Someone I hope to meet someday.
"I love you, True Believer, and I want you to know that I'm still here, running a shitload and doing my best to turn the parts of me that are black and combustible into something clear, cold and eternal."- P.
Things are OK these days. Training is going swimmingly. But I hate swimming... so there you go.
Life is awesome and amazing though.
17 comments:
But you are a great swim coach?!? Go figure.
Someone I met someday down there in rural Chile. A truly unique and great person.
Thanks again for making it happen back then Tim. Appreciate it!
Ironic for sure!
How are you Josh!? I'm bummed we missed each other in Cali. Kids yet? :)
RUNssel- Funny thing this internet. I feel like we could meet up for a beer and not flinch... meet like old friends.
@Lucho: Sounds scary but about right! Great to see internet dudes being great guys in real life as well. I'm awaiting your PMZ visit!
Well, this is by far the finest compliment I have ever received! I will honor it by doing hill repeats today until I see stars, haha! It will be an epic meeting of the minds when we sit down for beer. Or, we'll just drink some beer. Haha, epic!
Come on. Let's get some angry training talk going here again.
GZ- I hear you brother. I wish I had some to give!
I spent a lot of time looking for the Wolf in the image above...to no avail ;-)
Love the ATU & ATC podcasts.
Steve- I took that picture running up Sauk Mountain outside of Concrete Washington. One of my favorite pictures.
Spam is excellent for skin firming... FACT!
You need to photoshop a transparent wolf with glowing in front and center to make it a Lucho picture ;-)
That is a fantastic pic...spooky!
I read the "Ramblin" post. Sorry to see it gone, but I understand. Stuff like that I can't unread and thankfully never un-remember. I wanted to think about it a day before I responded, but I'm too late. The way you want the kids to think of you is exactly the way I remember my Old Man. Sure, I remember his big wins- getting a good job in the steel mill, finishing some marathons, graduating with honors from a good private university at age 50. It's the other, simpler things I think about more often. The lessons on how to be a man and that he gave me his last dollar so many times. I counted on him and he never let me down- even when I didn't deserve it. I would truly be nothing without him. That's what I remember.
Best,
Jer
Thank you Vertical. I deleted the post partly because of why I wrote the post. I have maybe 50 that I haven't published with lot's of rambling but I hate to put myself out there these days. Glad you commented.
I got the post here as well (sitting in my to be read when I get off vacation folder).
But this comment grabs me: "I hate to put myself out there these days."
I am interested in what that is about.
Hey, I know your a big training junkie and seem like you read up on almost everything... Thoughts on the Hansons marathon training book (I was a huge Brian Sell fan). Also, Jasta random question, who were runners that inspired you/ your favorites?
Jump- I haven't read the book but have read a little about their training. From my understanding what was in the book differed from what they had their elites running. Meaning that if you're a Sell fan then what you read in the book might not be what he did for training. Sell was one of my favorites too. Any book you read (Canova's is the exception)like Hudson's or Daniels they will outline concepts and ideas as a guide in the periodization. The top guys push those ideas to the extreme. Canova however wrote his book pulling no punches and he wrote it based on 2:07 marathon times.
Growing up running wasn't my main focus. I played football in junior high and then went on to be an All-State defensive back (free safety)with honorable mention as a running back. In 4 years of high school my team lost one game and won 3 state titles. I did run a 2:04 800m as a sophomore and won several state titles both my junior and senior year in track. I never followed track or even football in high school. The only person I can remember really being interested in was Mark Allen. Then in college I can remember following Noureddine Morceli is all. Even in college I wasn't completely absorbed in running. Over the past ~18 years it's always been Ironman guys like Luc Van Lierde, Tim DeBoom, Lothar Leder. Another huge inspiration was Benny Vansteelant. IMO one of the most gifted athletes to ever race. He was struck and killed by a car a few years back.
Post a Comment