tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31019990.post6536596354354467426..comments2023-10-23T11:12:26.369-06:00Comments on The Lawsons did Dallas!: My Thoughts on the Boston Marathon StuffAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14715052085806922197noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31019990.post-7827782405371724162011-02-24T19:51:33.779-06:002011-02-24T19:51:33.779-06:00Well said! Thanks.Well said! Thanks.Reluctant Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262229217073508295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31019990.post-60218580600714179152011-02-23T06:05:18.502-06:002011-02-23T06:05:18.502-06:00Bring back the Members Only jacket and put whateve...Bring back the Members Only jacket and put whatever letters you want on the back and rock it as your own!Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14443663543779195892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31019990.post-71921664476672202232011-02-21T14:09:34.252-06:002011-02-21T14:09:34.252-06:00I love it. I need to save this link somewhere to r...I love it. I need to save this link somewhere to remind me that running is about self-motivation, that what is great about our chosen sport is that success and goals come from WITHIN. So when I start training for my next marathon... while Im sure that coincidentally, I will be aiming for ohhhh 3:35 or faster... that getting that BQ isnt the be-all-end-all. Running a freakin marathon is awesome enough! Not to mention the inspiration that such achievement is to your kids, and my soon-to-be :) Thanks! I love your running posts, not surprisingly we share similar outlooks.Joy Through Cookinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06387554255720054586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31019990.post-36594767926838556972011-02-21T13:13:08.471-06:002011-02-21T13:13:08.471-06:00You really are my inspiration to run. I've lo...You really are my inspiration to run. I've lost 52lbs so far and love my elliptical machine to death but come spring I'm putting my feet on REAL ground and going to run. What the hell has happened to me? I WANT to run? :PMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08372114300975739690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31019990.post-15795968351964715192011-02-17T22:21:43.119-06:002011-02-17T22:21:43.119-06:00This is such a great post! Very inspiring. Way to ...This is such a great post! Very inspiring. Way to go Amy! And, like everyone else says, I'm sure you'll get that jacket someday anyway :-)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your revelation with us. I'm not a runner, but it was something I needed to hear/read.Chantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04226777344590437384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31019990.post-6476190365853197762011-02-17T20:52:17.963-06:002011-02-17T20:52:17.963-06:00Psst- the jackets are kinda ugly anyway...and they...Psst- the jackets are kinda ugly anyway...and they're expensive. (even if they do mean something)kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01240103557027301457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31019990.post-63938580761227500002011-02-17T20:07:43.699-06:002011-02-17T20:07:43.699-06:00*like*
especially the part about more babies.
i...*like* <br />especially the part about more babies. <br />i think you'll run (& run well) the BM. (sharing initials with bowel movement pretty much says it's your race...)<br />My .02c...paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879573441359515525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31019990.post-45118460850507062682011-02-17T16:08:25.718-06:002011-02-17T16:08:25.718-06:00This is the best "AAAAG Boston changed a bunc...This is the best "AAAAG Boston changed a bunch of stuff!!!" post yet.fundersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039783989300767491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31019990.post-41948116353971411972011-02-17T16:03:38.980-06:002011-02-17T16:03:38.980-06:00MORE BABIES???MORE BABIES???Pam @ herbieontherun.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08198123992152626641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31019990.post-1930907958737672242011-02-17T15:42:59.844-06:002011-02-17T15:42:59.844-06:00Amy...rock on! I am a newer...aka slower...runner...Amy...rock on! I am a newer...aka slower...runner and have resigned myself to the fact that I will not by able to get close to qualifying for Boston until I am roughly 70. Give or take. But, I was caught up in the craziness of how "elite" you were if you ever ran it. Which, people who run it are in my mind. That was until I found out that the last registration sold out in a few hours, if I recall. Holy Crap, that's a lot of really fast runners.<br /><br />So, I'm with you...run for you, still try, but don't measure your success by whether you make it or not. You are a success for just doing it, which puts you ahead of most of the world already!Nurse Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04819162370890529836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31019990.post-37709145659986025532011-02-17T11:55:05.646-06:002011-02-17T11:55:05.646-06:00Go you!
My attitude toward the whole qualificatio...Go you!<br /><br />My attitude toward the whole qualification thing was, I can't qualify now, so making it faster isn't going to help... but darn it, if I DID ever manage to qualify, I'd be pretty upset if I still couldn't register. I think this system is pretty darn good. You know EXACTLY how fast you need to be to be guaranteed an entry (meaning whatever time it requires to register on opening day), and you also know how much leeway you have to still likely be able to enter.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17100746061554733157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31019990.post-3852432035712657392011-02-17T11:45:31.185-06:002011-02-17T11:45:31.185-06:00A-freakin-MEN!
But for what it's worth, I'...A-freakin-MEN!<br />But for what it's worth, I'm sure you'll qualify and run it at some point. You're too good and too fast not to wear that jacket. <br />In the meantime, keep on running for all the right reasons.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05488509129367354455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31019990.post-91570752814872867022011-02-17T11:42:02.978-06:002011-02-17T11:42:02.978-06:00Psst. A little secret. BAA marathon volunteers get...Psst. A little secret. BAA marathon volunteers get jackets. Sure they're a little different (aka, less cool) but it's still a jacket!Bahston Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09104888563671611331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31019990.post-18282797856250432192011-02-17T10:37:29.347-06:002011-02-17T10:37:29.347-06:00Very well put. Best commentary on the Boston brouh...Very well put. Best commentary on the Boston brouhaha I've heard.Turi Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00921132089888300525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31019990.post-65054807985495852272011-02-17T10:35:45.633-06:002011-02-17T10:35:45.633-06:00You go, Amy! Right on. I think the best line of th...You go, Amy! Right on. I think the best line of the whole post is: "But the difference is, this is no longer about being good enough for them, this is about being good enough for me."<br /><br />That's exactly what my focus has been the last year or two - my own happy space (career, body image/weight, writing style, everything), not the one someone else says is ideal. <br /><br />Run on, sistah! I'll be catching up with you in miles soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com