Comments on: Every Race is a Lesson Learned http://jillwillrun.com/2009/12/09/every-race-is-a-lesson-learned/ Running, Coaching, Reviewing... Balancing Wed, 23 May 2012 09:29:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jill Will Run http://jillwillrun.com/2009/12/09/every-race-is-a-lesson-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-2170 Jill Will Run Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:03:18 +0000 http://jillwillrun.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/every-race-is-a-lesson-learned/#comment-2170 I am too hard on myself. And coming from someone who I regularly converse with, I know you witness that and you always give me an honest assessment of when I'm doing that. Thank you! I am too hard on myself. And coming from someone who I regularly converse with, I know you witness that and you always give me an honest assessment of when I’m doing that. Thank you!

]]> By: Jimmy http://jillwillrun.com/2009/12/09/every-race-is-a-lesson-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-2169 Jimmy Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:59:57 +0000 http://jillwillrun.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/every-race-is-a-lesson-learned/#comment-2169 I am so glad to hear you say that. Sometimes I think you are way to hard on yourself. You did an awesome job on Sunday considering the prior month of sickness and soreness. I am so glad to hear you say that. Sometimes I think you are way to hard on yourself. You did an awesome job on Sunday considering the prior month of sickness and soreness.

]]> By: Jill Will Run http://jillwillrun.com/2009/12/09/every-race-is-a-lesson-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-2168 Jill Will Run Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:58:50 +0000 http://jillwillrun.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/every-race-is-a-lesson-learned/#comment-2168 Thanks for sharing your marathon story... that's a good reminder that every race is a different event and shouldn't color your perception of yourself permanently. And over time, the way you view the outcome could completely change, as you explained! Love this example! Thanks for sharing your marathon story… that’s a good reminder that every race is a different event and shouldn’t color your perception of yourself permanently. And over time, the way you view the outcome could completely change, as you explained! Love this example!

]]> By: Jill Will Run http://jillwillrun.com/2009/12/09/every-race-is-a-lesson-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-2167 Jill Will Run Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:57:27 +0000 http://jillwillrun.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/every-race-is-a-lesson-learned/#comment-2167 Me too.... me too. If someone had told me that when I was in my 30's I'd be a distance runner, I would have laughed at them! Me too…. me too. If someone had told me that when I was in my 30′s I’d be a distance runner, I would have laughed at them!

]]> By: Jill Will Run http://jillwillrun.com/2009/12/09/every-race-is-a-lesson-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-2166 Jill Will Run Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:56:50 +0000 http://jillwillrun.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/every-race-is-a-lesson-learned/#comment-2166 The important thing to remember is that no matter what we do, we're really learning about ourselves. I compare my time to yours and think, "Damn, I wish I had that kind of race." But there you are, wishing for something different! That just helps me remember that while sometimes using others can motivate us to push ourselves, it really comes down to looking inside and seeing what we take away from each event personally. The important thing to remember is that no matter what we do, we’re really learning about ourselves. I compare my time to yours and think, “Damn, I wish I had that kind of race.” But there you are, wishing for something different! That just helps me remember that while sometimes using others can motivate us to push ourselves, it really comes down to looking inside and seeing what we take away from each event personally.

]]> By: Jill Will Run http://jillwillrun.com/2009/12/09/every-race-is-a-lesson-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-2165 Jill Will Run Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:54:46 +0000 http://jillwillrun.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/every-race-is-a-lesson-learned/#comment-2165 Discipline is definitely a great lesson to take away from training! Discipline is definitely a great lesson to take away from training!

]]> By: Irish Cream http://jillwillrun.com/2009/12/09/every-race-is-a-lesson-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-2164 Irish Cream Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:43:40 +0000 http://jillwillrun.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/every-race-is-a-lesson-learned/#comment-2164 YES! Love this post! Sometimes it just takes some time to be able see races from a different perspective. I know that's one of the biggest things I've learned through racing. To get a little more specific, sometimes what seems like a huge failure at first will turn out to be one of your biggest accomplishments. I was humiliated and completely devastated after my first marathon took me an hour longer than I had expected due to a really bad case of heat exhaustion. But after I completed my second marathon, I realized how much more difficult that first race had been due to the heat exhaustion . . . and I realized how tough I was for finishing it at all! And to think, I almost gave up on running marathons after that first one, convinced that I just wasn't meant to run marathons! Luckily, I'm too stubborn to have let the marathon beat me--but otherwise, I never would have known what I was capable of! :) YES! Love this post! Sometimes it just takes some time to be able see races from a different perspective. I know that’s one of the biggest things I’ve learned through racing. To get a little more specific, sometimes what seems like a huge failure at first will turn out to be one of your biggest accomplishments.

I was humiliated and completely devastated after my first marathon took me an hour longer than I had expected due to a really bad case of heat exhaustion. But after I completed my second marathon, I realized how much more difficult that first race had been due to the heat exhaustion . . . and I realized how tough I was for finishing it at all! And to think, I almost gave up on running marathons after that first one, convinced that I just wasn’t meant to run marathons! Luckily, I’m too stubborn to have let the marathon beat me–but otherwise, I never would have known what I was capable of! :)

]]> By: onelittlejill http://jillwillrun.com/2009/12/09/every-race-is-a-lesson-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-2163 onelittlejill Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:24:51 +0000 http://jillwillrun.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/every-race-is-a-lesson-learned/#comment-2163 What I have learned most, is that I really can do anything I put my mind to. I might not win, or even ever come close, but I am doing things I never thought possible two years ago. What I have learned most, is that I really can do anything I put my mind to. I might not win, or even ever come close, but I am doing things I never thought possible two years ago.

]]> By: Lara Robinson http://jillwillrun.com/2009/12/09/every-race-is-a-lesson-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-2162 Lara Robinson Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:04:22 +0000 http://jillwillrun.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/every-race-is-a-lesson-learned/#comment-2162 Jill, you're a wise woman. I haven't raced enough yet to stop PR'ing at each race, but I think that time is right around the corner. I did this race on a whim; literally three weeks before the race I decided to do it, and then the last week before the race I went into "elimination" mode from running. So, I trained for two weeks and then had the gall to get all upset about my time. Luckily I have plenty of people telling me what's what, and that really helped pull me back from my "wallow". Yes, each race will teach us something about ourselves, about the community in which we train and race, and those that surround us. All put together, a lot of lessons to be learned. Jill, you’re a wise woman. I haven’t raced enough yet to stop PR’ing at each race, but I think that time is right around the corner. I did this race on a whim; literally three weeks before the race I decided to do it, and then the last week before the race I went into “elimination” mode from running. So, I trained for two weeks and then had the gall to get all upset about my time. Luckily I have plenty of people telling me what’s what, and that really helped pull me back from my “wallow”. Yes, each race will teach us something about ourselves, about the community in which we train and race, and those that surround us. All put together, a lot of lessons to be learned.

]]> By: Ashley http://jillwillrun.com/2009/12/09/every-race-is-a-lesson-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-2161 Ashley Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:42:19 +0000 http://jillwillrun.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/every-race-is-a-lesson-learned/#comment-2161 I totally agree, there is a lessoned to be learned from every race. I also feel like I have learned a lot about myself from training. From discipline to pushing myself farther than I thought I could go, these are lessons I apply to other areas of my life. I totally agree, there is a lessoned to be learned from every race. I also feel like I have learned a lot about myself from training. From discipline to pushing myself farther than I thought I could go, these are lessons I apply to other areas of my life.

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