tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195456550562229802.post1115976767980764405..comments2024-02-15T13:07:38.608-05:00Comments on The Internal Pigdog: ToughnessBrian Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14109954832554945842noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195456550562229802.post-87013538413523616092009-04-12T07:26:00.000-05:002009-04-12T07:26:00.000-05:00Liked your post. I've always believed if you put m...Liked your post. I've always believed if you put me next to another woman equally trained / matched in a race, I will beat her simply because I'm willing to suffer more (probably). I've had to call on toughness during unusually hard workouts, but like you said--it can lead to injury. I've learned to take my easy days easy! --Alex (aka run350)runner-grrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07725123764353127568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195456550562229802.post-53830011172911352282009-04-11T14:28:00.000-05:002009-04-11T14:28:00.000-05:00well, i think the two go hand in hand. toughness a...well, i think the two go hand in hand. toughness alone is a recipe for injury not success, since persistence results in preparation. <BR/><BR/>i don't know about you, but i get told stories from non-runners about how a friend of a friend decided to run a marathon without training -- and then drank lots the night before, etc, etc. it always annoys me. first, you can't run a marathon well, no matter how athletic you are, without plenty of preparation. but more so, it's disrespecting the persistence that endurance training demands.<BR/><BR/>good luck in boston. run your splits and you'll succeed. you've done the work, it's time to perform.Brian Morrisseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109954832554945842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195456550562229802.post-40831048364379075082009-04-11T12:36:00.000-05:002009-04-11T12:36:00.000-05:00Yes, but can you be tough (in a race, especially a...Yes, but can you be tough (in a race, especially a long distance one) if you were never persistent (in training)?The Laminatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171521739644023071noreply@blogger.com