tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755377618535054459.post6095709526679991642..comments2023-05-29T05:12:07.811-07:00Comments on This Fish Can Run: Geelong Half Marathon - April 2013Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05287223404686039459noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755377618535054459.post-8888476764414380262013-07-02T04:35:10.687-07:002013-07-02T04:35:10.687-07:00Hey Andrew, sorry to hear about your run to the G....Hey Andrew, sorry to hear about your run to the G. I know exactly where you are coming from when you talk of expecting to beat a PB second tme round. We get in such a mind set it seems nothing can stop us, except our selves. <br /><br />People aways talk mind over matter, but learning to draw the line is hard. <br /><br />It's great to know that the St Johns people are there and it sounds like they certinly looked after you. Keep training hard and enjoy the runs, there is always next year. Sometimes little taning little steps can be the most important ones leadning into bigger steps. It sounds like your little steps are adding up :) <br /><br />My wife is doing the run to the G this time round. <br /><br />Perhaps we will cross paths and can share stories of the run. <br /><br />Best of luck, please let me know how you go next time round. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287223404686039459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755377618535054459.post-71059519815526953732013-07-02T04:33:53.052-07:002013-07-02T04:33:53.052-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287223404686039459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755377618535054459.post-39055843929219657622013-07-01T21:06:06.163-07:002013-07-01T21:06:06.163-07:00Hi Lachie, just found your blog. I wish I had of r...Hi Lachie, just found your blog. I wish I had of read something like this before my last half. I did my first half marathon at Run Melbourne last year and loved it. Just cruised around, finished strong and ran 1.41 which I was delighted with. Then trained beautifully for 12 weeks in prep for the Melb Marathon Half and was expecting to smash it in about 1.35, but at least break 100 minutes at the worst. I too developed Man Flu in the preceeding week and just didn't feel right. Got to 8km and was stuffed, but went with the brain instead of the body and kept pushing. You expect a PB when you do something for the 2nd time and by god I was going to get it! Nope. As we ran towards the MCG my legs started wobbling. I got a few concerned "you right mate ?"s from other runners. And then, with 400m to go, as I ran around the outside of the G, my legs gave way and I got the staggers, just like those people you see at the end of the Ironman. The lovely St Johns Ambo people grabbed me as I fell, put me on a stretcher and a drip for an hour and that was that. DNF. No lap around the G. Lesson learnt. Listen to the body!! Some days you're just not ON and you need to learn to recognise them, back off and enjoy the run. You guys did it beautiffully and I hope if it happens to me again, I will too.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755377618535054459.post-11063801288400162152013-04-22T18:22:03.221-07:002013-04-22T18:22:03.221-07:00Thanks Ali, it was great run and I enjoyed the wri...Thanks Ali, it was great run and I enjoyed the write up. I think it took almost as long as the race. I think it is the gradual incline that made the hills seem harder than they were. I was also pretty knackered. Thanks for reading!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287223404686039459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755377618535054459.post-69827774118863717382013-04-22T16:53:49.796-07:002013-04-22T16:53:49.796-07:00Just found your blog via Rhi's above. Great ra...Just found your blog via Rhi's above. Great race recap! Those hills along the barwon are pretty tough hey? Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261682285603756791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755377618535054459.post-90796470594657197372013-04-11T04:00:45.083-07:002013-04-11T04:00:45.083-07:00Hi Rhi, great to hear from a fellow runner! Well d...Hi Rhi, great to hear from a fellow runner! Well done on your race. You can be very proud of your efforts. Mildura certainly is flat - it would be great for learning to feel how it is to run at a set pace. Like on a track but straight :) I loved your blog, I had to chuckle about the trip to Lorna Jane for the outfit. As you read, my only battle was shoe choice. <br />Keep in touch, I want to know how Melbourne goesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287223404686039459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755377618535054459.post-17467975179162546022013-04-10T20:32:20.067-07:002013-04-10T20:32:20.067-07:00You guys are champions! I also ran the same race a...You guys are champions! I also ran the same race and the course kicked me to the curb. Those hills weren't kind to a girl who trains on a flat road! :P <br /><br />Well done, I've also recapped (with way less impressive results!) http://www.hummingbirdssong.com/2013/04/recap-geelong-half-marathon.html<br /><br />Good luck with your next race! Rhi @ Hummingbird's Songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684186270132435867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755377618535054459.post-60836123866711753722013-04-07T20:53:35.396-07:002013-04-07T20:53:35.396-07:00Cheers Stan. The finish was plan C, maybe it was a...Cheers Stan. The finish was plan C, maybe it was always meant to be that way? I saw your post on the laces - an interesting point and issue to solve. Let us know how you as you work your way through the various pairs. I think I'd stick with what's worked in the past and take a brave pill after Boston. Good luck Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287223404686039459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755377618535054459.post-55808033281107399842013-04-07T11:28:02.904-07:002013-04-07T11:28:02.904-07:00Thanks Lachie. I really enjoyed reading your race...Thanks Lachie. I really enjoyed reading your race report and that was a really awesome finish!<br /><br />Yeah that flu definitely affected your pace. It did sound like there's something to this B-B thing though isn't there?<br /><br />I'm in a bit of a tough spot too. The pair I wanted to wear for my race may be causing my foot issues lately so I need to decide on what to wear. Should be an interesting as I try out a few of my older pairs. I'm to chicknsh*t to try out my newer pairs. :)<br /><br />Congrats on the finish. Well run!Stan (9run.ca)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04402684732258438419noreply@blogger.com