Comments for valites.net http://www.valites.net Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:37:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on A Spike Buck on Election Day by valites.net » Blog Archive » An 8 Point Buck Beauty on Opening Day http://www.valites.net/2008/11/04/a-spike-buck-on-electionday/comment-page-1/#comment-121 valites.net » Blog Archive » An 8 Point Buck Beauty on Opening Day Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:37:13 +0000 http://www.valites.net/2008/11/04/a-spike-buck-on-electionday/#comment-121 [...] valites.net « A Spike Buck on Election Day [...] [...] valites.net « A Spike Buck on Election Day [...]

]]> Comment on My new toy (in .243 caliber) by valites.net » Blog Archive » An 8 Point Buck Beauty on Opening Day http://www.valites.net/2008/03/11/my-new-toy-in-243-caliber/comment-page-1/#comment-120 valites.net » Blog Archive » An 8 Point Buck Beauty on Opening Day Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:50:17 +0000 http://www.valites.net/2008/03/11/my-new-toy-in-243-caliber/#comment-120 [...] rifles (elsewhere only shotguns are allowed) - this was the first season I was hunting with the .243 Remington bolt action rifle that I’d won during the previous [...] [...] rifles (elsewhere only shotguns are allowed) – this was the first season I was hunting with the .243 Remington bolt action rifle that I’d won during the previous [...]

]]> Comment on 2008 Run for the Grapes Half Marathon – 1:36:10 by amoritz http://www.valites.net/2008/09/28/2008-run-for-the-grapes-half-marathon-13610/comment-page-1/#comment-108 amoritz Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:36:25 +0000 http://www.valites.net/?p=79#comment-108 Hey ... thanks for the link to my blog! You ran a great race ... even if you did almost miss the start! I'm just happy to have finished! Hey … thanks for the link to my blog! You ran a great race … even if you did almost miss the start! I’m just happy to have finished!

]]> Comment on Niagara Falls Marathon – 3h:38m:45.9s by valites.net » Blog Archive » 2008 Run for the Grapes Half Marathon - 1:36:10 http://www.valites.net/2007/10/31/niagara-falls-marathon-3h38m459s/comment-page-1/#comment-106 valites.net » Blog Archive » 2008 Run for the Grapes Half Marathon - 1:36:10 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:57:55 +0000 http://www.valites.net/2007/10/31/niagara-falls-marathon-3h38m459s/#comment-106 [...] I ran the 2007 Niagara Falls International Marathon, this was the first race I’ve run that was completely in Canada. I knew when I crossed the [...] [...] I ran the 2007 Niagara Falls International Marathon, this was the first race I’ve run that was completely in Canada. I knew when I crossed the [...]

]]> Comment on 2008 Rochester (Half) Marathon – 1:41:29 by valites.net » Blog Archive » 2008 Run for the Grapes Half Marathon - 1:36:10 http://www.valites.net/2008/09/17/2008-rochester-half-marathon-14129/comment-page-1/#comment-105 valites.net » Blog Archive » 2008 Run for the Grapes Half Marathon - 1:36:10 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:55:30 +0000 http://www.valites.net/?p=74#comment-105 [...] valites.net « 2008 Rochester (Half) Marathon - 1:41:29 [...] [...] valites.net « 2008 Rochester (Half) Marathon – 1:41:29 [...]

]]> Comment on Ice climbing in 18 Mile Creek & Hiking in Zoar Valley by Nigel-Burke http://www.valites.net/2008/01/06/ice-climbing-in-18-mile-creek-hiking-in-zoar-valley/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Nigel-Burke Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:30:22 +0000 http://www.valites.net/2008/01/06/ice-climbing-in-18-mile-creek-hiking-in-zoar-valley/#comment-102 the frozen waterfalls is amazing! i do rock climbing too, but never have i tried ice climbing.. looks slippery! the frozen waterfalls is amazing! i do rock climbing too, but never have i tried ice climbing.. looks slippery!

