Comments on: My 2007 Spartathlon race report http://www.scottjurek.com/blog/2007/10/11/my-2007-spartathlon-race-report/ On and off the trails with Scott Jurek Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:02:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: mark http://www.scottjurek.com/blog/2007/10/11/my-2007-spartathlon-race-report/#comment-171 mark Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:47:16 +0000 http://www.scottjurek.com/blog/2007/10/11/my-2007-spartathlon-race-report/#comment-171 Great report, worth the wait, and congratulations on an awesome performance in such weather! It's inspiring for us mortal runners to read about your struggles in detail. (You guys make it look so easy; it's easy just to think, well, yeah, he won it last year, not realizing how much patience, resolve and guts are involved.) I guess if the official had told you (in English) "The guy behind you is a bandit runner who has jumped in to run the last part of the course and we can't get him to stop..." then it would've been clear. I would've been just as incredulous. But it makes for a faster time and an even better story. Had Piotr beaten you, would we hear about you pulling a cart to your next race? Great report, worth the wait, and congratulations on an awesome performance in such weather! It’s inspiring for us mortal runners to read about your struggles in detail. (You guys make it look so easy; it’s easy just to think, well, yeah, he won it last year, not realizing how much patience, resolve and guts are involved.)

I guess if the official had told you (in English) “The guy behind you is a bandit runner who has jumped in to run the last part of the course and we can’t get him to stop…” then it would’ve been clear. I would’ve been just as incredulous. But it makes for a faster time and an even better story.

Had Piotr beaten you, would we hear about you pulling a cart to your next race?

]]> By: Bob Gentile http://www.scottjurek.com/blog/2007/10/11/my-2007-spartathlon-race-report/#comment-162 Bob Gentile Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:18:24 +0000 http://www.scottjurek.com/blog/2007/10/11/my-2007-spartathlon-race-report/#comment-162 LOLOL Olga...gotta try green magma... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I been on it and I am still slow--lol but I do feel better Great Report Scott, HUGE Congrats !! frggin bandits---grrrr talk about a creating a battle, well what won't kill ya WILL make ya stronger...good practice when or IF that happens in the future, WAY TO DIG DEEP!! Congrats on an Awesome Year Scott!! and thanks again for creating ur blog and sharing ur thoughts! LOLOL Olga…gotta try green magma…

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I been on it and I am still slow–lol but I do feel better

Great Report Scott, HUGE Congrats !! frggin bandits—grrrr talk about a creating a battle, well what won’t kill ya WILL make ya stronger…good practice when or IF that happens in the future, WAY TO DIG DEEP!!

Congrats on an Awesome Year Scott!! and thanks again for creating ur blog and sharing ur thoughts!

]]> By: olga http://www.scottjurek.com/blog/2007/10/11/my-2007-spartathlon-race-report/#comment-161 olga Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:48:11 +0000 http://www.scottjurek.com/blog/2007/10/11/my-2007-spartathlon-race-report/#comment-161 That's a great report of a great run! The heat of the competition exceeded the heat on the road, I bet, and how funny (probably not back then) that you pushed the pace due to bandit runner. It helped, didn't it, to run scared. Sometimes it's the trick. Guys around you ARE the best, and I wish you huge success at the new-for-you event at the end of the year. Gotta try Green Magma:) and may be one day get a visa to Greece too! That’s a great report of a great run! The heat of the competition exceeded the heat on the road, I bet, and how funny (probably not back then) that you pushed the pace due to bandit runner. It helped, didn’t it, to run scared. Sometimes it’s the trick. Guys around you ARE the best, and I wish you huge success at the new-for-you event at the end of the year. Gotta try Green Magma:) and may be one day get a visa to Greece too!

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