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Posted by gary on April 23, 2009, 9:50 am, in reply to "Apology to Crows"

Steve,
The goal of every single marathon first and foremost is to finish, so mission accomplished, congratulations! As we all know Boston is a notoriously tough course. It has ruined many a runners best laid plans over the years. It is almost impossible to pinpoint what exactly about the terrain makes it so damn difficult, so rather than even try it sounds like you got to feel up close the misery of just how hard it is to run well on this monster of a course. I have run a bunch of Boston marathons now and have had my share of disappointments, and successes and don't dare even suggest I have this course dialed in, instead I'd like to say I survived for this year and know full well my head could be on the chopping block in 2010 or when I least expect it. This however is why I run marathons, because they are so hard to figure out and I love trying. My advice is to get right back on the horse that threw you and run Sugarloaf. The training you have done for Boston is right there and although you didn't get to use it to full advantage on April 20 my bet is that on May 17 you surely can! No worries about team stuff either. It's just good to have a solid showing, which we did with your very appreciated help. You did not let anyone down in any way. Good job!

gary

--Previous Message--
: I just wanted to apologize to the entire Crow
: team, particularly Gary and Matt on the Open
: team for my performance at Boston. It's a
: tough one to swallow, and I'm embarassed to
: have that time beside my name with my own
: expectations and the expectations others had
: of me going in. I haven't pinpointed what
: went wrong exactly. I thought I went out
: slow enough, but I felt with 10 miles to go
: how I should with 3 to go. Even then,
: there's no excuse for a 3:12 with my goals
: as a runner. I'm hoping to get in a good
: summer of training and be back to get it
: right in a september/october marathon to be
: determined. Thanks again to Dave Nevitt and
: the Nova Scotia group for making my first
: trip to the Hopkinton starting line stress
: free.
: -Steve McCarthy
:

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Apology to Crows - Steve McCarthy April 22, 2009, 10:17 pm

Re: Apology to Crows - Dave Nevitt April 23, 2009, 9:35 am

Re: Apology to Crows - nedicus April 23, 2009, 9:49 am

Re: Apology to Crows - gary April 23, 2009, 9:50 am

Re: Apology to Crows cont. - gary April 23, 2009, 12:33 pm

Re: Apology to Crows cont. - Steve McCarthy April 23, 2009, 2:48 pm

Re: Apology to Crows cont. - gary April 23, 2009, 4:40 pm

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--Previous Message-- : Steve, : The goal of every single marathon first and : foremost is to finish, so mission : accomplished, congratulations! As we all : know Boston is a notoriously tough course. : It has ruined many a runners best laid plans : over the years. It is almost impossible to : pinpoint what exactly about the terrain : makes it so damn difficult, so rather than : even try it sounds like you got to feel up : close the misery of just how hard it is to : run well on this monster of a course. I have : run a bunch of Boston marathons now and have : had my share of disappointments, and : successes and don't dare even suggest I have : this course dialed in, instead I'd like to : say I survived for this year and know full : well my head could be on the chopping block : in 2010 or when I least expect it. This : however is why I run marathons, because they : are so hard to figure out and I love trying. : My advice is to get right back on the horse : that threw you and run Sugarloaf. The : training you have done for Boston is right : there and although you didn't get to use it : to full advantage on April 20 my bet is that : on May 17 you surely can! No worries about : team stuff either. It's just good to have a : solid showing, which we did with your very : appreciated help. You did not let anyone : down in any way. Good job! : : gary : : : : --Previous Message-- : I just wanted to apologize to the entire : Crow : team, particularly Gary and Matt on the Open : team for my performance at Boston. It's a : tough one to swallow, and I'm embarassed to : have that time beside my name with my own : expectations and the expectations others had : of me going in. I haven't pinpointed what : went wrong exactly. I thought I went out : slow enough, but I felt with 10 miles to go : how I should with 3 to go. Even then, : there's no excuse for a 3:12 with my goals : as a runner. I'm hoping to get in a good : summer of training and be back to get it : right in a september/october marathon to be : determined. Thanks again to Dave Nevitt and : the Nova Scotia group for making my first : trip to the Hopkinton starting line stress : free. : -Steve McCarthy : : :

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