tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465956249798874262.post7091249405551450453..comments2023-10-17T05:08:54.903-04:00Comments on That's What She Said: Only a ___________ Drops Out of a RaceRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079220291482067777noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465956249798874262.post-38225250722824284262012-01-18T12:38:57.631-05:002012-01-18T12:38:57.631-05:00Thanks for sharing, Chrissie. On another note, you...Thanks for sharing, Chrissie. On another note, your comeback alone last year was quite a feat in its own rite. I found it very inspiring and it gave me some much needed hope. <br /><br />Best of luck in 2012! <br /><br />-MichelleMichelle Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10193389825199430350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465956249798874262.post-62040039243989480042012-01-17T21:49:19.105-05:002012-01-17T21:49:19.105-05:00Regardless of whether you win, lose, or draw, I ha...Regardless of whether you win, lose, or draw, I have loads of respect for you because YOU have loads of respect for yourself. (And I hear Rio de Janeiro is quite nice in the summer...)c-radhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832582820146545955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465956249798874262.post-3506892467386952692012-01-17T14:46:12.965-05:002012-01-17T14:46:12.965-05:00Very impressive and gutsy that you toed the line a...Very impressive and gutsy that you toed the line at all. Congrats!Scott Dunlaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16096284778835123584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465956249798874262.post-25547822311897468952012-01-17T13:05:00.573-05:002012-01-17T13:05:00.573-05:00Congratulations on a tremendous year Chrissie! I a...Congratulations on a tremendous year Chrissie! I agree with Dave, and am glad to see you're keeping things in a positive perspective. You have much to look forward to between now and 2016.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08847188667462640982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465956249798874262.post-8917490284854927892012-01-17T12:42:45.625-05:002012-01-17T12:42:45.625-05:00Thanks! I was in the same boat on Saturday. Congra...Thanks! I was in the same boat on Saturday. Congrats on making it to the trials & I'll hope to see you in 2016!wcaitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854022541314219148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465956249798874262.post-23313540932365772172012-01-17T10:30:57.029-05:002012-01-17T10:30:57.029-05:00Great work Chrissie!
Does the next 4 years includ...Great work Chrissie!<br /><br />Does the next 4 years include a HUGE race on February 26, 2012 in Columbia MD at 8:00am with alias Team CC? I mean, wee don't even have to stress its' importance!Darthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04878042640028775337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465956249798874262.post-46799762218786860502012-01-16T23:08:44.281-05:002012-01-16T23:08:44.281-05:00That's putting things in perspective. :) At t...That's putting things in perspective. :) At the risk of stirring up controversy, I'm glad that you pushed yourself just below the point of injury, then dropped out, as opposed to some of the slower/injured women that Meb was lapping at the end, who were smiling and mugging for the camera. I'm not against that sort of thing in a marathon, but this is the Olympic Trials, and the point is to give it everything you have and put forth your best possible performance. While I acknowledge that the goof-offs showboating in the back amuse and inspire on some level (regardless of the race), and I can respect the value in that to some degree, I have far more respect for somebody who puts it all out on the line in a big event, flirting with their breaking point, and either puts in an amazing performance, or blows up trying. That's something special (and it looks a lot better trailing behind Meb :P)David Ploskonkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02278555074257760675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465956249798874262.post-4681457101046171652012-01-16T15:55:10.375-05:002012-01-16T15:55:10.375-05:00WE LOVE YOU CHRISSIE!!! I'm still a huge fan.....WE LOVE YOU CHRISSIE!!! I'm still a huge fan... SN: I need your autograph to put in my scrap book.<br /><br />-LTTerence aka LThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05849703321318865533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465956249798874262.post-30007930881317380892012-01-16T15:11:16.571-05:002012-01-16T15:11:16.571-05:00Well said! I'm glad that you have a healthy pe...Well said! I'm glad that you have a healthy perspective on running :) Making the smart decision not to keep running can be much harder than just continuing to the point of injury.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11006657645116479955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465956249798874262.post-2337600827311505182012-01-16T12:55:41.839-05:002012-01-16T12:55:41.839-05:00When someone says, "Only a _____ drops out of...When someone says, "Only a _____ drops out of a race," what they're really saying is, "I am a huge ______ and I usually think about dropping out whenever it starts to get hard, so I tell myself deluded little saying to keep going." Serious runners usually know what the smart play is. Great job this race and this year, Chrissie!BGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719622819591861648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465956249798874262.post-82632216062441669202012-01-16T12:43:09.455-05:002012-01-16T12:43:09.455-05:00"It turns out that when you only do one train..."It turns out that when you only do one training run longer than 2 hours 15 minutes your body isn’t prepared for the last six miles of a marathon."<br /><br />When you do one run of 2:15 and another of 2:05, your body isn't prepared for the last 8 miles of a marathon. Haha.RMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17011760608000242110noreply@blogger.com