TANgents welcome (#36) (Page 26)

I seem to remember someone telling me this some time ago....  Ring a bell?

Apples and oranges.

Music is technique-driven.

And you've probably been significantly more consistent over 33 years in your guitar-playing than in your running. Which you have not been doing for 33 years.

Oh, I understand exactly what you mean.  I'm not saying that time-based goals are bad.  I think they are useful, and I think they are necessary, to some extent.

However, I also don't marry myself to a time goal for any given race.  Or I make it fairly broad (I want to run sub 21 for this 5K).  This way you're not tied into too tight a pace for the race.

And this is where the experience comes into play.  You need to learn how your body is responding to what you're doing to be able to give yourself an accurate goal for the race.  I think this is something many people aren't too good at, and pick a goal that ends up being beyond their abilities for that day/race, and crash.

I know, this seems contradictory.  But you gotta walk before you run, and crawl before that.  I think that newcomers get too involved in time goals, and could be better off focusing on other things. 

Really?  Dang, I thought I was the only one.... 

Like just running.

I like swimming, biking, and running........  And turtles.....

To eat?

Something like that, yes. 

Curious, other than some momentary satisfaction - how important is it to be better than anyone else at anything? - or have more of something?....

Not very important to me....

I have not tried it - but I think I would be a little sad. 

However, if it tasted good, I would eat in memory of the turtle.....

Major importance.  I have to have a bigger post count, or else I feel weak and inferior. 

Oh, and swimming, biking, and running aren't?

hrrruh?

Well - you are well on your way to be the most powerful and superior of BT.  I think you just have to knock of spokes, ryna, and bear.....

Of course not.  We are all born with proper technique, no?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMNry4PE93Y

i like turtles too

Of course, I know you are right.

I was talking to some people after a race with a friend of mine that belongs to a local club.  He asked me how I ran and I told him I was happy, that I had gotten under a 12 minute pace and probably was going to get to my goal of 11 by the end of the season.  This chick kind of smirked and made a comment.  I was getting ready to walk away when my friend absolutely tee'd off on her (which really kind of embarrassed me, but I know that he meant well).  She came over to me later and apologized and everytime I run into her at an event she comes up and talks to me, but still, it bothered me that someone thought that kind of thing about me because of my time.  Dollar is always preaching patience to me - but I was a very good athlete all of my life before I got sick and finishing BOP does not sit well with me.  Finishing MOP doesn't really sit well with me.  Hell, I got a bronze nedal at the Transplant Games and I was a little upset because I couldn't give my donors family a gold.  I know it's irrational, I'm just sayin'.

Of those three listed, I think running is the least impacted. 

NICE!!!!!

Someone else knows.  That is EXACTLY what I was referencing.  I just can't do the accent with type....

"I like teurtles".....