tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post9011631275809695384..comments2024-03-28T12:05:47.779-04:00Comments on Racing Stripes: Someone Who Thinks You Can'tElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-62019615465080327642011-09-10T08:42:53.054-04:002011-09-10T08:42:53.054-04:00I like this post A LOT. Things like this need to ...I like this post A LOT. Things like this need to be said from time to time.<br />One thing that drives me nuts is the Monday after a race when someone says, "Well I didn't see your name in the paper, guess you didn't win". It's just plain rude, and I take it as a backhanded compliment.<br />I'm reading through your other comments, seems like a lot of people have memories of those kind of comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-50951226023706098692011-09-09T11:27:38.563-04:002011-09-09T11:27:38.563-04:00Great post, Elizabeth! I think all of this is real...Great post, Elizabeth! I think all of this is really true - at the end of the day it doesn't matter what other people think as each person is different and is motivated by different things. Thanks for sharing!amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11615930655820867299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-68127736239738011582011-09-09T10:45:30.263-04:002011-09-09T10:45:30.263-04:00Great post! It is really hard to shake the negativ...Great post! It is really hard to shake the negative comments, especially since we all tend to have some negative thoughts too. And,as others have said, there's definitely a difference between constructive criticism and those negative comments that really aren't meant to be helpful. It's hard, but we need to shake off those strictly negative remarks (and use the constructive ones to our advantage).Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14215575637275919972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-1458182277467493902011-09-09T09:49:23.783-04:002011-09-09T09:49:23.783-04:00great post! THANKS!great post! THANKS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-64931758682195331302011-09-09T08:45:54.492-04:002011-09-09T08:45:54.492-04:00All wonderful comments!
One of my biggest frustra...All wonderful comments!<br /><br />One of my biggest frustrations is that I haven't run a good marathon in over three years, although I have trained for quite a few of them. My marathon times over the past three years aren't reflective of my training. But I've had people tell me that the training doesn't matter-- just the finish time. Most of my bad marathons were due to unseasonably hot weather, but I've been told I was just making "excuses" for not being able to execute on race day.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-24904206530651853532011-09-08T21:31:39.210-04:002011-09-08T21:31:39.210-04:00totally true. i still remember the guy who said &#...totally true. i still remember the guy who said 'wow, it tkaes you 5 hrs to run a marathon, i think i'd die, you need to speed up' THREE years ago but have no recollection of the countless friends who are proud I even wake up on rainy am's to sneak in a run!!JLThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16899819331527034148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-83930972441014619882011-09-08T21:11:10.270-04:002011-09-08T21:11:10.270-04:00i love this post so much, you are so right! for me...i love this post so much, you are so right! for me, right now i am setting really big goals for myself but the reason i'm setting the bar where i am is because i BELIEVE i can do it. i don't believe it will be easy for me and i know it will take a lot of hard work, smart training, intelligent racing and determination and guts to get there. the last thing i need is someone to plant negative thoughts of self-doubt in my head. the importance of positive thinking and believing in ourselves cannot be underestimated! i love reading your blog and learning about your training and racing! i blog for the same reasons :o)Jessica (Pace of Me)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14489016806529715064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-27649025158329591452011-09-08T10:41:39.234-04:002011-09-08T10:41:39.234-04:00Thank you for this post. I have heard the "yo...Thank you for this post. I have heard the "you can't do that" my entire life about sports and running. Throughout the years I have weeded out everyone who was negative and only hung on to those positive folks. <br />But sometimes it feels awesome to use that person's negative words as fuel for your fire, accomplish your goal, and shove it in their face afterwards and say, "So I could, I can, and I did. Take that." :)<br />Thank you again, it really perked up my mood. :)Emma Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07425801531549756721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-45912113934844009672011-09-08T09:55:39.093-04:002011-09-08T09:55:39.093-04:00This is a great post! I've had non-athletic l...This is a great post! I've had non-athletic local strangers who've seen me run, stop me at my grocery store to make snide remarks. I don't understand (a)why they think their opinion is worthy, who are you to me? (b) you are you, I am me, you, me, you. me. different. Why can't they see that? <br /><br />I agree with Jessica, and I also 100% agree with your statement, "They put you down because underneath it all, they believe it invalidates their approach or their achievements." <br /><br />Everyone has taken a different path to get to where they are. I really think that giving your mind a carrot to chase is what keeps you motivated. Sometimes the carrot may be too far away, but sometimes you may grab it and keep going. The thing is you'll never know if you don't try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-45942441190988516592011-09-08T09:38:47.975-04:002011-09-08T09:38:47.975-04:00Elizabeth you'll never BQ so just get it out o...Elizabeth you'll never BQ so just get it out of your system now. <br /><br />... I'm kidding of course. :)Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928774046726998763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-41082249107219652612011-09-08T08:07:46.566-04:002011-09-08T08:07:46.566-04:00L.A.-- I am SO glad you are rid of that jerk. I do...L.A.-- I am SO glad you are rid of that jerk. I don't mind folks critiquing my training at all if it's well-intended. But sometimes it's obviously not.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-86148769149865145432011-09-08T04:33:40.270-04:002011-09-08T04:33:40.270-04:00Great post. I will never ever forget the day my ex...Great post. I will never ever forget the day my ex (a non-runner with a spare tire for a waist) told me that I would probably never run a Sub 3. His explanation was, "You've just reached your plateau." Just like Jessica said, one negative comment can shine, even within a hundred positive ones. <br /><br />Count me as one that says YOU CAN DO IT, ELIZABETH! <br /><br />Ps. Sometimes I do enjoy people critiquing my training. I think devil's advocate and hearing other approaches makes me a better runner. Either I change things to improve or become more confident in what I am doing. Critisizing a race, though, is not cool.L.A. Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697035798338739693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-77626734381007919572011-09-07T21:07:41.946-04:002011-09-07T21:07:41.946-04:00Jessica- exactly!
Cris- constructive criticism is...Jessica- exactly!<br /><br />Cris- constructive criticism is always appeciated, which is why I am a fan of RWOL. But being negative without having anything useful to contrubite isn't cool! FWIW, you are someone I can always count on to be both supportive and honest, and I always look forward to your perspective!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-79773910811779915422011-09-07T21:00:08.568-04:002011-09-07T21:00:08.568-04:00I dunno.
On the one hand, I think that you can ...I dunno. <br /><br />On the one hand, I think that you can make an analogy to pacing. In the early stages of race, you need to set your own rhythm independent of what others are doing, rather than let yourself be drawn out to fast. And similarly, your training and goals need to be established in terms of what is best for you, which may not match what works for others.<br /><br />On the other hand, I've found that, for myself, sometimes the advice that gets under my skin the most is exactly the advice I needed to hear :) The key is to find people that you respect, and then listen to them when they tell you what you don't want to hear.AKA Darkwave, AKA Anarcha, AKA Cris.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09873516028463495708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-83640587722246103732011-09-07T20:59:36.977-04:002011-09-07T20:59:36.977-04:00Isn't it frustrating that we can have 100 peop...Isn't it frustrating that we can have 100 people tell us how awesome and proud they are of us and then 1 or 2 make a snide remark - and THAT is what sticks with us? Oh well. Just one more thing that makes us stronger!Jessica Karazsia (@irun26at8)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616274772894665823noreply@blogger.com