tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614129246696786322.post6968709630261974567..comments2024-02-12T00:46:20.708-08:00Comments on PiccolaPineCone: Montreal Marathon Preview: A Risk Management ApproachPiccolaPineConehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09520539255908849462noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614129246696786322.post-55514304610340895142010-08-17T09:41:32.273-07:002010-08-17T09:41:32.273-07:00I finished "Wilderness Tips." Several ti...I finished "Wilderness Tips." Several times, I found myself thinking that I'd read it before. I think I'd read some of the stories individually when originally published in magazines (ah, remember magazines?) Your comment that the whole seemed greater than the individual parts is interesting, as it's a collection - it does give a more whole depiction of the author (who I think is better suited to the shorter format, as there are individual passages that I'd pick out and think, "ooh, I like that." And that means I'll have to dig up her poetry collections) and I think it probably resonates more with you than with a male, non-Canadian. But I get the "collection as a whole" feeling - it's what I find in Borges or Schulz. Probably the best collection that does come off as giving an overall impression is Sherwood Anderson's "Winesburg, Ohio"... that impression being creepiness.SteveQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614129246696786322.post-55902556078912441922010-08-17T08:07:46.344-07:002010-08-17T08:07:46.344-07:00SLG - maybe warmer than previous marathons as this...SLG - maybe warmer than previous marathons as this is the first early fall marathon i have ever run so the really long runs fell during late july and august and, oh yes, this is the first time i trained for a marathon while living in italy. and while breast feeding. and while getting up 2-3 times per night TO breastfeed. <br /><br />mmmonyka - i think it is important to run races where one feels comfortable being risk friendly. this can be b/c you have already smashed a big psychological barrier... like right after you break 20 for 5 km, you might feel like just GOING for it in your next 5 km. Or you might feel risk friendly in a low key unimportant race that you don't particularly care about.<br />My training has not been ideal, I prefer to train 6 days per week for a marathon (and some weeks I did) but consistently running 6 days per week just wasn't in the cards this time. I count the long run as a work-out though since typically 1/3-1/2 of them were done at race pace. We'll have to meet up if you come to Mtl. I would offer you a place to stay but our guest room has become a nursery :)PiccolaPineConehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09520539255908849462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614129246696786322.post-77294517546510283532010-08-16T15:51:44.250-07:002010-08-16T15:51:44.250-07:00That's interesting. I did not expect you to ru...That's interesting. I did not expect you to run only 5 times a week and only 1 long run and 1 workout. I thought that one needs to run much more to run times you do. So it really is about quality not quantity...<br /><br />On a different note, I am soooo risk-adverse. And that's the reason why I almost never run to my potential. I need to work on this attitude. But I feel I have made progress in past two year since I quit T&F team at college, which I did not like at all.<br /><br />I might be in Montreal for marathon weekend visiting a friend who studies at Queens if I can stay at his place. I will keep you posted.mmmonykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703551248084847150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614129246696786322.post-39036530630987019442010-08-16T13:44:32.958-07:002010-08-16T13:44:32.958-07:00Since I pose such interesting questions :), I will...Since I pose such interesting questions :), I will also ask, has the temperature been warmer in your preparation this time? (that may explain the toll on the body). And one can't forget breastfeeding and the dehydration that comes from it especially in the heat. That may be another toll, causing you to need longer recovery time.sea legs girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782712411873234071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614129246696786322.post-26125860206209986592010-08-16T08:46:12.999-07:002010-08-16T08:46:12.999-07:00SLG - my tempo runs and mile repeat intervals and ...SLG - my tempo runs and mile repeat intervals and kilometer repeat intervals are astonishingly similar to pre-Chicago BUT the toll it takes on my body is much, much greater. The long runs in particular have been exhausting and I have only been managing 5 days of running per week. I run long Sunday, Monday off, Tuesday, Wednesday easy - i.e. it takes one day off and two days easy to recover from the long, Thursday big work-out, Friday off, Saturday easy (takes one day off and one day easy to recovery from the work-out). So it's weird... maybe it is that I am now 4 years older but although I run the same times, the effort and recovery required to do so is much greater. Not sure how to translate that into fitness assessment. Interesting question - thanks.PiccolaPineConehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09520539255908849462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614129246696786322.post-60571345440658070102010-08-16T08:46:00.930-07:002010-08-16T08:46:00.930-07:00@SLG: unless, of course, your coach is infamous fo...@SLG: unless, of course, your coach is infamous for going out too fast every race!SteveQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614129246696786322.post-8885431717310131982010-08-15T12:58:00.163-07:002010-08-15T12:58:00.163-07:00I completely agree with Steve Q. You ran a half ma...I completely agree with Steve Q. You ran a half marathon PR this past spring. You should know this too, but speed stays in legs for longer than one would expect. <br /><br />The other question I have is, what did you run your tempos at before you ran your best marathons? Obviously tempos and actual races are entirely different and I haven't the slightest idea how one could safely make calculations from tempos. But I don't have the experience you do. <br /><br />There is really a fine line, though, between selling oneself short and starting too fast. I would just say listen to your coach :).sea legs girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782712411873234071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614129246696786322.post-7740308603081035082010-08-15T11:58:27.385-07:002010-08-15T11:58:27.385-07:00mmmonyka - might you really be in mtl that week-en...mmmonyka - might you really be in mtl that week-end??? let me know for sure! sorry i never answered your other question - i think hubby's license can be converted from slovenian to canadian with time, patience and bureaucracy.<br /><br />steveq - the 1:20:49 was in may. i don't know if i am as fit now as i was then. also the 1:20:49 was on a huge net downhill course. my estimates may be conservative, though i did try to be honest, but i do think it is better to be conservative as i am prone to going out too quickly.PiccolaPineConehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09520539255908849462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614129246696786322.post-87070924165257627032010-08-15T10:40:59.161-07:002010-08-15T10:40:59.161-07:00Of course, I'm going to crunch numbers in excr...Of course, I'm going to crunch numbers in excruciating detail, but instinct tells me you're in better shape than you think; you know yourself better than anyone else does, but you might have a shot at that PR, given that recent 1:20:49 1/2-marathon.SteveQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614129246696786322.post-7184596426114721172010-08-15T09:08:31.377-07:002010-08-15T09:08:31.377-07:00I was waiting for this post to see how things are ...I was waiting for this post to see how things are going and what you want to do. <br />If I am in Montreal that weekend, I will come cheer on you.mmmonykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703551248084847150noreply@blogger.com