tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274438111706927359.post766999411097694240..comments2024-03-16T18:17:07.224-07:00Comments on Nate Jenkins Training: Trials of Miles. Guest Blog by Melissanateruns@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01851427962048556845noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274438111706927359.post-70169340505768363322017-10-24T03:51:53.851-07:002017-10-24T03:51:53.851-07:00I defend my choice to leave Ruben behind... Actua...I defend my choice to leave Ruben behind... Actually in terms of the workout as silly as it sounds I feel the mistake was the cool down. There is no need for a cool down after something like this. I just didn't want to put Melissa out to have to come pick us up which was a mistake. No cool down and this is a great session. <br /> I don't think I have ever managed 75 laps on an outdoor track, that seems rough to me, I did 30x1k once and maybe 15 or 20 by a mile another time. Too many turns! In the end my response and I would argue what yours should have been is simply. Racing 26.2 is a leap beyond running it and if you are going to be prepared to run 26 miles in a row within a few ticks either way of 5 mins per mile you are going to have to do some pretty extreme things to your body to bring on that kind of personal evolution particularly if you weren't born with the type of physicality that makes running fast an obviously natural activity.<br /> - I did feel really bad about fucking Ruben up like that. Frankly I don't worry about myself, I was born to take a beating. I can shuffle on no matter what but I don't think that was what Ruben signed up for that day.<br />-Natenateruns@hotmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851427962048556845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274438111706927359.post-40532184450555843962017-10-23T17:55:47.913-07:002017-10-23T17:55:47.913-07:00Now that we're all about 30 months past the in...Now that we're all about 30 months past the incident in question and everyone formally survived it, I have to say that Ruben and I actually talked about this historic double tonight. I shouldn't laugh about any of it, but the way the two of them managed to lower their effective combined IQ to about 85 strikes me as at least a little funny. They managed to get separated in the middle of civilization the way sailors on a sinking ship do, a kind of exhausted, maybe-I'll-see-ya-on-the-other-side thing. Just one more 1K, right<br /><br />People thought I was nuts for doing workouts like 18 in the morning and 11 with 4M at tempo the same evening, or 75 laps on the track at goal MP. (Three weeks after that second one, I ran a marathon within a second a mile of the 30K, so something worked.) This one is on a different planet of intense.kemibehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843360441074102811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274438111706927359.post-86479452360675402042015-03-12T21:53:05.950-07:002015-03-12T21:53:05.950-07:00Loved This!
You're BOTH amazing individuals,...Loved This! <br /><br />You're BOTH amazing individuals, that inspire me daily!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059188017747132508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274438111706927359.post-49641724996778498102015-02-26T17:40:07.112-08:002015-02-26T17:40:07.112-08:00Thanks, everyone, for the positive comments...your...Thanks, everyone, for the positive comments...your checks will be in the mail! :-)RunningwithUtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08311144684347263917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274438111706927359.post-82307596254329896522015-02-26T12:50:20.831-08:002015-02-26T12:50:20.831-08:00Thanks for the link Bob, I'll get right on tha...Thanks for the link Bob, I'll get right on that!<br />-natenateruns@hotmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851427962048556845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274438111706927359.post-54095699654144988292015-02-26T10:02:09.037-08:002015-02-26T10:02:09.037-08:00Great post Melissa. The link below is for Nate reg...Great post Melissa. The link below is for Nate regarding your nomination for sainthood:)<br /><br />http://www.sainthood.com/howto.htmhttp://bobhodge.us/race-remembrances/https://www.blogger.com/profile/13517066158044506339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274438111706927359.post-80610834151615437922015-02-26T09:15:30.244-08:002015-02-26T09:15:30.244-08:00Saw this on LR and thought it was such a fantastic...Saw this on LR and thought it was such a fantastic post! Great writing and best wishes to Nate and Ruben at Boston!Jim Hansenhttp://recoveryourstride.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274438111706927359.post-17343854377808163712015-02-26T05:07:54.868-08:002015-02-26T05:07:54.868-08:00Like I always tell people who are getting married,...Like I always tell people who are getting married, try to marry up and hope you find someone who is willing to marry down. Well done my son :)<br /><br /> Seriously, In my humble opinion, it's the admiration and respect you achieved from Melissa, that is your biggest credit Nate. It ain't easy, I myself carry a sense of perpetual guilt (and shame as well), due to my lofty running goals and all the work involved to achieve them. My family is sacrificed in more ways then I care to reflect on. But they have my back a 1000% and I rise again and again because of them.<br /><br />The phrase "awe and respect" Melissa, brought me close to a gushy and emotional moment. That's rare for an unfeeling SOB like me. Win, lose or draw come Boston, in my eyes you already won Nate. <br /><br />No great achievement is possible without persistent work, and in my case as well as in yours it seems, No married runners training week would be complete, with out the love and support of all the Melissa's and Elena's in the world (that's my dog, and she's got quite a bite) . :) <br /><br />Ps.. case in point, 5k club race in Da Bronx Sunday early morning in the tough cold hard streets. Where will my wife be? Fighting for a good spot, to take a shot of her man winning his age range amongst a lot of very tough competitors. Now I am gushy.<br /><br />Great stuff Melissa, we are all holding hands and rejoicing at the love and loyalty you have for that man.<br />dannynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274438111706927359.post-54734057857102315862015-02-25T21:37:54.909-08:002015-02-25T21:37:54.909-08:00MD, one of the best blogs I've ever read.MD, one of the best blogs I've ever read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274438111706927359.post-3273534977401769842015-02-25T15:15:14.948-08:002015-02-25T15:15:14.948-08:00Nate, no more posts by MD, she caused me to tear u...Nate, no more posts by MD, she caused me to tear up a little towards the end (I mean my eyes got sweaty)...<br /><br />MD, great description of what life is like when you are on the edge - the edge of collapse, the edge of breakdown, the edge of insanity, the edge of....greatness...<br /><br />Nate, I hope this training cycle finds you back on the path towards happy, injury free and fast running for you...RunningDocnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274438111706927359.post-42560119895813605602015-02-25T14:52:05.256-08:002015-02-25T14:52:05.256-08:00Melissa, great post! Wow!
Nate, I wanted to say I...Melissa, great post! Wow!<br /><br />Nate, I wanted to say I just listened to your podcast on cloud 259. It was fantastic! I love the fake it to you make it analogy about believing in yourself. Inspiring! I'm rooting for you to have a great day at Boston and good luck with the training cycles! Thanks for getting me motivated this winter!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489747812514700567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274438111706927359.post-29825878293385208122015-02-25T14:04:03.230-08:002015-02-25T14:04:03.230-08:00Melissa's bio of herself was way to modest. S...Melissa's bio of herself was way to modest. She is a great runner, a footlocker finalist and won the Millrose high school mile. She is a published author and graduate of Phillips Academy and Yale University. She also does the vast majority of my morning runs with me and generally puts up with my bullshit which I really appreciate. <br />-Natenateruns@hotmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851427962048556845noreply@blogger.com