tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390521680542293903.post3667661503807675952..comments2023-10-26T06:25:23.940-05:00Comments on Faster Than Schroff (Dedicated to Beating Dave Schroff in All Races): Rocket City RocksRob F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05256894740251574449noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390521680542293903.post-62431524601387788382009-12-24T13:59:15.884-06:002009-12-24T13:59:15.884-06:00I just translated (on Google) what the guy above w...I just translated (on Google) what the guy above wrote. <br /><br />"The most agile, may not win the contest: the most powerful, not necessarily wins the war: Time and opportunity are the main"<br /><br />Good stuff.Matt S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390521680542293903.post-28374302817608472682009-12-21T16:17:45.062-06:002009-12-21T16:17:45.062-06:00Thanks Matt. I'll try these tips out. I appr...Thanks Matt. I'll try these tips out. I appreciate all the advice.Rob F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05256894740251574449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390521680542293903.post-34447009566402664942009-12-19T18:16:31.724-06:002009-12-19T18:16:31.724-06:00Advice:
Try to use those smooth yellow and white l...Advice:<br />Try to use those smooth yellow and white lines in the road as much as you can. Though they weren't much better than the roads in Hunstville.<br /><br />I also try to use the grass sometimes, but I've found that it changes my stride and ultimately slows me down. Plus, I stepped on some broken beer bottles in the grass in Hunstville. It's harder to see what you're stepping on. <br /><br />Making an effort to stop and check your feet every so often is also good. Especially on a cold day like that when you might not know that you have a tiny pebble stuck on the ball of your foot. That stop can also give you time to apply some vaseline to parts of your feet that may be especially worn. Especially in socks, where the vaseline won't act as a magnet for every piece of glass or rock in the road.<br /><br />You're probably already doing all of those things, but maybe there's something in there you hadn't thought of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390521680542293903.post-7703932744986224022009-12-19T18:03:11.550-06:002009-12-19T18:03:11.550-06:00I was happy with my 4:28, so I don't know if I...I was happy with my 4:28, so I don't know if I'd call 3:49 a "poor showing." I guess you're up there with the BQ folks though. <br /><br />Congrats on finishing Rocky City. Those final miles were pretty brutal. I ran 3 marathons this year with similar road surfaces, and they each took me longer than 5 hours to finish.<br /><br />My feet keep getting tougher and tougher, so hopefully yours will follow the same pattern. <br /><br />If you're thinking of a January one, stay away from the Museum of Aviation Marathon in Warner Robins, GA. I think the course is probably worse than Huntsville.<br /><br />The marathons I'm putting on here in Boone are really barefoot-friendly, but also pretty boring and very low-key.<br /><br />Sorry I missed you in Alabama. It does explain why people were saying "There's ANOTHER guy in socks."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com