tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post8076516248407906080..comments2023-12-12T08:08:43.251-08:00Comments on Marit Chrislock-Lauterbach: Hang in there - you're doing great!Marit C-Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06742572497365287990noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-18595705749441849452009-04-30T04:05:00.000-07:002009-04-30T04:05:00.000-07:00wow, well done!
Yip, it is not easy.
I have he...wow, well done!<br /><br />Yip, it is not easy. <br /><br />I have heard it said that one of the hardest part of Ironman is the training and I would have to agree. <br />Getting out there and staying motivated is sometimes harder to do than the actual race and most definintly prepares you mentally for the challanges you will face.Ordinarylifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06136274266634314394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-68191389143436887602009-04-29T06:08:00.000-07:002009-04-29T06:08:00.000-07:00Hi Marit! This is my first (and overdue) comment ...Hi Marit! This is my first (and overdue) comment on your blog, but I've been reading for a while. I found you through the blogs of some of the girls that I met at tri camp this past February. I have to tell you, I find your story to be completely inspiring...from your initial succcess to your accident and how you are just ROCKIN' the road back.<br /><br />Your post today... awesome! You inspired me to stick with a workout that I just might have 'missed' today b/c I'm tired, sore (and all of the other excuses that I can think of).<br /><br />Way to gutt it out...Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02082457871394785441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-54679124609869275212009-04-28T13:45:00.000-07:002009-04-28T13:45:00.000-07:00Way to hang in there! Long IM rides are, in somewa...Way to hang in there! Long IM rides are, in someways, more mentally challenging than physically challenge. You stuck it out and THAT workout will take you to another level. Congrats on a breakthrough training dayNikee Pomperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915177424890343332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-19495797194651627142009-04-28T10:38:00.000-07:002009-04-28T10:38:00.000-07:00great post marit! i love that you share all the pa...great post marit! i love that you share all the parts of your training and really let us into the experience. both good and bad. i cant imagine the mental stregnth needed to train for and then complete an ironman, but by golly you've got it! and you know what, us folks reading take a little bit of that from you each time. :)runningyankeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15486528248239866337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-16156404879893396142009-04-28T10:01:00.000-07:002009-04-28T10:01:00.000-07:00Guuuurl, you're so right! You got to get out ther...Guuuurl, you're so right! You got to get out there (for IM) even when you don't want to, there's no luxury for don't wanna, not gonna. You got to save 'skips' for days when something is really wrong that needs to be dealt with or you get sick or somefin. BUT, even when you're tired, down, out, 'last place', you're out there..hell, still more than most of the general population!!!<br /><br />Yep, no skips on workouts:)Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15398496906384738920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-85471241228188479792009-04-28T09:55:00.000-07:002009-04-28T09:55:00.000-07:00Yep, sometimes IM training can be rather soul crus...Yep, sometimes IM training can be rather soul crushing. I remember one workout where we had a 5hr ride/45 min run. There was forecast for rain and the wind was BRUTAL. So we did half on the trainer (thinking it would be raining), then when the sun came out, we did the rest on the road. The wind was SO strong, that we made it up to O'side with a tailwind in NO TIME. But coming back I had tears streaming down my face because I was going 14mph down a hill pedaling as hard as I could. Demoralized, we got off the bike and started our run in Solana Beach and it started POURING. I was like NOOOOOOO WTF!?! And then I cried for the next 30 minutes, and then again after the workout was over. I felt like a loser (especially because I was training with 2 guys...)<br /><br />Truth be told, workouts like that made me mentally stronger. I had many a moment wondering how I would make it through those 140.6 miles.<br /><br />But you will do it. And you will be STRONG! And I also imagine...fast! :)<br /><br />Keep going Marit!!!! Love ya!Shanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11226590006329406452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-793897049626541802009-04-28T09:23:00.000-07:002009-04-28T09:23:00.000-07:00Marit, I love your posts. You are so flippin' hon...Marit, I love your posts. You are so flippin' honest about things! You let me know what to expect as I continue on with my training towards my two 70.3s this year and IMC next year. Great job on that 5 hour ride, and how wonderful that this fellow in the race brought some good motivation to you. With the way you are approaching your workouts I have no doubt that you are going to rock CdA and Kona!!Runner Leanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05920305723750242672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-24331179322747919862009-04-28T08:24:00.000-07:002009-04-28T08:24:00.000-07:00Way to go Marit! It's funny where we find motivati...Way to go Marit! It's funny where we find motivation isnt' it? The group who did IM USA from Memphis last year raised money for Memphis Hope House, a cancer extended stay facility for adults, and the moto for it was 'Stay in the Moment' which may be all someone with cancer can deal with at the time - that moment. This truly resonated with me throughout the entire experience. It's too hard to look at it all at once, sometimes you just have to 'stay in the moment' - this buoy, this hill, this mile - and forget about how much longer