Comments on RUN FASTER MOMMY!: (un)Lucky 13 - part one

Great post from a local runner! I appreciate your ...

2010-02-22T16:51:20.973-05:00

Great post from a local runner! I appreciate your insight from almost every angle. I was having trouble reading comments from non-runners...training for a race is not something that everyone understands. My husband and I travel to MB twice a year so we know how desolate it can be during the winter vs. the chaos of July. I have also witnessed how oddly terrible drivers in the South are...actually quite scary. I was to run the half marathon that morning and was totally devastated when it was cancelled. I was also one of the "renegade" runners who ran by myself and I was so glad I did. I was able to find another race near home on 2/28 so I figure my training hasn't gone to total "waste." Anyway, thanks for a very reasonable perspective on a very sensitive subject!

WOAH there is some serious thought into this post....

2010-02-18T12:14:33.764-05:00

WOAH there is some serious thought into this post. Either way we had a great time in MB. Great weather (compared to Cinci-- we came home to a HUGE snow storm) and we found an amazing new spa! WOOHOO.

Consider yourself TAGGED> Sunshine! Check my most recent post :)

I agree with you Heather. I thinnk they could have...

2010-02-18T11:20:35.839-05:00

I agree with you Heather. I thinnk they could have delayed it. I was signed up for the half and ran it anyway. I was not going to let all those months of prep go to waste! They really could have posponed it and gave a bit of hospitality and maybe stepped up blocking traffic. I am a resident and I would gladly postpone my day trip a couple hours to let a marathon go on.
Pat

My in-laws live in Sumter and as soon as it snowed...

2010-02-16T22:23:06.486-05:00

My in-laws live in Sumter and as soon as it snowed there, they came out here (to Utah) to get away from it! Haha! You guys have had more snow than we have had in the past few weeks. Crazy!

Sorry about your canceled race, though. Total bummer.

Major props to the runners & city workers who ...

2010-02-16T19:27:13.661-05:00

Major props to the runners & city workers who carried on.

It's definitely a tough call to make, with logical arguments to be made on both sides. As a runner, I would've argued for a delay. As a mother/nurse, I would've agreed to the cancellation.

You've made some great points here- mostly abo...

2010-02-16T09:50:18.443-05:00

You've made some great points here- mostly about SC's inability to cope with any amount of snowfall! I too am a transplant from up north and while I tease when people start stocking up on bread and milk at the forcast of a mere dusting of snow, the truth of the matter is most counties here don't even have ONE plow, let alone enough to keep the streets of a city clean and ice / slush / snow free. And people also don't posess the presence of mind to say, "Oh, it's bad out, I'll just stay in." They drive anyway, despite lack of experience. A girl drove her Jeep into my mother's house during this storm (house and mother are fine). If my mom's house wasn't safe, I don't think runners would have been very safe either.

Wow that really just sucks. You're being so &q...

2010-02-16T09:35:03.720-05:00

Wow that really just sucks. You're being so "grown up" about it too-- even though I understand, I'd be stomping my feet and pouting. Yay for a new bike!!

Wow, that is certainly a hard position to be in.

2010-02-16T07:11:42.181-05:00

Wow, that is certainly a hard position to be in.

Wow. Crazy! Love the people who ran it anyway, a...

2010-02-16T00:13:17.262-05:00

Wow. Crazy! Love the people who ran it anyway, and the people who passed out medals. And you and your friend for getting out and running, too. That's the spirit of the sport. Wish the city council had a bit of that in them.

Well, that's just special! I guess when they ...

2010-02-15T22:07:18.543-05:00

Well, that's just special! I guess when they don't know how to handle the situation, they just cancel it. Sheesh.

wow! I didn't know you actually lived down at...

2010-02-15T21:52:29.093-05:00

wow! I didn't know you actually lived down at MB. Coasting the redneck's riviera, huh?

yea we had some friends that were dissapointed in the outcome. but you're very right, MB has no idea how to handle snow; they see it only once every decade or so. charleston is the same way.

Oh no I am so sorry about that! what a bummer! So ...

