tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34732546.post5563603942595721648..comments2023-11-05T11:44:40.480+00:00Comments on Run Petra Run!: Scratch that.Petrarunshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08223283092182797048noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34732546.post-51221718471087651422010-12-27T22:45:11.328+00:002010-12-27T22:45:11.328+00:00gjj a yjr s, porn. iqo e, ghq wrkria! agiq b twq c...gjj a yjr s, <a href="http://www.sexties.org" rel="nofollow">porn</a>. iqo e, ghq wrkria! agiq b twq cw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34732546.post-53454824353285302652010-11-24T13:19:40.214+00:002010-11-24T13:19:40.214+00:001. you BQ'ed - YOU did that! You worked hard ...1. you BQ'ed - YOU did that! You worked hard and you made it. Be proud and celebrate. I'm one of those who some would say made it to Boston with qualifications that are "too easy." Silly - no one will take away what I did to get to Boston. In fact, I firmly believe because it was so hard for me to get there (BQ), that my experience was much more special than the typical I BQ'ed the first time I tried. You worked hard and YOU DID IT! Celebrate all the way to Boston 2011 and beyond.<br />2. Sounds like you want a program, but it also sounds like you need one personally designed for you. I have trained doing both. Sometimes I create my own plan, sometimes I use one of the typical plans that you mentioned. I think what I like best is creating my own which includes things that I like and thrive on. For instance, I am currently following some of the Pfitz plan, but I am incorporating the Yasso 800s into my schedule because I LOVE those. Sounds like you need to focus on the things that make your training fun like the LSD run for you. Do what you love and what is motivating to YOU.<br />3. Boston was really tough for me. I had raced "flat and fast" course for years trying to get to Boston, so I had NO (zero) experience with "racing" on hills. Yes, I trained on hills, but racing on hills is different, or it was different for me. So I would recommend a LOT of hill training. The course, for me, was hilly from 1-26 (not just the miles 16-21 that you read about). In the end, I think my time at Boston was OK, but definitely not a great finish time, but special all the same.Happy Feet 26.2https://www.blogger.com/profile/07319635538117315117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34732546.post-67567593132112302512010-11-24T03:45:06.983+00:002010-11-24T03:45:06.983+00:00Baby... you can have a bad week, a bad month or a ...Baby... you can have a bad week, a bad month or a bad year, and you still deserve what you've gotten. Run the best you can, either if for speed and to leave everything out there or if for fun. Sounds you made a decision and that's the important thing. To know what you want to get out of it. We are always here for you... besos, and much love across the Atlantic<br /><br />sincere-lee<br />lizzie leelizzie leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461437927126657873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34732546.post-75368104726825147052010-11-23T00:17:14.031+00:002010-11-23T00:17:14.031+00:00Hi Petra,
My email is lconnolly@nc.rr.com. You ca...Hi Petra, <br />My email is lconnolly@nc.rr.com. You can email me anytime! Hope you're doing well!LMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13545802105576954533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34732546.post-54387248842823525142010-11-22T19:50:02.443+00:002010-11-22T19:50:02.443+00:00Just found your blog and LOVE it. That's what...Just found your blog and LOVE it. That's what blogging is all about. You can share those Debbie Downer feelings and we'll be here to boost you back up and tell you "girlfriend, you're being crazy! You have Boston in your pocket!" :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11637237011005059512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34732546.post-30393643284357111252010-11-21T17:24:48.336+00:002010-11-21T17:24:48.336+00:00OK. So, I haven't commented on this post becau...OK. So, I haven't commented on this post because it would not help you to just say that I understand precisely what you mean when you say "somehow my qualification doesn't count as much as everyone else's" because I felt the exact same way about me. I wanted to come up with wise and useful advice. Alas, there's none of that from me. I can only say that I have thought about this alot this past week and have reached a conclusion. The fact is that we both ran and finished a marathon within the stated rules to qualify for Boston. That's all there is to it. That's alot! It matters most that we worked hard, improved our times from previous marathons and qualified. Nothing we do or say from now on and nothing that is said by anyone else can take that away. Period. <br />So, look forward to Boston and run it for YOU. Run it however you want to run it and do it because it will make you feel good. Most importantly, enjoy the journey getting there, even the bad weeks!! :) <br />Keep running and posting and we'll keep reading, commenting and running too. Hope to hear from you soon!!LMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13545802105576954533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34732546.post-68993454952778093722010-11-19T20:26:57.236+00:002010-11-19T20:26:57.236+00:00Now this is what I like to hear! Make Boston yours...Now this is what I like to hear! Make Boston yours! Don't compare yourself to anyone else...it's your day and your race!