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Running Brewer
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 Posted: 03/13/03 - 14:38 Post subject: Marathon Essays
Any one else been reading the Marathon Essays by Hank Brown over at CR? Just curious what you think. Especially if you have run a marathon. Seeing how I am training for my first. I have been tuning in to these. The hard part is not gettng psyched out.
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copteacher
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Posted: 03/13/03 - 14:59 Post subject:
no not really, since I have done 5 marathons, everyone was unique in its own right.
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Posted: 03/13/03 - 15:02 Post subject:
Yes, I read parts of it.
My experience was a bit different. I never doubted my ability to do it. I didn't look at the training as torture. It was a very rewarding experience for me. I enjoyed the journey almost as much as the destination.
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Posted: 03/13/03 - 15:32 Post subject:
| monk25 wrote: | Yes, I read parts of it.
My experience was a bit different. I never doubted my ability to do it. I didn't look at the training as torture. It was a very rewarding experience for me. I enjoyed the journey almost as much as the destination. |
Great answer, Monk. What's the point in even wanting to run a marathon if you don't look forward to each and every run?
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Posted: 03/13/03 - 15:43 Post subject:
| runswithscissors wrote: | | monk25 wrote: | Yes, I read parts of it.
My experience was a bit different. I never doubted my ability to do it. I didn't look at the training as torture. It was a very rewarding experience for me. I enjoyed the journey almost as much as the destination. |
Great answer, Monk. What's the point in even wanting to run a marathon if you don't look forward to each and every run? |
Marathon Groupies?
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Posted: 03/13/03 - 15:46 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | runswithscissors wrote: | | monk25 wrote: | Yes, I read parts of it.
My experience was a bit different. I never doubted my ability to do it. I didn't look at the training as torture. It was a very rewarding experience for me. I enjoyed the journey almost as much as the destination. |
Great answer, Monk. What's the point in even wanting to run a marathon if you don't look forward to each and every run? |
Marathon Groupies? |
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Posted: 03/13/03 - 16:09 Post subject:
Anybody want to give a Reader's Digest version?
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Posted: 03/13/03 - 16:22 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | | Anybody want to give a Reader's Digest version? |
Man says he isn't going to train for a marathon
Man trains for marathon
Man complains the whole time
Man runs marathon and finishes 30 minutes behind goal
Man is happy to have run the marathon
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runswithscissors
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Posted: 03/13/03 - 16:26 Post subject:
Thank you, Mr. Cliff!
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Posted: 03/13/03 - 16:32 Post subject:
| Running Brewer wrote: | | jrjo wrote: | | Anybody want to give a Reader's Digest version? |
Man says he isn't going to train for a marathon
Man trains for marathon
Man complains the whole time
Man runs marathon and finishes 30 minutes behind goal
Man is happy to have run the marathon |
Sounds vaguely familiar (minus the complaining have you).
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Posted: 03/13/03 - 16:40 Post subject:
| monk25 wrote: |
My experience was a bit different. I never doubted my ability to do it. I didn't look at the training as torture. It was a very rewarding experience for me. I enjoyed the journey almost as much as the destination. |
One of the best experiences in my life. Although I may never do another one, I am in elite the group the proudly has finished one.
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Posted: 03/13/03 - 16:44 Post subject:
| Running Brewer wrote: | | jrjo wrote: | | Anybody want to give a Reader's Digest version? |
Man says he isn't going to train for a marathon
Man trains for marathon
Man complains the whole time
Man runs marathon and finishes 30 minutes behind goal
Man is happy to have run the marathon |
Man can't wait to do it again
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Posted: 03/13/03 - 18:10 Post subject:
Not the same, but there is also a book called "First Marathons" that is interesting reading. I read it AFTER I ran mine, rather than before, though.
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Posted: 03/13/03 - 21:37 Post subject:
Despite the whining I liked the paragraph in the last one where he compared his journey in the last mile with his lady to their life together. Nice metaphor.
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Posted: 03/13/03 - 23:01 Post subject:
| runswithscissors wrote: | | monk25 wrote: | Yes, I read parts of it.
My experience was a bit different. I never doubted my ability to do it. I didn't look at the training as torture. It was a very rewarding experience for me. I enjoyed the journey almost as much as the destination. |
Great answer, Monk. What's the point in even wanting to run a marathon if you don't look forward to each and every run? |
enjoying the journey, yes...but anybody training for a marathon who says they look forward to every run is either a liar or isn't training hard enough...
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