2010-02-15T21:08:20.000-05:00

Oh no I am so sorry about that! what a bummer! So cool that some people went out and did it anyway! That' one of my biggest fears, going to an out of town race and having it cancelled!

That sounds exactly like the city of New Orleans. ...

2010-02-15T20:47:09.924-05:00

That sounds exactly like the city of New Orleans. Forever shooting themselves in the foot over some dumb cr@p.

That bites they cancelled it. I have a race coming up at the end of Feb. I'd be angry/sad/etc. if it got cancelled. I've been traing for months.

I love this post. So many valid points! You'...

2010-02-15T20:07:15.392-05:00

I love this post. So many valid points! You're so right, as like so many there things in life, there would have been no right decision. Whatever they would have decided would have had consequences. It is a bummer that they couldn't just push it back a few hours especially for all the people who put their time and money into getting there =/

Awww, that sucks! It's true though, cities th...

2010-02-15T16:47:04.153-05:00

Awww, that sucks! It's true though, cities that aren't used to snow don't handle it well at all. To be expected.

I'm surprised that they don't close down the roads anyway. I haven't done a ton of races yet, but everything I have done has been on closed roads (or with traffic control at a crossing).

Completely expected that many people would be super upset. Hopefully in time they can begin to understand the position the organizers were in.

How hard it would be to have to make that decision...

2010-02-15T14:00:15.163-05:00

How hard it would be to have to make that decision? No matter what they decided they would not have made everyone happy. If someone had gotten hurt due to conditions then people would be in a uproar. The stress the director(s) would have been under. Wow.

Unfortuate that they couldn't hold the race but I think it was the safest choice.

I read all of your tweets, and I am so sorry for y...

2010-02-15T13:26:46.959-05:00

I read all of your tweets, and I am so sorry for you. I feel the pain - I had my first marathon called off due to a hurricane. I hope it helps them plan better for next year.

I had heard about the closure and was so disappoin...

2010-02-15T13:01:56.703-05:00

I had heard about the closure and was so disappointed to hear it. I guess living in Colorado where we have snow all the time and race it in constantly, 4" wouldn't be an issue but in a part of the country where it's probably considereda blizzard, I see how city official deemed it unsafe. I wish for the runner's sake they would have just postoned the race a few hours and let the streets get dried up but I'm so glad you persevered and got your run in nevertheless. Look how well-trained you'll be for the next one :).

I live in Birmingham and completely know what you ...

2010-02-15T12:38:52.391-05:00

I live in Birmingham and completely know what you mean about a city freaking out over a few inches of snow. I worried over our roads from the snow Friday night and was very thankful that the temperature got high enough Saturday to melt and evaporate just about everything. We had so many wrecks on the roads due to "black ice" Friday night. One a car hit a power pole and knocked out the power for a hospital. I can see both sides of the story, like you said. If one life had been lost due to someone driving and sliding on "black ice" then the city and race officials would have been in a MUCH harder place explaining every single decision made. People in the South don't know how to drive in such conditions, so we have to err of the side of caution. Great post!

Such a bummer but it is understandable. That is s...

2010-02-15T12:32:37.883-05:00

Such a bummer but it is understandable. That is super cool that people still went out and were able to get their medal!

Hooray for the bike!

Heather--What a great attitude you have on the who...

2010-02-15T11:56:44.834-05:00

Heather--What a great attitude you have on the whole thing. You're right--the race directors were surely between a rock and a hard place.

On another note--can't wait to see a pic of the bike. What fun!

I'm sooooooooooooo sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

2010-02-15T11:48:42.054-05:00

I'm sooooooooooooo sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well Said. - Zero To Boston

2010-02-15T11:46:44.918-05:00

Well Said.

- Zero To Boston

one thing you can't control is the weather. i...

2010-02-15T11:17:11.072-05:00

one thing you can't control is the weather. i'm sure the city was between a rock and a hard place and i'm guessing they made the decision based on safety.

having said tht...sorry for the disappointment.

Hi Heather, I am sorry that your MB half marathon ...

2010-02-15T11:01:17.960-05:00

Hi Heather,
I am sorry that your MB half marathon was canceled due to the snow. Way to stay in the racing spirit and still dress up and run with your friend:) You girls look so cute:)