Out of Touch
Hey y’all - sorry for the lack of updates lately. In a nutshell, I’ve been sick, then travelling for business, then (most recently) sick again this past weekend. I have a ton of email backlog to go through, probably close on two weeks. And a similar amount of blog updates.
Basically though, I haven’t done any noticable running for a week. Yeah. Last Monday I did some lightweight (but still decent) hill work, and that’s been it. I’m still a bit under the weather, but I want to go out and run ~5 miles today or tomorrow: warmup, 1-2 miles at goal pace, and cooldown. Some sprints on Wednesday, maybe a couple of miles on Thursday/Friday, and that’s it.
I fly out for NYC late Friday evening, and I’ll be staying at the Flatotel when I’m there. Saturday I’ll hit the expo, maybe go to a show in the afternoon, and try to stay off my feet. Come Sunday, I need to be down at the library by 6AM to catch the bus, then I’ll be sitting around waiting until the 10:10 start, after which I’ll be running for - hopefully - around three and a half hours.
I’ll try to do more updates later… and sorry for not returning your emails in a timely fashion. The good news is that the week after NYC I should have some time to get everything caught up. The bad news is that it might take me that long.
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Oct 31st 2005
12:09 PM
Richard,
I’ve missed running with you!! It was weird going back to the Gazelles this morning with a bunch of strange faces. Best of luck this weekend. I’ll be following along with your progress! You’ve done the work, now enjoy the results!!!
Oct 31st 2005
12:14 PM
I second the “good luck” for this weekend. You have trained really hard! Good thing you’ve been under the weather up until now, before the race. Have tons of fun in NYC and run hard! I can’t wait to hear the race report!
Oct 31st 2005
9:25 PM
Richard,
Err on the side of caution this close to NYC. If you’ve been sick, then rest is way more critical to you than running. A couple of days’ running will be plenty to complete your taper. Good luck at the Big Apple! No pressure, but you know we’ll all be following you virtually from here. :-)
Nov 1st 2005
10:11 AM
Good luck Richard. Hope you are feeling better. Can’t wait for the race report.
Nov 1st 2005
12:26 PM
Thank goodness! I was starting to feel rejected.
Hope you get back to normal soon, and good luck!
Nov 1st 2005
2:05 PM
same thing happened to me last week before MCM. Good luck — stay well — your progress has been amazing — I can’t wait for your race report!
Nov 1st 2005
4:01 PM
Richard–
go get ‘em. And don’t worry about running too much this week. Get better first and go for a light jog on Saturday. You’re going to do great!
Nov 1st 2005
5:25 PM
Richard,
All that rest will serve you well on Sunday. I remember the toughest part being the 59th Street bridge. It seemed to go on forever. But once you come off of it and onto First Avenue, you’re handsomely rewarded with the kind of cheers we dream about during training runs. Enjoy the moment, and the minutes it takes you along the way to Central Park.
Nov 1st 2005
6:01 PM
I echo the good wishes. You deserve a fantastic run after all the focused training. Go!
Nov 2nd 2005
2:28 PM
Good luck in NYC!! (see ya there!)
Nov 2nd 2005
5:25 PM
oh I was worried that I’d waited too long to wish you good luck. Glad you’re still here!
And good luck!
Nov 2nd 2005
8:34 PM
Rest up now and have a fun trip!
Nov 3rd 2005
11:06 AM
hey… hope you get to feeling better and…. GOOD LUCK this weekend! have so much fun! can’t wait to hear about it! :)
Nov 3rd 2005
8:42 PM
Take care Richard. We’ll wait for ya. :)
Nov 5th 2005
8:35 AM
Rich
Best of luck to you man. I just ran my first marathon last month and loved the whole experience. You have quite the fan club. Keep that in mind as you pass the finish line!
Nov 5th 2005
10:11 PM
Best of luck! Can’t wait to read about how you’ve done =)
Nov 6th 2005
7:32 AM
Good luck today!
Nov 6th 2005
11:37 AM
Hope you are rocking the course today and all that training has paid off!
Nov 6th 2005
4:46 PM
At least it was a new PR for Richard!
Richard J Stanford 31M TX GBR
Place: 9492 7665 2908
Pace: 9:13
Finish: 4:05:06
Split: 4:01:51
Split: 57:55
Split: 1:56:53
Split: 3:04:5
Nov 6th 2005
4:53 PM
4:05:06 for Richard.
New PR!
Nov 6th 2005
7:39 PM
You were way too far in front of me for me to see you!!
Congratulations on an excellent race!