Comments on RUN FASTER MOMMY!: Humbled, yet Happy. Beach 2 Battleship race repor...

What a blast to read this post. makes me want to ...

2010-02-11T00:19:36.666-05:00

What a blast to read this post. makes me want to run a race tomorrow. I love all the detail. Nice job to you and your sis!

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Just read your sister's blog and can I just sa...

2009-11-13T20:11:56.340-05:00

Just read your sister's blog and can I just say that I got quite choked up!!! You are two very inspirational ladies :)

amazing job lady!!!! congrats :)

2009-11-13T17:49:32.855-05:00

amazing job lady!!!! congrats :)

Your report gives me a good idea where a lot of yo...

2009-11-11T22:30:38.471-05:00

Your report gives me a good idea where a lot of your new energy came from... when you saw Holly out there. And no, I can't blame you! :)

Congrats on hanging in there and getting to the finish! I was happy to have you on my team!

What an incredible experience! Thanks for sharing,...

2009-11-11T09:18:54.065-05:00

What an incredible experience! Thanks for sharing, and CONGRATS!

"I started off only drinking water and taking...

2009-11-11T08:50:28.136-05:00

"I started off only drinking water and taking 2 sports beans every 2 miles. I didn't bring gel, I didn't bring nuun."

Was that your race plan?

You've got plenty of very fast marathons in your legs, if you put a smart race plan in place and execute it on race day. I'm just sayin'. Don't give up on the marathon, just take away the lessons from the bad race days and use them in your next races!

Super props to you and your sister...that is amazi...

2009-11-11T06:56:48.302-05:00

Super props to you and your sister...that is amazing. Great race report!

I LOVE reading your blogs! Thank you! You have ins...

2009-11-10T21:24:51.415-05:00

I LOVE reading your blogs! Thank you! You have inspired my running and also have inspired me to write a blog. I hope some people will read it and not be too bored. Thanks for being an inspiration!
You and your sister are AWESOME!!

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Wow, I just teared up watching your sister cross t...

2009-11-10T18:54:24.576-05:00

Wow, I just teared up watching your sister cross the finish line. That's so awesome! I'm sorry you had a rough run, but I'm glad that you were able to turn it into a positive. You ran a marathon...that is a big accomplishment anyway you look at it!

Congrats to you, and a huge congrats to your siste...

2009-11-10T18:37:52.104-05:00

Congrats to you, and a huge congrats to your sister! What a fun race to be part of.

Congrats!!!!!!!!! I'm so proud of you. You fin...

2009-11-10T16:24:27.913-05:00

Congrats!!!!!!!!! I'm so proud of you. You finished the race. Keep it up.

COngratulations! We were honored to volunteer at ...

2009-11-10T14:13:00.075-05:00

COngratulations! We were honored to volunteer at the B2B again this year. All of you athletes are an inspiration!

Great job digging deep and persevering AND even ma...

2009-11-09T21:28:39.238-05:00

Great job digging deep and persevering AND even managing to enjoy the latter miles.

And huge congrats to your sister!

MCM Mama

Your sister DOES rock! And you rock for sticking w...

2009-11-09T21:11:41.986-05:00

Your sister DOES rock! And you rock for sticking with it.

Rest up!

Congrats to you and your sister! I am beyond inspi...

2009-11-09T19:40:24.661-05:00

Congrats to you and your sister! I am beyond inspired!

I just found your blog!! I love the name :0) My d...

2009-11-09T14:59:29.503-05:00

I just found your blog!! I love the name :0) My daughter always tells me to run faster...to which I usually say in a pleading voice back - I'm running as fast as I possibly can...we will be finished soon!!

Congrats to you and your sister!! Sure sounds like...

2009-11-09T14:51:12.860-05:00

Congrats to you and your sister!! Sure sounds like a tough course, but you persevered like the endurance athlete you are! Maybe you need more animal crackers on future race days?

Wow, what a race report! Your mile play-by-play w...

2009-11-09T13:47:23.871-05:00

Wow, what a race report! Your mile play-by-play was so intense. I'm so glad that you just decided to finish and to enjoy it...that's very hard to do. Congrats on an awesome race! AND congrats to your sis! FANTASTIC!

Wow...Your sister IS a rockstar! I'm just in ...

2009-11-09T13:47:16.787-05:00

Wow...Your sister IS a rockstar! I'm just in awe! How great!! I'm so sorry the marathon didn't go as planned for you...but you always have such a good attitude post-race! Have you tried Immodium AD before a race? I'm telling you...it's the only way I can run long distances (enjoyably).

So awesome!!!! You did it!! Your sister too!!! You...

2009-11-09T13:41:16.913-05:00

So awesome!!!! You did it!! Your sister too!!! You do deserve to wear that shirt!!What a nice race packet!
Your so right it's all about doing the one thing that we love"RUNNING"!!!Woo~Hoo!!!!

Congratulations! Great race report. Very inspirin...

2009-11-09T12:53:50.808-05:00

Congratulations! Great race report. Very inspiring.

What an amazing journey!! You are awesome to have...

2009-11-09T12:19:55.709-05:00

What an amazing journey!! You are awesome to have fought to see that finish! And how great that your sister was doing it too!

hey! it's me heather! congratulations on an am...

2009-11-09T12:02:50.419-05:00

hey! it's me heather! congratulations on an amazing accoplishment! please...no worries about not chatting with me, i realize you had a big day ahead of you! i was just glad that i said hello...i didn't even know you were going to be there, but when you got in line behind me, i thought that looks like "run faster mommy"...small world, glad we connected!
best,
h.

Congratulations Heather! How inspiring you are in...

2009-11-09T11:17:03.099-05:00

Congratulations Heather! How inspiring you are in your story.

You're very proud of your sister. How awesome is that!! Congratulations Holly! ;)

Heather, I loved your race report from B2B. Tryin...

2009-11-09T11:00:15.726-05:00

Heather, I loved your race report from B2B. Trying to get mine written over the next day or two but I'm so exhausted and work is in full swing again.

A couple of thoughts: You ran a (roughly) 5:00 marathon at Baltimore only a few weeks ago. That's a rough course (some decent hills, roads are horrible) and you're probably not 100% recovered. Don't beat yourself up that you had challenges in Wilmington only a month after doing that.

Two key lessons here: When things get dark (mentally) you need to eat something. It sounds like you learned that the hard way this weekend. You can't run a marathon without taking on calories. Secondly, never make a snap decision (such as leaving cold weather gear behind) that overrides a plan you established in advance such as before mental fatigue and while looking at weather reports. You almost certainly are not thinking as clearly at that moment. It got quite chilly out there. I even wore a knit cap coming out of T2.

Your race report was inspiring and I'm glad you pulled through it and finished strong. Those bridges were painful and you're 100% right about the course being REALLY dark in some places, which also has a mental impact associated with it.

In closing, I thought I was done being teary-eyed over this race.. until I saw the video of your sister coming through the Finish Line. That pretty much broke me down again.

Wear that Finisher shirt with pride -- you were part of a team that did 140.6 miles -- it doesn't matter if your realm of responsibility was limited to the run. If that mattered, they would already say 'relay' on them.

Great job!