tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post3174469953195911749..comments2008-06-29T18:41:59.189+12:00Marshmallowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229478994519987395mmmarshmallow@gmail.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-7865818595532602632008-06-29T18:41:59.189+12:002008-06-29T18:41:59.189+12:00<B>Pip</B> - Yay, comrades in wetness! I do think I've gotten faster, and it's awesome having that measure of progress :-D<BR/><BR/><B>Kate</B> - It seemed like all of the events across the country got rained on, there definitely seemed to be a wet theme across all of the race reports I've read today ;-)<BR/><BR/><B>Aaron</B> - Aww, cheers! :-D And yeah, the rain at the start was something incredible. Just as well it didn't keep up for the whole race!<BR/><BR/><B>Andrew</B> - Oh man, if I knew that's what you had said, I would've definitely given you the middle fingered salute :-P<BR/><BR/><B>Kek</B> - Cheers!<BR/><BR/><B>Poonie</B> - Oh it was hard, most definitely, but still, felt awesome :-D<BR/><BR/><B>WundaLucy</B> - 'Nuts' sums it up perfectly :-D And yep, a PB certainly hit the spot!<BR/><BR/><B>G.G.</B> - It was a shame, my poor cap didnt' have a chance! Thanks :-D<BR/><BR/><B>boobsihazthem</B> - Cheers, glad you liked the report :-D<BR/><BR/><B>Sinnasue</B> - Thanks :-D<BR/><BR/><B>Christie</B> - Oh yeah, hearing the sloshing does sum up the weather quite nicely. And thank you for the feedback, I don't hear it enough and tend to talk myself down, so having you say that to me means a lot.<BR/><BR/><B>justoofat</B> - Thanks! :-D<BR/><BR/><B>Fat Lazy Guy</B> - Hehheeh, David Tua would be proud of you for that reference ;-)<BR/><BR/><B>Tully</B> - Hehehe, if it hadn't been for he numerous hours I'd spent training, and the fact that I'd already paid for the race and that ANDREW was going to be THERE, I would've been more than happy to spend the day in bed.<BR/><BR/><B>superstar</B> - cheers!<BR/><BR/><B>cmae</B> - Oh gawd, that sounds frustrating, the I Shall Talk While I Jog people! Seems like they're everywhere, gah!<BR/><BR/><B>Kada</B> - Hahaha! Damn straight, that hill and my Dad's negativity got zapped not once, but twice! :-D As for how I pulled up, my legs and ankles were fine, surprisingly, but my back was a bit sore, which is a bit of a worry.<BR/><BR/><B>sandie_bee</B> - Thanks! :-D<BR/><BR/><B>Premee</B> - Oh yum, Bollywood and a grilled cheese sandwich, far more appealling than runnign in the rain! Thanks a bunch :-D<BR/><BR/><B>Girl with a Problem</B> - Cheers so much for all of your feedback, both about my Dad and regarding the way I view myself. It's great that I have lovely people like yourselves to help me see what's there when often I obsess about trying to correct what's 'wrong'. Thanks again :-)<BR/><BR/><B>skinnyminny8</B> - Honestly, I've got no idea! It's been so long since I've stood on a scale, that I wouldn't have a clue of how much I weigh at the moment. (And indeed, Andrew can be the meanest of the mean :-D)<BR/><BR/><B>Tigerlily</B> - Oh gosh, I am so hopeless with a needle and thread, believe me, your blogger quilt would be much better without my input; but thank you so much for asking! I'm sure it'll be a fantastic quilt, and it's an awesome idea!<BR/><BR/><B>kris</B> - Thanks.<BR/><BR/><B>Supple Mama</B> - Cheers!Marshmallowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229478994519987395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-45858334820186190642008-06-29T17:33:47.011+12:002008-06-29T17:33:47.011+12:00Congratulations on the race!Supple Mamahttp://mspmedia.net/supple.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-62310640967592038662008-06-27T21:44:36.785+12:002008-06-27T21:44:36.785+12:00hey congrats..krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724153482385351274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-74771744705370980722008-06-26T05:57:15.992+12:002008-06-26T05:57:15.992+12:00Yahooo.. great running! Thats like three 12 min miles!! <BR/><BR/>I am de-lurking myself to ask a favor. I am making a blogger quilt and am asking all my favorite bloggers to dig down deep and find your creative side. Would you be willing to quilt a 12" X 12" square? Make it reflect who you are!<BR/><BR/>email me at whereistigerlilly@yahoo.com if your interested!Tigerlillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652766012223389403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-11411346485749331602008-06-25T18:12:39.082+12:002008-06-25T18:12:39.082+12:00Way to go Marshmallow on your race!!! Awesome...angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-37870370165006479062008-06-25T07:14:31.239+12:002008-06-25T07:14:31.239+12:00WOW! Congratulations.. btw, u look slimmer, have u lost weight?<BR/><BR/>Its true.. Andrew, you can be mean!skinnyminny8http://www.blogger.com/profile/06352501906840945821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-12215606762450273932008-06-25T06:24:27.727+12:002008-06-25T06:24:27.727+12:00First - Congrats on the 5K! You did an amazing job. You should be so proud of yourself - can you just imagine how many people woke up, looked outside, and said "Aw fuck it!" It would have been so easy, and so understandable, to stay home in your cozy bed, but YOU got out there and finished a 5K. You fucking rock!<BR/><BR/>Second - I completely agree with Christie. You are so much smaller, fitter looking, and more attractive than you portray (or see?) yourself. I found myself saying, "she's not 'chubby'" when I watched the vid. Ok, so your post race interview could have used some improvement, but I think you have many more races to come, so I'm sure you'll get better at that. ;)<BR/><BR/>Last - I told my DH about your dad freaking you out with the hill comments and how he's never been a runner and such. He agreed with me that just because you're related to someone doesn't mean they're not a complete poo head that should just STFU and mind their own business.<BR/><BR/>Sorry to repeat myself, but I just have to: You fucking rock!Girl with a Problemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12347429694318677726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-87187706971912895642008-06-24T19:16:27.472+12:002008-06-24T19:16:27.472+12:00Well done! You truly rock the casbah. I suspect that if <I>I</I> were a runner, and had signed up for a race of any kind, and showed up on a rainy day... I would pretty much turn around, go home, and make a grilled cheese sandwich. And eat it whilst watching a Bollywood movie with little or no running featured. You so tough! ;-)32-Phttp://www.premee.cybr.