it's going to be or where you are on the course or training ride. I can't wait to see where all your hard work and determination takes you. Oh, and can I borrow some of your 'don't miss a workout' motivation sometime? ;)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482561224007409868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-33229117713598652312009-04-28T07:24:00.000-07:002009-04-28T07:24:00.000-07:00Great job getting out there and finishing it off. ...Great job getting out there and finishing it off. I'll keep this one in my mind this weekend! (and next, and next... :) )Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11506637696161278266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-87222468857024773922009-04-28T07:05:00.000-07:002009-04-28T07:05:00.000-07:00Marit, this was simply an awesome post. I am tucki...Marit, this was simply an awesome post. I am tucking it away as inspiration.Dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129760118488391844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-92029807624631729072009-04-28T06:10:00.000-07:002009-04-28T06:10:00.000-07:00Marit, yep this was a lesson I had to learn as wel...Marit, yep this was a lesson I had to learn as well and am still trying to cement in my brain. Its one thing to get out and do an hour swim or an hour run when we really don't want to, but to give away most of our day to a ride that we don't want is another thing. Way to stick it out and thanks for your honest post... it always helps to see others struggle with the same things as I have. OH and you are going to do GREAT racing CDA and KONA :-) you won't understand why you got so upset over one 5hr ride. Jen always said after a bad workout or day that tomorrow is a new day. I didn't really understand I could move on that quickly until after IMNZ, but now I get it... hopefully you are a faster learner than I and can start today a new day :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-84456220091511742172009-04-28T03:44:00.000-07:002009-04-28T03:44:00.000-07:00I like what Jen said - "the ones that succeed are ...I like what Jen said - "the ones that succeed are the ones that get out there on the tough days" - because I think it's so true. I would imagine ESPECIALLY in IM training. So even on a day when you REALLY didn't want to (and oh how we all have those days) you still did which should give you all the confidence in the world that on race day nothing will stop you!!! :) Keep up the great work Marit!!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16247635973514495690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-44162627105490491382009-04-28T01:51:00.000-07:002009-04-28T01:51:00.000-07:00Hey, you did just great. Last year when I trained ...Hey, you did just great. Last year when I trained for an ironman and was riding with Shaun in Boulder I was in tears climbing up and hating it. But when I did the ironman sick and with fever, determined to finish I was so inspired by those people who were starting their second loop on the run knowing they wouldn't finish within the cut off time. Truly inspiring. Keep up the good work Marit.ADChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10681410636337246464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-89360832117090829922009-04-27T21:44:00.000-07:002009-04-27T21:44:00.000-07:00You are doing great. Awesome actually and you are ...You are doing great. Awesome actually and you are so going to stomp CDA. I think what you went through was normal....Mer diagnosed me with Ironmanitis last summer, like senioritis...when you don't want to go to class but you still want to graduate. Somebody once told me that fatigue isn't just from the waist down. It's when you are cranky, crabby, irritable and want to cry when a motorcycle passes you and makes a loud noise. Let's ride soon.Jennifer Yake Neuschwanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16689556408150139475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-8965196530367739232009-04-27T19:55:00.000-07:002009-04-27T19:55:00.000-07:00Welcome to Ironman training! :) Just like kate sai...Welcome to Ironman training! :) Just like kate said, you really can't even think about the whole thing. Even after doing several of them I still wonder how it's humanly possible to go that far. But on race day, you'll be just fine! All the training pays off for sure!Michelle Simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301323188060167291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-90106876171056100602009-04-27T19:21:00.000-07:002009-04-27T19:21:00.000-07:00Ok, I think you and Jen have been talking about me...Ok, I think you and Jen have been talking about me and my missed workouts. Sometimes finding the motivation in weeks with tons of workouts looming is a really hard thing, but that guilt of telling your coach that "I didn't do xyz workout" is even harder. <br /><br />I can't tell you how many times last year I'd freak out trying to wrap my head around 140.6 miles. That's when reading ELF's blog helped...REALLY! You are doing great (better than me!) and will totally rock IMCDA!!!! Now, can you call me on weds mid-2hr run and tell me "hang in there"?! Hugs!TriGirl Kate Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618329412555443696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-55165468021173047412009-04-27T18:54:00.000-07:002009-04-27T18:54:00.000-07:00Yeah, Marit, it is A TOUGH road...and one paved wi...Yeah, Marit, it is A TOUGH road...and one paved with tiredness, crabbiness, hungry, thinking you are nuts, hating me, hating Triathlon, feeling great, feeling lousy, eating everything in the house....and at the end of the day - the ones that succeed are the ones that get out there on the tough days. GOOD job to getting out there. There is a difference between being sick and being BLAH....tuck this post in the back of your head as we keep training ! :))) HOPE you enjoyed some good coffee, wine and scones after the ride.Jennifer Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423353141131054943noreply@blogger.com