Comments on: San Francisco Marathon – A Personal Worst http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/07/san-francisco-marathon-a-personal-worst.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: San Francisco Blog http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/07/san-francisco-marathon-a-personal-worst.html/comment-page-1#comment-12317 San Francisco Blog Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:00:28 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1760#comment-12317 I'm sorry about this result. I am running this years' SFM and am looking for inspiration. Hopefully this will inspire me to work even harder! I'm sorry about this result. I am running this years' SFM and am looking for inspiration. Hopefully this will inspire me to work even harder!

]]> By: Brad Matthews http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/07/san-francisco-marathon-a-personal-worst.html/comment-page-1#comment-5355 Brad Matthews Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:15:06 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1760#comment-5355 Hi Brad, We have alot in common besides the name. I ran SFM and it was my 28th state. I am 45 so I won't make 50 by 50. I ran Grandma's marathon in Minnesota 6 weeks before SFM and had not run since due to injuries to both achilles tendons and a hernia. I prepared for SFM by staying up all night at the airport gate in Minnesota due to a cancelled flight and then spent marathon eve drinking too much beer at the Giants game. I thought as long as I am already injured I might as well have some fun. By mile 5 entering the bridge every stride hurt so it was a long day. I finished in 5:53 and thought about dropping at several points in the race. My personal best is a 3:15 in St. Louis 3 years ago and SFM was a personal worst. Oh well, 26.2 miles is 26.2 miles regardless of the time. Congratulations on your finish. Brad Matthews Hi Brad,

We have alot in common besides the name. I ran SFM and it was my 28th state. I am 45 so I won’t make 50 by 50. I ran Grandma’s marathon in Minnesota 6 weeks before SFM and had not run since due to injuries to both achilles tendons and a hernia. I prepared for SFM by staying up all night at the airport gate in Minnesota due to a cancelled flight and then spent marathon eve drinking too much beer at the Giants game. I thought as long as I am already injured I might as well have some fun. By mile 5 entering the bridge every stride hurt so it was a long day. I finished in 5:53 and thought about dropping at several points in the race. My personal best is a 3:15 in St. Louis 3 years ago and SFM was a personal worst. Oh well, 26.2 miles is 26.2 miles regardless of the time. Congratulations on your finish.

Brad Matthews

]]> By: sunset gem http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/07/san-francisco-marathon-a-personal-worst.html/comment-page-1#comment-5354 sunset gem Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:22:19 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1760#comment-5354 This one was also tough for me-- I ran the half and have done it and the whole SF marathon before, this time training only part-time and boy was I was schooled on exactly how much that part I didn't do cost me! However, finished within a few minutes of my PB and glad I done it :) <a href="http://sunset-stories.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://sunset-stories.blogspot.com</a> This one was also tough for me– I ran the half and have done it and the whole SF marathon before, this time training only part-time and boy was I was schooled on exactly how much that part I didn’t do cost me! However, finished within a few minutes of my PB and glad I done it :)

http://sunset-stories.blogspot.com

]]> By: Florian http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/07/san-francisco-marathon-a-personal-worst.html/comment-page-1#comment-5353 Florian Fri, 03 Aug 2007 09:35:22 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1760#comment-5353 Hi Brad, don't worry about the time! The most important is, that you did run the marathon. A good marathon to improve you personal best time is the Berlin Marathon in Germany. So if you run in Berlin -let me know! Hi Brad,

don’t worry about the time! The most important is, that you did run the marathon. A good marathon to improve you personal best time is the Berlin Marathon in Germany. So if you run in Berlin -let me know!

