a nice Q&A Series going as well on back-to-back marathons, [...]

By: Baker

Baker — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:14:31 +0000

i agree it wasnt the best race either- but we (the 3 of us) did great overall. I made a PR too… AND, on the last mile when you passed me it helped speed me along! Although, maybe it was because i knew we would be able to grab beers as soon as we finished?!? lets rock out some serious distance runs in the next week or two.

By: marcy

marcy — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:03:44 +0000

Well if Joe’s comment doesn’t help I can always swing by and meat punch you for extra measure :P

Yous a crazy one ;-) CONGRATS!

By: Robert James Reese

Robert James Reese — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:19:10 +0000

Thank you for the honest comments, guys. I’m still not real happy with how things went yesterday, but I’m doing my best to take a step back, relax and regroup instead of dwelling on the past.

By: Brandon Wood

Brandon Wood — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:11:13 +0000

Awesome run man! Next time, maybe I’ll piggy-back you and get myself a completely unrealistic PR! Hope to see you if the meetup works in July!!

By: Race Report Round Up: Brooklyn Half Marathon | The NYC Running Blog

Race Report Round Up: Brooklyn Half Marathon | The NYC Running Blog — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:03:03 +0000

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By: Hangry Pants

Hangry Pants — Sun, 31 May 2009 17:40:23 +0000

Congratulations on the PR! It was my first half and I loved every second of it.

By: The Laminator

The Laminator — Sun, 31 May 2009 15:09:35 +0000

I agree with Joe. You can’t count this as all-out since you already gave your all-out a couple weeks ago in the marathon. Your body still needs some time to recover. You still PR’d which meant that you’re already running this distance better than you had before. Besides, it was a difficult race in so many ways (some of which you’ve pointed out) so to expect a perfect result is not being realistic! Enjoy your PR and recover well. Two months goes by quickly when you’re training for a goal race.

By: carpeviam

carpeviam — Sun, 31 May 2009 06:18:23 +0000

You PRed!!!! Which means you really did rock! I know the disappointment of wishing you could have done more, but it is what it is and you still did well. Be proud of your accomplishment and set your sights ahead to the next race.

By: Impartial Observer

Impartial Observer — Sun, 31 May 2009 02:41:21 +0000

echo what he said. racing–to say nothing for returning to fast training paces as you have–so soon after a marathon is, quite frankly, not the wisest decision. chill. get off the feet and log some easy miles. take the full month of june to slowly build up and recover completely; you won’t lose that much fitness. and then when you do get back to training seriously for the fall, mix in some slower distance. you run mp or faster an awful lot … way too much imho. you are a prime candidate to see a big boost by laying off the gas more often. get in good efforts twice a week or so, go long once, and do the rest of your mileage at a cakewalk pace. otherwise, you’ll flame out going like this. just an observance.