Comments on: Longest Run, Ever – Part 2! http://www.reluctantrunner.net/ultra-marathon-results/ Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:21:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: The Peninsula Marathon http://www.reluctantrunner.net/ultra-marathon-results/comment-page-1/#comment-37 The Peninsula Marathon Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:38:14 +0000 http://reluctantrunner.wordpress.com/?p=41#comment-37 [...] started with an old running partner Micheal aka “Old Faithful” aka “Too-Old-To-Attend-Raves-But-Doesn’t-Know-It-Yet”, we had a [...] [...] started with an old running partner Micheal aka “Old Faithful” aka “Too-Old-To-Attend-Raves-But-Doesn’t-Know-It-Yet”, we had a [...]

]]> By: Sheriff http://www.reluctantrunner.net/ultra-marathon-results/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Sheriff Fri, 16 May 2008 07:02:30 +0000 http://reluctantrunner.wordpress.com/?p=41#comment-36 You certainly seem to fit the whole "runner" image now... How many shoes have you gone through so far?? You certainly seem to fit the whole “runner” image now… How many shoes have you gone through so far??

]]> By: Michael (MJ) http://www.reluctantrunner.net/ultra-marathon-results/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Michael (MJ) Tue, 13 May 2008 19:48:03 +0000 http://reluctantrunner.wordpress.com/?p=41#comment-35 Who are you calling too old? That's the problem with the youth of today - way too cheeky and no respect for their elders! Who are you calling too old? That’s the problem with the youth of today – way too cheeky and no respect for their elders!

]]> By: btefan http://www.reluctantrunner.net/ultra-marathon-results/comment-page-1/#comment-34 btefan Tue, 13 May 2008 15:20:13 +0000 http://reluctantrunner.wordpress.com/?p=41#comment-34 Wow. That's truly awesome. Yeah, chafing is a word that scares me. I think the longer I run, the more I want to run even longer distances. It's quite a drug, this running thing. Joe www.fitnessgeekga.wordpress.com Wow. That’s truly awesome. Yeah, chafing is a word that scares me. I think the longer I run, the more I want to run even longer distances. It’s quite a drug, this running thing.

Joe
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]]> By: Longest Run, Ever - Part 2! http://www.reluctantrunner.net/ultra-marathon-results/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Longest Run, Ever - Part 2! Mon, 12 May 2008 13:54:04 +0000 http://reluctantrunner.wordpress.com/?p=41#comment-33 [...] drasw wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt56km (34.79 miles) is far!!  Driving should take you around half and hour (if you aren’t Sarel Van Der Merwe’s daughter), running took me 6 hours and 14 minutes…   As I mentioned in “Longest Run, Ever – Part 1” you HAVE to (apparently) do a long, slow run before the Comrades to firstly see if you are on schedule with your training, and secondly to test different things like food, where and when you start chafing and to get your toilet stops down to the shortest possible time.   I was a bit nervous setting out in the dark and cold on Saturday morning, having never run more than 42.2km’s before and not knowing how my body was going to react (the prospect of chafe is never a pleasant one).   This is what I learned: ·        Jelly babies and Saltycrax biscuits make the most delicious combination ·        Peeing on the side of the road is […] [...] [...] drasw wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt56km (34.79 miles) is far!!  Driving should take you around half and hour (if you aren’t Sarel Van Der Merwe’s daughter), running took me 6 hours and 14 minutes…   As I mentioned in “Longest Run, Ever – Part 1” you HAVE to (apparently) do a long, slow run before the Comrades to firstly see if you are on schedule with your training, and secondly to test different things like food, where and when you start chafing and to get your toilet stops down to the shortest possible time.   I was a bit nervous setting out in the dark and cold on Saturday morning, having never run more than 42.2km’s before and not knowing how my body was going to react (the prospect of chafe is never a pleasant one).   This is what I learned: ·        Jelly babies and Saltycrax biscuits make the most delicious combination ·        Peeing on the side of the road is […] [...]

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