Crazy wrote:
I mean, your original plan was to run Philly anyway so that doesn't show that a runner only planning on doing NY should switch.
Reg Fields wrote:Maybe before insulting someone you should know something about their situation. I tried to break 3 @ NYC last year and went for it despite nasty headwinds and was unsuccessful. This year Philly was my goal race from the start so I haven't conceded anything. I was just suggesting to those looking for a PR that Philly is a much better option.
And yeah I'm really wasting bandwidth talking about my running training on a running message board. Making a video pitching running a marathon with your favorite tennis player is hardly stalking them. And if I'm the biggest loser on this forum then everyone else must comparatively be big time winners because I feel like a winner myself getting to run in front of my hometown family and friends in NYC in my final long run before Philly.
Although I don't have some of the natural talent required for distance runner I run with tons of heart and guts which in my opinion makes me a winner. Sorry that your life sucks to the point where you feel like you need to insult someone to this degree on an anonymous message board.
Ok, you make a good point and thank you for not insulting me while making it. I guess based on what happened last year to me(trying to break 3 with the headwind and not succeeding) I'd encourage anyone who is planning to PR in NYC to consider just running it as a workout and trying to PR in Philly which I get makes it tricky with tapering and all since they'd be already tapering. After last year, I think that NY is the type of race you go for the experience more so than to run a PR and there's nothing wrong with that either IMO.