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-61119355019844669752008-06-24T12:34:31.963+12:002008-06-24T12:34:31.963+12:00WELL DONE YOU!!!!sandie_beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272286826007718475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-80172632200632163872008-06-24T11:56:51.861+12:002008-06-24T11:56:51.861+12:00Shit! Blogger ate my first comment. And I forgot to mention when I rewrote it...You wrote that really well. I could picture/feel every moment that you described.Kadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699742707339717352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-43228372924121300962008-06-24T11:55:27.035+12:002008-06-24T11:55:27.035+12:00You ROCK, Raina! I mean really? 5 kms--twice in the one week. Holy Fucking Batshit, Batman! Suck it, Dad and Hill O' Doom! (REALLY wanna know what he said when you told him you'd done it not once but twice. Assuming you even bothered telling the negative sucker.)<BR/><BR/><BR/>How'd ya pull up?Kadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01699742707339717352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-17570829571628427372008-06-24T02:12:40.263+12:002008-06-24T02:12:40.263+12:00YESSSS!!! You did it!! You totally fing rock and you did it!<BR/><BR/>When I ran the Mothers' Day 5k I kept passing and being passed by these two chatty girls who were just jogging and chatting in the most maddening way. Who can chat while they jog? Who? Not me. No one I know. They ended up crossing the finish line before me, but in the two races I've done in my life, I've run with people like that. After awhile, I get the sense that we're both using each other as markers.cmaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15178277773305306374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-28912001593698277622008-06-23T22:25:22.684+12:002008-06-23T22:25:22.684+12:00good on you for doing the race in the rain!!!superstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01897684608601909139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-13480992238416770862008-06-23T22:06:40.601+12:002008-06-23T22:06:40.601+12:00Wow I am in awe at what you have done. I wouldn't even want to go outside to get the mail in that weather let alone run 5 k!!!<BR/><BR/>Take some time this week to be proud of yourself. :-)<BR/><BR/>Oh I can just imagine how good that shower would have felt when you got home.Tullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17777827076302706767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-90888417098237627282008-06-23T17:54:37.490+12:002008-06-23T17:54:37.490+12:00And that's a big bloody 'O' for Owesome!<BR/><BR/>Well done! Absolutely fantastic! :)Fat Lazy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04831580250709824079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-86229793206715032172008-06-23T15:52:27.850+12:002008-06-23T15:52:27.850+12:00Yay! I'm so proud of you (both!) Watching the movies and reading your account(s) made my day. Congrats to you both. Bravo!!<BR/><BR/>jjustoofathttp://justoofat.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-27999103409419770502008-06-23T05:26:34.718+12:002008-06-23T05:26:34.718+12:00My favorite thing about the video of people crossing the finish? The sloshing you can hear under everyone's feet. LOL. What a damn wet race!<BR/><BR/>Congrats - you did awesome - just like I knew you would! And it was nice to see a video of you!<BR/><BR/>For the record you are skinnier than you think you are, prettier than you think you are, more inspiring than you think you are, and have a much nicer voice than you think you do. SO THERE.Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836055984193279246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-26094175404997227182008-06-23T05:02:15.105+12:002008-06-23T05:02:15.105+12:00Congratulations! :-)Sinnasuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13319292248233661873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-79949714823348713052008-06-23T03:21:16.804+12:002008-06-23T03:21:16.804+12:00Congratulations! And well done :D Lovely write up too.boobsihazthemhttp://boobsihazthem.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-84292759054245078292008-06-23T02:10:36.042+12:002008-06-23T02:10:36.042+12:00Oh well, sorry the cap didn't help--but congratulations on doing so well in spite of the weather!G.G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16194634431878605447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-58238718345857430762008-06-22T21:36:18.961+12:002008-06-22T21:36:18.961+12:00That sounds nuts! WD on the awesome time - a PB in a race in that kind of weather? Priceless.WundaLucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12140310814652390485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-16306397246145093422008-06-22T20:45:32.771+12:002008-06-22T20:45:32.771+12:00Congratulations! You did it!! It sounded hard, you did great.Pooniehttp://thingirlwithinme.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-39484355021177393072008-06-22T19:55:40.744+12:002008-06-22T19:55:40.744+12:00Congrats - nice time, especially considering the crappy conditions!Kekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02545413219256990483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-70738014291121833902008-06-22T19:20:12.557+12:002008-06-22T19:20:12.557+12:00Wheeeeee!<BR/><BR/>For the record I said "You're not dead yet!"<BR/><BR/>Well done! You were absolutely frigging awesome. :)Andrew is getting fithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12509663563205981548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25715317.post-53068396967425518222008-06-22T18:59:35.196+12:002008-06-22T18:59:35.196+12:00Thats the best race report ever! Your victory video was pretty cool.<BR/><BR/>The videos brought back the squelchy sound that was coming out of my shoes for the entire run. <BR/><BR/>It was a bit mad eh? At the start with the rain pelting down. Mental.Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665359545915333818noreply@blogger.com