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34732546.post-23243016455331705272010-11-14T12:49:16.341+00:002010-11-14T12:49:16.341+00:00Gosh, I am just catching up and I realized how muc...Gosh, I am just catching up and I realized how much I miss reading your blog and crawling inside that beautiful mind of yours for a brief journey. <br /><br />Here's the deal...you earned Boston and you deserve it. It's your race, so do it the way YOU want. <br /><br />Also, you apparently don't see yourself the way the rest of us see you...just saying. Susan is right, you are FABULOUS.Irish Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151722468428920504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34732546.post-18385531182097846942010-11-08T22:22:30.928+00:002010-11-08T22:22:30.928+00:00I am just going to email you on this one....I am just going to email you on this one....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00129091073767399081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34732546.post-30394067402576310552010-11-08T12:52:59.897+00:002010-11-08T12:52:59.897+00:00Glad to read this post. You're right, our mind...Glad to read this post. You're right, our minds' self-image seems to have an inertia which resists accepting where we're at *now*. As Norman Vincent Peale said, periodically repeating positive statements and surrounding yourself with positive people help in this process. Good luck in your training and have a great Boston experience!Mark U.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04792726660751354015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34732546.post-80706010855181791202010-11-07T17:50:53.793+00:002010-11-07T17:50:53.793+00:00Seize the day, grab the bull by the horns, give it...Seize the day, grab the bull by the horns, give it all you've got, if it's worth it you better work it, you can do it put your back into it!<br /><br />And any other cheesy saying you can come up with because my Petra is BACK! Go for it and go for it with all your heart!Marathon Maritzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00617226310522206108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34732546.post-48559352130204212852010-11-06T16:52:41.984+00:002010-11-06T16:52:41.984+00:00you've got this!you've got this!Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16665644808858115598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34732546.post-39564183549657037302010-11-06T09:59:19.653+00:002010-11-06T09:59:19.653+00:00Whoa -- well said! Catch that mind up! You are FAB...Whoa -- well said! Catch that mind up! You are FABULOUS and, again, I applaud you. You can do it!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516566884075321281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34732546.post-4476328899914398472010-11-06T04:50:53.932+00:002010-11-06T04:50:53.932+00:00I completely get the interloper part... I still fe...I completely get the interloper part... I still feel like a phony when people refer to me as an athlete, since I spent nearly 40 years of my life being anything but...<br /><br />I think it takes a lot of courage and makes it real to just SAY the your going to run your best...so you've done the hardest part. <br /><br />Not that I've set any land speed records, but the training plan used by the San Diego Track Club (the group I run with) is based on long slow runs and speed workouts during the week. There are plenty of people in the club who run in Boston who train that way, so I don't think its a completely unthinkable way to train.Aka Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691390225208616675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34732546.post-15008235417855816592010-11-06T04:08:16.230+00:002010-11-06T04:08:16.230+00:00That sounds like a terrific, terrific attitude and...That sounds like a terrific, terrific attitude and plan!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34732546.post-37715625543888020922010-11-05T22:56:27.333+00:002010-11-05T22:56:27.333+00:00'only those who will risk going too far can po...'only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go...' t.s.eliotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34732546.post-17781391690374873892010-11-05T22:42:23.829+00:002010-11-05T22:42:23.829+00:00It's crazy, but I totally feel the same way wh...It's crazy, but I totally feel the same way whenever I read up on your progress. And I think to myself, that one day I hope to come close to being as fast as you. Petra, you're awesome! You're going to PR out there!nylisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482168148750655153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34732546.post-90283247419245689322010-11-05T22:12:02.251+00:002010-11-05T22:12:02.251+00:00Petra? Follow your heart.Petra? Follow your heart.CewTwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01559024822260264420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34732546.post-26027107228067160992010-11-05T22:01:43.723+00:002010-11-05T22:01:43.723+00:00Ok, I am going to come back to this and comment to...Ok, I am going to come back to this and comment tonight. Just like the last post, which I was thinking about before I commented and now you're on to the next post and I still have commented but I have commented here on this post but it's not the comment I really want to make so more comments later. Is that enough comments in one paragraph? :)<br />XOXOJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10174883718651790845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34732546.post-33119243638690046742010-11-05T21:50:21.490+00:002010-11-05T21:50:21.490+00:00I just freaking love you. I'll be a "nu...I just freaking love you. I'll be a "nuts admirable person" any day. Better than what most of the others say about me. ;)<br /><br />You have got Boston Petra. You know it too. I KNOW you do.<br /><br />Happy [pizza & wine] Friday! Need another photo of that fun! ;)Emzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802735566381095035noreply@blogger.com