tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post4155099005709522920..comments2024-03-26T18:32:50.307-05:00Comments on Taking the Long Way Home: Book Review: Boston BoundWendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-5570443172303318042016-08-27T13:15:30.719-05:002016-08-27T13:15:30.719-05:00I look at my predicted marathon time, based on my ...I look at my predicted marathon time, based on my fastest half marathon and it puts me at 3:54:55. Could I do that? Maybe. My PR is 4:17. There's a lot of data on the accuracy of those race calculators. There's a really good article on Runner's World about this. But McMillan advises runners to base their predicted finish times off the distance closest to the one you are calculating. Which would be a half marathon to marathon, not a 5k. <br /><br />http://www.runnersworld.com/race-training/the-science-and-guesswork-of-race-equivalent-predictorsWendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-34391247043776342012016-08-27T13:02:05.646-05:002016-08-27T13:02:05.646-05:00I just finished it today and I thought she had a l...I just finished it today and I thought she had a lot of great advice for overcoming mental blocks in running and in life in general. <br /><br />I did think she was too hung up on the McMillan Race Calculator. She expected to be running faster marathon times based on her times at shorter distances. I have entered 5 and 10k times into a race calculator that predict a MUCH faster marathon time than I know I am a capable of running at this point. I don't think people should read so much into that. Running a 10k at 8:20 pace and running a marathon at 8:20 pace are two entirely different things. She did acknowledge this at some point in the book, but I just think those race calculators are really misleading. Taryn @Eat,Teach, Run MXhttp://www.eatteachrunmx.blogspot.mxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-42682766367716230982016-08-14T20:03:04.719-05:002016-08-14T20:03:04.719-05:00Thanks for reading! I think all of us can learn fr...Thanks for reading! I think all of us can learn from a story of perseverence!Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-51198144570766316312016-08-14T14:54:00.676-05:002016-08-14T14:54:00.676-05:00i will definitely have to check this out. thanks ...i will definitely have to check this out. thanks for sharing!!LetsTalkAndWalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309810929419596915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-86036087558813956722016-08-14T07:09:18.843-05:002016-08-14T07:09:18.843-05:00That was kind of my thinking. I guess he didn'...That was kind of my thinking. I guess he didn't want her to get all wrapped up in the being a runner thing. Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-90425105675261817702016-08-14T07:08:32.320-05:002016-08-14T07:08:32.320-05:00yay! If you write a review, please consider linkin...yay! If you write a review, please consider linking up!Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-83786078654851368802016-08-14T07:00:50.678-05:002016-08-14T07:00:50.678-05:00I think that no matter what your goals, there are ...I think that no matter what your goals, there are lessons to be learned from her story.<br /><br />Thanks for linking up!!!Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-80470995090177301962016-08-14T06:56:46.495-05:002016-08-14T06:56:46.495-05:00While I'm not a runner that aspires to run Bos...While I'm not a runner that aspires to run Boston, I have SO much respect for all the runners that put in the work to qualify. She sounds like a very hard worker and true inspirationKookyRunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03687318401455266836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-39195757908688652292016-08-14T06:17:23.583-05:002016-08-14T06:17:23.583-05:00This sounds like a great read. I do find it intere...This sounds like a great read. I do find it interesting the whole thing about not being a runner but being a person who runs. Which in my mind makes you a runner and a person who runs. I guess a lot of life is about perspective and whatever works for you.Christy @ My Dirt Road Anthem: A Runner's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05571125963317402377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-87152279888100295652016-08-13T19:52:13.850-05:002016-08-13T19:52:13.850-05:00Great review! I just downloaded it and can't ...Great review! I just downloaded it and can't waitfor the kids to go to bed so I can start reading it :) Thanks for sharing!Janice - Salads 4 Lunchhttp://www.salads4lunch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-28913001187989985482016-08-13T15:03:51.375-05:002016-08-13T15:03:51.375-05:00I found that so interesting! I think you'll li...I found that so interesting! I think you'll like the book. It was really well written.Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-67138390683835450152016-08-13T10:13:00.940-05:002016-08-13T10:13:00.940-05:00Sounds like a fascinating book, Wendy! I'll ha...Sounds like a fascinating book, Wendy! I'll have to see if my library has it. <br /><br />I like the part about id'ing yourself as a person who runs. As much as it would hurt to not be able to run, it's still not who we are. It seems like it is, but no one thing defines us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-11765723203161126582016-08-13T06:46:47.171-05:002016-08-13T06:46:47.171-05:00After reading this, I thought--should I go for tha...After reading this, I thought--should I go for that BQ again? My foot told me what's what with that...Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-49122517577157202302016-08-13T06:46:04.683-05:002016-08-13T06:46:04.683-05:00Which is why I asked her that question. Maybe she ...Which is why I asked her that question. Maybe she was told that because he wanted her not to wrap up her whole identity in that label? It's interesting.Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-67335832479292926652016-08-12T18:15:20.621-05:002016-08-12T18:15:20.621-05:00This sounds so inspiring. I enjoying hearing stori...This sounds so inspiring. I enjoying hearing stories about people who had to work hard and keep trying -- it's motivating and gives me hope! Cocohttp://got2run4me.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-31530790240882459542016-08-12T17:29:54.119-05:002016-08-12T17:29:54.119-05:00I have not read her book but enjoyed reading the q...I have not read her book but enjoyed reading the questions and answers here. I found it very interesting that her psychologist told her not to call herself a runner. It is weird because for most of us we are told to do the opposite (I am a runner). Zenaida Arroyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18137949290555784656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-57396429249987583892016-08-12T14:11:25.919-05:002016-08-12T14:11:25.919-05:00There are lessons here for all of us!There are lessons here for all of us!Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-47839093284673489602016-08-12T14:10:56.943-05:002016-08-12T14:10:56.943-05:00Absolutely!Absolutely!Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-71066708302281164722016-08-12T14:10:36.480-05:002016-08-12T14:10:36.480-05:00I love all the work she did to get mentally tough!...I love all the work she did to get mentally tough!Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-15331306497641780902016-08-12T14:09:00.646-05:002016-08-12T14:09:00.646-05:00Haha! It's monthly. Surely you can read one bo...Haha! It's monthly. Surely you can read one book per month? :pWendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-60061538587292713112016-08-12T14:06:08.652-05:002016-08-12T14:06:08.652-05:00It's so inspirational!It's so inspirational!<br />Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-66117914449416840012016-08-12T13:50:28.055-05:002016-08-12T13:50:28.055-05:00I was "a person who runs" for about 15 y...I was "a person who runs" for about 15 years before I considered myself a runner! Funny how we all view ourselves through a different lens. Sounds like a great read.Kathy McElhaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999643341879464989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-4849492431430382802016-08-12T11:46:53.136-05:002016-08-12T11:46:53.136-05:00Sounds like an inspiration read for someone who is...Sounds like an inspiration read for someone who is trying to BQ or just anyone trying to reach a goal that seems unattainable to them.Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-82311486128487785902016-08-12T11:42:36.018-05:002016-08-12T11:42:36.018-05:00Oh wow, I need to read this book...race anxiety, s...Oh wow, I need to read this book...race anxiety, shoot, even just regular running anxiety, is huge with me. Thanks for the review!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268130692900152965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647157930116406632.post-77210959636076545152016-08-12T10:00:22.319-05:002016-08-12T10:00:22.319-05:00You are putting books out for the book club faster...You are putting books out for the book club faster than I can get around to reading them... that only means that I have to get ready ASAP! Thanks for another great suggestion! Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110855725544210793noreply@blogger.com