]]> By: Ed http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/07/san-francisco-marathon-a-personal-worst.html/comment-page-1#comment-5352 Ed Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:46:28 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1760#comment-5352 Hey Brad, Nice job to finish SF. I wouldn't sweat your time, given the course difficulty and your race prep. Race organizers have tweaked the route over the last ten years. SF isn't as conducive to a good race time as some other great city marathons (Seattle, Vancouver are awesome city courses! and others that I have not run, but heard great things such as DC, Austin, Chicago and Portland). Still, SF seems like a great race (scenery, crowd, etc) and hopefully you don't have any regrets. I laud your broader goal of finishing 50 marathons before you are 50. It's courageous to set (and execute) a life goal that stretches you like that. Keep up the great effort and good luck training for your marathon in October. Ed Hey Brad,

Nice job to finish SF. I wouldn’t sweat your time, given the course difficulty and your race prep. Race organizers have tweaked the route over the last ten years. SF isn’t as conducive to a good race time as some other great city marathons (Seattle, Vancouver are awesome city courses! and others that I have not run, but heard great things such as DC, Austin, Chicago and Portland). Still, SF seems like a great race (scenery, crowd, etc) and hopefully you don’t have any regrets.

I laud your broader goal of finishing 50 marathons before you are 50. It’s courageous to set (and execute) a life goal that stretches you like that. Keep up the great effort and good luck training for your marathon in October.

Ed

]]> By: Deb Miller http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/07/san-francisco-marathon-a-personal-worst.html/comment-page-1#comment-5351 Deb Miller Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:40:32 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1760#comment-5351 Remember, this wasn't your goal race, think of it as a training run. You just picked a really hard training run -- really hard. I did a half over the Golden Gate Bridge several years ago. The weather was beautiful, but even so, the down off the bridge and back up is enough to destroy your legs. You did great! The mom in me says "make sure you recover". Good luck in October. Remember, this wasn’t your goal race, think of it as a training run. You just picked a really hard training run — really hard. I did a half over the Golden Gate Bridge several years ago. The weather was beautiful, but even so, the down off the bridge and back up is enough to destroy your legs.

You did great! The mom in me says “make sure you recover”. Good luck in October.

]]> By: Michael Beirne http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/07/san-francisco-marathon-a-personal-worst.html/comment-page-1#comment-5350 Michael Beirne Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:51:19 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1760#comment-5350 Hi Brad, try training for your next race with a camelbak on then running gameday without... come race day, the missing 10 lbs helped me run the marine corps marathon in 32 min less time (4:08) then on my training run.... and 6 months after my ACL surgery, no less! PS, don't be too hard on yourself, I ran my first marathon after a hefty halloween night of drinking.. I think I beat you on the stupid points there! PPS, they definitely screwed up this HP movie! -Mike Beirne Hi Brad, try training for your next race with a camelbak on then running gameday without… come race day, the missing 10 lbs helped me run the marine corps marathon in 32 min less time (4:08) then on my training run…. and 6 months after my ACL surgery, no less!

PS, don’t be too hard on yourself, I ran my first marathon after a hefty halloween night of drinking.. I think I beat you on the stupid points there!

PPS, they definitely screwed up this HP movie!
-Mike Beirne

]]> By: Laura Bennett http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/07/san-francisco-marathon-a-personal-worst.html/comment-page-1#comment-5349 Laura Bennett Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:18:46 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1760#comment-5349 If it were always easy, what would be the point of the goal? Congrats for finishing what surely must have been quite the mental battle. Laura If it were always easy, what would be the point of the goal? Congrats for finishing what surely must have been quite the mental battle.

Laura

]]> By: Brad Feld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/07/san-francisco-marathon-a-personal-worst.html/comment-page-1#comment-5348 Brad Feld Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:27:50 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1760#comment-5348 Die Hard kicked Harry Potter's ass. Die Hard kicked Harry Potter’s ass.

]]> By: Rightdude http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/07/san-francisco-marathon-a-personal-worst.html/comment-page-1#comment-5347 Rightdude Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:08:35 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1760#comment-5347 Even though the time may not have been your best, congrats on finishing. I do wonder, however, what might be even more important - What did you think of the latest Harry Potter and John McClane movies?!? Good luck on your October run! Even though the time may not have been your best, congrats on finishing. I do wonder, however, what might be even more important – What did you think of the latest Harry Potter and John McClane movies?!? Good luck on your October run!

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