tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.comments2024-03-04T19:58:44.025-05:00Racing StripesElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comBlogger3560125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-46542146088326277082024-03-04T19:58:44.025-05:002024-03-04T19:58:44.025-05:00WooHoo! Congratulations, Elizabeth! I'm sure y...WooHoo! Congratulations, Elizabeth! I'm sure you have plenty more PRs in you yet! AVAnne Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15914658760695866182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-39575725077919450942024-03-04T11:25:46.933-05:002024-03-04T11:25:46.933-05:00Yes yes yes yes yes on the sub 90! That cake had ...Yes yes yes yes yes on the sub 90! That cake had to be the sweetest ever.<br /><br />I would bet money that your PR days are just starting. You've already achieved so much, but I feel like it's just a warm up for what is to come.Birchwood Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504702778025456387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-11318348453527998112024-03-04T07:56:07.761-05:002024-03-04T07:56:07.761-05:00
way to go Zebra sticking to the plan and staying ...<br />way to go Zebra sticking to the plan and staying positive thru the difficult points! Yah focusing on lactate threshold training is the most important factor if you want to run half or full marathon as fast as possible! Recover smartly, then segue into training for Boston.Froggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269761005612834052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-35965376061294475302024-03-03T23:02:37.532-05:002024-03-03T23:02:37.532-05:00I'm just so impressed by your consistency--tho...I'm just so impressed by your consistency--those splits! You ran a perfect race. Congrats Elisabeth!! Yes, there are more PRs in your future.Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-3608443512928142792024-03-03T22:13:35.769-05:002024-03-03T22:13:35.769-05:00Wow. CONGRATS! This is so well written! I was surp...Wow. CONGRATS! This is so well written! I was surprised to get a bit emotional reading the '13 miles to the finish' section. So good. You're an inspiration!East coast runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169484014616050264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-55917287285096263252024-02-13T17:12:02.522-05:002024-02-13T17:12:02.522-05:00You've come a long way and I love that you sha...You've come a long way and I love that you share everything with us--the good and the bad! Keep on keeping it real!Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-56188247483415377032024-02-08T18:11:16.752-05:002024-02-08T18:11:16.752-05:00Well done on your PR, Elizabeth! You keep going fr...Well done on your PR, Elizabeth! You keep going from strength to strength. Too early to think about retiring from running yet. Look forward to checking out your YouTube videos. Love your blog though and hope you keep writing it. Kind regards, AVAnne Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15914658760695866182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-57774389632568644302024-02-07T12:53:03.165-05:002024-02-07T12:53:03.165-05:00Thank you so much for taking the time to watch my ...Thank you so much for taking the time to watch my YouTube videos! Yes, I am 50% analytical and 50% creative - that's why working in Marketing is the best job for me because it uses both! You put something creative out there and then analyze the results. You are absolutely right, as my running career winds down (which it will eventually) I will play piano so long as I can avoid getting arthritis! Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-87726310192115706722024-02-06T12:17:10.692-05:002024-02-06T12:17:10.692-05:00Sorry to hear this. I use these inserts: https://a...Sorry to hear this. I use these inserts: https://amzn.to/41P8UVvElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-61669947930586647662024-02-05T08:21:04.458-05:002024-02-05T08:21:04.458-05:00A PR is a PR and this was an impressive race! I th...A PR is a PR and this was an impressive race! I think 10ks are the toughest distance to race--at least for me! Congrats on another well run race!Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-33977557766135841782024-02-04T21:03:42.703-05:002024-02-04T21:03:42.703-05:00Oh well, once again I see too much concern about c...Oh well, once again I see too much concern about course distance and what the splits or times posted relevant to PR. Who cares in a sense other than how well you finished in the entire field? Zebra you are so awesomely complicated and maybe a bit overbearing on your run performance, but I still admire your way of being cause you simply drive yourself to do your best. What caught me off guard was the mention of the piano and spending more time playing recently that running. Then I went to your link. This all new to me, but I watched on video, Dishwalla, Candleburn cover, and now recognize a true artistic side of you that the running side of you so analytic, but an artist playing music...can't see as relying on analysis and just plays and sings from within. Maybe now, I might see you as the Zebra Blogger, so analytical post her runs, but in some ways I know seeing you just run those races and run them like you play...from within...by both skill and feel. Wow...when you get tired of chasing zebras in running races, there is a home for you as an artist grounded in piano. What a dichotomy between you as blogger/runner and you an artist playing piano. Amazing! Froggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269761005612834052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-75531712554771881682024-02-04T18:57:55.739-05:002024-02-04T18:57:55.739-05:00Wow Elizabeth you are amazing and while I felt a d...Wow Elizabeth you are amazing and while I felt a decline last year, your posts are telling me I need to continue to believe I have PRs still in me (even though I've seen more females do such in their 40s than males.) Congrats and sub 90 mins is coming of the weather is right. I'm definitely going to follow as I've been lax on running since October but just started up again and hopefully get into Broad Street 10 this Cinco de Mayo Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727212475858505605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-87442169984187293292024-02-04T18:27:46.126-05:002024-02-04T18:27:46.126-05:00Always love reading your race reports and Insta po...Always love reading your race reports and Insta posts! You motivate me to improve my running AND your outfits are the cutest! Thank YOU!Mrs. Kashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648771616924118083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-87656616998385086382024-02-04T16:33:26.807-05:002024-02-04T16:33:26.807-05:00Well grrr that the course distance was wrong, but ...Well grrr that the course distance was wrong, but yay for the PR! I've got my fingers crossed for the sub 1:30 in four weeks.