tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post298960741476857544..comments2024-03-27T11:09:56.758-04:00Comments on The Birchwood Pie Project: Weekly Sweats: Half Marathon #2 is in the booksBirchwood Piehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01504702778025456387noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-35397710165669395752019-10-04T21:31:55.209-04:002019-10-04T21:31:55.209-04:00Congrats on both races - your half and your relay....Congrats on both races - your half and your relay. I hope you're recovering well!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673587906852568968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-41074211160427722382019-10-02T09:47:00.458-04:002019-10-02T09:47:00.458-04:00Congrats on your race! Thats pretty cool that you ...Congrats on your race! Thats pretty cool that you were able to run the marathon course over a few years. And I love that you got to see a rainbow!Lisa @ Mile by Milehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12739298325369206085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-22510813561497510712019-10-02T08:35:39.907-04:002019-10-02T08:35:39.907-04:00Congrats, sounds like a great race! That's pr...Congrats, sounds like a great race! That's pretty cool that it's set up so that people can do both the relay and the half or full. Chaitalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09118655603196065126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-66006174240818968932019-10-01T21:08:26.723-04:002019-10-01T21:08:26.723-04:00Oh Renee, I cannot imagine what the race would hav...Oh Renee, I cannot imagine what the race would have been like without water...how miserable.Birchwood Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504702778025456387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-15676676446471056302019-09-30T12:35:21.036-04:002019-09-30T12:35:21.036-04:00Yay for your 2nd half! Congratulations! You know...Yay for your 2nd half! Congratulations! You know I really hated my first half and it took me 2 years to attempt the distance again. Similar to your experience, it was exceptionally hot that day (late in april, so NOT normal) and people were dropping like flies all over the course. It was NOT fun. They even ran out of water at the water stops. WHAT?? So I thought "never again". Luckily i did try again 2 years later, almost to the date, but it was the perfect location, the perfect weather... I LOVED it. And since then I was hooked!<br /><br />The rainbow at the start would have given me so many positive vibes - how awesome :)Renée - @runlaugheatpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06932765269385923645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-35132392034549890042019-09-29T20:57:10.197-04:002019-09-29T20:57:10.197-04:00That's another thing I'm looking forward t...That's another thing I'm looking forward to, which is learning how to really train for a half. Right now my strategy is just to run a lot.Birchwood Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504702778025456387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-67030347826870594212019-09-29T20:56:16.783-04:002019-09-29T20:56:16.783-04:00It was just so awesome, especially given that my f...It was just so awesome, especially given that my first half was so awful. I just feel like that cloud has been lifted.Birchwood Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504702778025456387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-57634250220592533172019-09-29T20:55:26.834-04:002019-09-29T20:55:26.834-04:00I'll always take a good omen on race dayI'll always take a good omen on race dayBirchwood Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504702778025456387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-15211652154348616762019-09-29T20:49:53.270-04:002019-09-29T20:49:53.270-04:00There was a runner yesterday who was running her 1...There was a runner yesterday who was running her 100th half! I feel like a kindergartner for the half, there is just so much to learn about this distance. Birchwood Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504702778025456387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-72523821185633520102019-09-29T20:46:52.697-04:002019-09-29T20:46:52.697-04:00The race really was that good. I've been doing...The race really was that good. I've been doing a lot of thinking about quality and quantity in running, partly b/c of my train wreck experiences the past few weeks and partly b/c of your experiences and this week Renee's injury...running is very precious and it's given us all so much, but there are times when it isn't available to us and no getting around it...that just sucks.Birchwood Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504702778025456387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-87166525471900243632019-09-29T20:34:19.382-04:002019-09-29T20:34:19.382-04:00Right now I'm at the "just finish" l...Right now I'm at the "just finish" level, but I can't wait to run more half's and to get more racing strategy down.Birchwood Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504702778025456387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-3972075315018495722019-09-29T20:21:56.994-04:002019-09-29T20:21:56.994-04:00The other thing I love about the relay is that it ...The other thing I love about the relay is that it gives newer runners a taste for longer races. This year two of the people on our teams ran it as their first race, and it was so cool to catch up with them at the finish line right after they lost their race virginity.Birchwood Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504702778025456387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-73294072962501754132019-09-29T20:18:57.250-04:002019-09-29T20:18:57.250-04:00Oh I hear you! I ran a 10 miler last spring only ...Oh I hear you! I ran a 10 miler last spring only to test how ready I was for the half and if I had to pick a favorite race, that would be the one.Birchwood Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504702778025456387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-88665952846595425312019-09-29T20:07:43.267-04:002019-09-29T20:07:43.267-04:00Congratulations on your second half marathon! The...Congratulations on your second half marathon! The rainbow at the start line was a good omen :) Becca | Rabbit Food Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726318729401022072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-58749735034356369682019-09-29T19:11:46.176-04:002019-09-29T19:11:46.176-04:00I love that you fell in love with the half after y...I love that you fell in love with the half after your race! Huge congrats. That is one of my fave races as well and I am looking forward to training for mine in February.Deborah Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09723497728598811234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-59953762676579553222019-09-29T18:46:05.719-04:002019-09-29T18:46:05.719-04:00Congrats on your 2nd half!!! It is a great distan...Congrats on your 2nd half!!! It is a great distance but then other times I say that 10 mile races are the best ones. Rest up as long as you need to. Definitely no rush to get out there running again.Zenaida Arroyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18137949290555784656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-59659089022380312982019-09-29T18:02:34.090-04:002019-09-29T18:02:34.090-04:00Congrats on completing your 2nd half marathon! 13....Congrats on completing your 2nd half marathon! 13.1 is my favorite race distance too - its just long enough to really push yourself but the training doesn't take over your life.KookyRunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03687318401455266836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-2928331710254616552019-09-29T17:40:46.778-04:002019-09-29T17:40:46.778-04:00Congrats! Sounds like a wonderful race experience ...Congrats! Sounds like a wonderful race experience and I'll be waiting for the full report. Teamarciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843904545493985865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-73919871973770960552019-09-29T14:40:45.627-04:002019-09-29T14:40:45.627-04:00Congrats on a great race experience!! I know what...Congrats on a great race experience!! I know what you mean - our local race also has a marathon relay and a lot of people run the first relay leg and then usually the half marathon, but you could also run the full also. Double the entries! But so true, the charities do benefit so it's all good. Looking forward to your race recap!TechChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11960422420943812763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-21194600919430689692019-09-29T14:26:20.652-04:002019-09-29T14:26:20.652-04:00Congrats on a great race! I totally hear ya on bei...Congrats on a great race! I totally hear ya on being in love with the 13.1. That's why I have done 45 (?) of them...the distance is long enough to be a challenge, but not so long (ahem, like 26.2) that the training takes up too much time or effort. I'd love to hear more about your experience, so I'll be checking back for the recap ;-)Kim at Running on the Flyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03028968906430207641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-37274005902099508032019-09-29T13:55:10.800-04:002019-09-29T13:55:10.800-04:00Congrats on your 2d half! I smiled when I read tha...Congrats on your 2d half! I smiled when I read that you've fallen in love with the half. I remember feeling that way. Now not so much. I miss running long but my body just isn't feeling it right now. Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.com