Comments on: Mesa Falls Marathon

By: Samidh Chakrabarti

Samidh Chakrabarti — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000

Congratulations on your 12th marathon! It's too bad there aren't more people like us who are in the tech sector and who are also runners. Have any advice on geeky gadget gear that helps with running "analytics" (other than your Garmin)?

By: bfeld

bfeld — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000

Yes, well, I told you I had lots of areas to improve.

By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000

You were hoping to finish in the top 200 of a 150 person race? I can see that I'm going to need another beer before that will make sense to me.

By: ignighter36531

ignighter36531 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000

Congrats on 12 out of 50. I can imagine the dedication and commitment it will take to get through the other 900+ miles.

As a fellow distance-runner, I'm wondering what drives you when you hit that wall at mile 23-24? I've always had problems with motivation around mile 10 or 11.

By: Mike Clark

Mike Clark — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000

I love keeping track of your marathon progress and all your tech and investment insights as well. I am a fellow marathoner and appreciate your trials and tribulations. Keep on running!

By: garyditsch

garyditsch — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000

brad, if that second photo is an example of your current running form – we may want to take a look at it before the run in October

By: bfeld

bfeld — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000

Set expectations low. Exceed expectations.

By: Bill Mosby

Bill Mosby — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000

Thanks for the race update and the pix! If you get time some winter, go back and ski it. You might wind up being paced by a moose! I usually saw one or two whenever I went over that way.

By: robinseidner

robinseidner — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000

I should know better than to read a marathon post while eating. Way to go Brad, that's a lot of miles…

By: Giulio

Giulio — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000

Not really geeky. I use my Suunto T4 and track average heart beat every 2km versus average pace. The Suunto memorizes it then I do analytics on a spreadsheet.
That plotted in various graphs gives quite a good sense of my daily training form and improvements. With the outcome I make some incremental changes to my F.I.R.S.T. training schedule raising the bar a little higher in a controlled way. That gave me really huge improvements in performance. Now training for a 10k targeting below 50' time.

By: bfeld

bfeld — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000

It's the same "suspension of disbelief" that gets me through really bad movies.

By: dave_naffzi2081

dave_naffzi2081 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000

Congrats on the finish. That hill at mile 17 looks brutal.

By: Andrei

Andrei — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000

The real question is whether Google helped you finish it (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/27/how-google-e...

Cheers,
Andrei

By: Laura_Roppe

Laura_Roppe — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:55 +0000

Brad,
You are an inspiration. I've run two marathons, and you make me want to run more. I will certainly keep track of your progress.