tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post6152085523589773083..comments2024-03-28T12:05:47.779-04:00Comments on Racing Stripes: Boston Marathon 2022: Running my heart outElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-42626994587679478532022-04-28T08:59:21.049-04:002022-04-28T08:59:21.049-04:00Congratulations!!! I'm so glad you ran strong...Congratulations!!! I'm so glad you ran strong and enjoyed it. I also had some issues with elevated heart rate after having Covid, but it was definitely temporary. I'm sure yours will be too- I'll be interested to hear the follow-up on that. Hope you've been enjoying some rest and relaxation since the marathon!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08118496863906264340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-60448784933799273972022-04-21T08:48:06.812-04:002022-04-21T08:48:06.812-04:00Congrats, Elizabeth!! It's always fun to follo...Congrats, Elizabeth!! It's always fun to follow your training and it was really impressive how you didn't let the SIJ issue derail your confidence. Equally impressive was working with your heart rate on the course--instead of letting it crush you, you slowed down and finished strong. Experience is a good teacher and you have become such a good marathoner! Well earned!!!Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-45093638771586272102022-04-20T20:33:15.754-04:002022-04-20T20:33:15.754-04:00Congrats. You did well, and you looked happy. One ...Congrats. You did well, and you looked happy. One cannot ask for anything more!Pogue57https://www.blogger.com/profile/01899387522418974742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-34007285727018491232022-04-20T07:50:14.336-04:002022-04-20T07:50:14.336-04:00Good job Zebra posting a very decent FT and requal...Good job Zebra posting a very decent FT and requalifies you to go back! That weather sounds perfect and just how I liked it when I ran there. The hills in Newton are a challenge, and from my perspective really start a bit beyond Mile 16 in Charles River Valley at Lower Newton Falls Post Office, a long gradual ascent until you make the R-turn at the firehouse and start the 1st of the traditional Newton Hills. The noticeably higher heart rate phenom have no explanation, unless it is an artifact of COVID and some of your lung capacity as been compromised. If so, perhaps it can be rebuilt/recovered at training progresses and longer period of time since initial infection. But any time you can run a marathon in 3:33, count that as a blessing! Froggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269761005612834052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-27733431793524154112022-04-20T00:37:39.021-04:002022-04-20T00:37:39.021-04:00Well done, Elizabeth! I really love your positive ...Well done, Elizabeth! I really love your positive mindset during the race. You write so well that I almost felt what you were going through during the race, while reading your post. You now have a great BQ to use in future too. Get your heart checked out and let us know the results. Love the photos too. Kind regards, AVAnne Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15914658760695866182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-91875700138357346822022-04-19T23:06:21.878-04:002022-04-19T23:06:21.878-04:00I pray the heart issues aren't a concern. I guess ...I pray the heart issues aren't a concern. I guess given heart disease amongst males in my family tree there;s a reason I never want to go there. I sometimes check my pulse at the end of my runs but I never will run with a heart rate monitor bc I just don't want to know what it is as I'm running. I find it amazing you can smile all the way thru your race like that. I'm envious of that. MY best photos are from 2014 but I'm not smiling in any of them, I just look strong and powerful unlike many of the marathons I have done where I looks weak and crushed towards the end. Something about 2014 lit a fire in me (maybe the 2013 bombings which made me decide I was doing Boston in 2014) and that may never be repeated but I love that you are finding ways to get thru races in a positive way which is something I'm learning to do at my age knowing personal bests may not occur anymore!! There are other reasons to run as well!!<br /><br />I also love hearing about Greg, your amazing relationship with him that doesn't seem to have faded a bit after years of marriage which is so beautiful!!! I hope one day we get to be at the same race but I know that's unlikely!! I wish I could smile as much as you during races, I'm just working too hard to try and just the most out of myself as if I'm being chased by a Sabre Tooth Tiger. So proud of you. Praying there's no vax mandates so you can follow me in 2023 even if I won't be at my best anymore. I'm willing to accept that at this stage bu that doesn't mean I still won't work hard when doing my running (if I can get it in, that is.) Great job, I love most that you are proud of your work bc that's all that matters!!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083977969077340154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-90276807034913461252022-04-19T22:39:45.820-04:002022-04-19T22:39:45.820-04:00You are so great about both setting big goals and ...You are so great about both setting big goals and remaining positive, even when races turn out differently. I really enjoy reading about your journey. Thank you for writing!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12785202205275979319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-75883272681416566712022-04-19T21:07:08.720-04:002022-04-19T21:07:08.720-04:00Congrats! As you say, you had so many obstacles t...Congrats! As you say, you had so many obstacles this time around...and you got a huge BQ, got the good finish line photo, and had an epic time.<br /><br />Fingers crossed that the heart stuff turns out to be nothing. I know several people who have had symptoms like that after respiratory illnesses.Birchwood Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504702778025456387noreply@blogger.com