<br /><br />Congrats on the new piano! It's funny to think that you got more piano hours than running hours in January - it must have been a very busy month!Birchwood Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504702778025456387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-78516231187943925712024-01-31T03:09:02.946-05:002024-01-31T03:09:02.946-05:00Hi Elizabeth, just seen a post where you describe ...Hi Elizabeth, just seen a post where you describe recovering from Achilles Tendonitis with the aid of shoe inserts. I am a new runner and was going into week 5 of C25K when it kicked in. despite having therapy etc, I am now starting to limp and losing heart!😔 Is there a brand of insert you would recommend? Also any other advise appreciated.Tbag1955https://www.blogger.com/profile/14830303074333682606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-69763764302531097562024-01-07T13:08:03.074-05:002024-01-07T13:08:03.074-05:00Glad that 13 yr old was ok afterwards. You brought...Glad that 13 yr old was ok afterwards. You brought out the best in him and that will make him a better runner in the long run 🤞. Great job and yeah that course sounds longer than a 5k but you got your hard run inDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727212475858505605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-12307630519489405972024-01-03T10:30:17.277-05:002024-01-03T10:30:17.277-05:00Yeah, the 13-year boy was on the ground at the end...Yeah, the 13-year boy was on the ground at the end and I thought he needed medical attention. I watched over him until his mom came. He was fine - just pushed super hard!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-917006377850606772024-01-03T07:15:29.980-05:002024-01-03T07:15:29.980-05:00Congrats on a well-run race! It has to be so excit...Congrats on a well-run race! It has to be so exciting to pick off those XC runners! Those young guys are so competitive!Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-74424828713979344322024-01-02T20:48:56.511-05:002024-01-02T20:48:56.511-05:00Well this time I have to quibble a bit and you rea...Well this time I have to quibble a bit and you really don't know that the course is long based on Strava or any GPS device. Too much error in both venues. And being USATF certified course does not guarantee the course is 5km in length. All certification says is the course is "at least the stated distance!" <br /><br />But generally if devices come out something way out there like 3.26-mi, then I have to say your race course was longer than 5 km distance. Did the course have mile markers laid out? Sometimes that helps in deciding if the course distance is reasonable to the stated race distance.<br /><br />Splitting hairs using Strava, pace and such is a stretch to say you running fast or faster than what they end FT says. In my humble opinion you don't really need to go that route. You were #2 female to finish and that is one heck fine place to end up. And in your heart and based on feel, you will know how hard you ran and how well you performed! You ran very well, definitely pushing it hard to your limits of "controlled-hard" running. No need to record it as 6;32 pace, just revel in the 2nd place overall female and that you pushed and passed some of the young X-Country youths! There is the beauty in that run! Congrats that you still run like a Zebra! Froggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269761005612834052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-21569690038429100942024-01-02T18:26:09.068-05:002024-01-02T18:26:09.068-05:00Okay it is annoying that the course was long but t...Okay it is annoying that the course was long but the waffles make up for it. And how fun to have raced the 13 yr old. 2024 racing is off to a great start!Birchwood Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504702778025456387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-38572385158190748452023-12-11T12:59:42.754-05:002023-12-11T12:59:42.754-05:00LOL on distance being just a suggestion for trail ...LOL on distance being just a suggestion for trail races! It must have been quite the shock for you to realize this so late in the game!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-28545625699708458602023-12-11T12:59:02.647-05:002023-12-11T12:59:02.647-05:00That's surprising for such a large race!That's surprising for such a large race!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-45491989058780448592023-12-11T12:42:09.542-05:002023-12-11T12:42:09.542-05:00Well you made the best out of a wrong turn that de...Well you made the best out of a wrong turn that derails you mentally! Never heard of a race without mile markers or course marshalls to direct runners at important turns or race distance separation points. Provide them negative feedback and don't register for that race again until you convinced they have improved course standards. Goo perseverance on your part Zebra following through to the end! Froggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269761005612834052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-8378524105092594882023-12-11T10:55:32.306-05:002023-12-11T10:55:32.306-05:00Aw, thanks. I sometimes think my fastest days are ...Aw, thanks. I sometimes think my fastest days are behind me, but it's hard to know!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-9632902834211992642023-12-11T07:11:01.493-05:002023-12-11T07:11:01.493-05:00Congrats on a great race! I love how you had a pac...Congrats on a great race! I love how you had a pack to run with--I'm sure that helped immensely to keep you on pace! I wonder if the outcome would have been different had you been alone. <br /><br />As I shared with you on IG, this happened to me once at a 10k in Madison Wisconsin. When my watch hit 6 miles and we were nowhere near a finish line, I had to really dig deep! I don't understand how this happens--except in a trail race, where the distance is just a suggestion, lolWendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.com