]]> Comment on Niagara Falls Marathon – 3h:38m:45.9s by valites.net » Blog Archive » 2008 Buffalo Marathon - 3h:29m:53s http://www.valites.net/2007/10/31/niagara-falls-marathon-3h38m459s/comment-page-1/#comment-101 valites.net » Blog Archive » 2008 Buffalo Marathon - 3h:29m:53s Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:26:51 +0000 http://www.valites.net/2007/10/31/niagara-falls-marathon-3h38m459s/#comment-101 [...] reaching the goal I’d secretly set of a time somewhere in the 3:20s and besting my previous 2007 Niagara Falls time by nearly 9 minutes. Overall, I finished 124 out of 710 full marathon finishers & 8/43 in [...] [...] reaching the goal I’d secretly set of a time somewhere in the 3:20s and besting my previous 2007 Niagara Falls time by nearly 9 minutes. Overall, I finished 124 out of 710 full marathon finishers & 8/43 in [...]

]]> Comment on A Double Rainbow by Greg http://www.valites.net/2008/05/06/a-double-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Greg Wed, 07 May 2008 12:20:33 +0000 http://www.valites.net/2008/05/06/a-double-rainbow/#comment-60 Have you ever noticed that the color in the second rainbow is reversed? Have you ever noticed that the color in the second rainbow is reversed?

]]> Comment on Again to Carthage by John L. Parker, Jr. by admin http://www.valites.net/2007/12/24/again-to-carthage-by-john-l-parker-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-21 admin Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:17:27 +0000 http://www.valites.net/2007/12/24/again-to-carthage-by-john-l-parker-jr/#comment-21 The downfall to distance running is the time it consumes. Not only does it require hours a day when one is actually doing the running, but it can force one to not participate in other physical activities (namely soccer) for fear of injury and tossing away all that training. A typical soccer match isn't dependent on the last months worth of soccer. I'm not a world class soccer player - while a world class one might forgo other physical activities during a season, there's no non-serious place in distance running. Parked addresses this in the book as well where Cassidy has to sit out from volleyball games at family picnics. The downfall to distance running is the time it consumes. Not only does it require hours a day when one is actually doing the running, but it can force one to not participate in other physical activities (namely soccer) for fear of injury and tossing away all that training. A typical soccer match isn’t dependent on the last months worth of soccer. I’m not a world class soccer player – while a world class one might forgo other physical activities during a season, there’s no non-serious place in distance running.

Parked addresses this in the book as well where Cassidy has to sit out from volleyball games at family picnics.

]]> Comment on Again to Carthage by John L. Parker, Jr. by Greg http://www.valites.net/2007/12/24/again-to-carthage-by-john-l-parker-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Greg Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:47:26 +0000 http://www.valites.net/2007/12/24/again-to-carthage-by-john-l-parker-jr/#comment-19 <blockquote> I was shocked to discover the trials in the book were run in Buffalo, NY and followed the same route as the I ran at the end of October for the Niagara Falls International Marathon. </blockquote> I could be mistaken but I think that there were <i>actual</i> trials held along that course in the 80s or 90s. <blockquote> They push themselves through the pain of long runs and then are rewarded with only the sense of accomplishment afterwards. </blockquote> For me there is no greater satisfaction than the feeling of accomplishment. I've always felt like I was slightly manic/depressive. Not enough to be diagnosed but I have some pretty hefty mood swings. Ah, who am I kidding, I'm probably just like everyone else except that I'm a crazy distance runner! <blockquote> It’s great to have something to look forward to, but a little depressing to think of all the other things I could have been doing. </blockquote> I don't find it depressing at all. Why should one enjoyable activity like running be shunned while another, like soccer, be praised? Both have their merits and what is most important is that you enjoy what you are doing while you are doing it (and after). Seriously though, why get down on the time you have spent running?

I was shocked to discover the trials in the book were run in Buffalo, NY and followed the same route as the I ran at the end of October for the Niagara Falls International Marathon.

I could be mistaken but I think that there were actual trials held along that course in the 80s or 90s.

They push themselves through the pain of long runs and then are rewarded with only the sense of accomplishment afterwards.

For me there is no greater satisfaction than the feeling of accomplishment. I’ve always felt like I was slightly manic/depressive. Not enough to be diagnosed but I have some pretty hefty mood swings. Ah, who am I kidding, I’m probably just like everyone else except that I’m a crazy distance runner!

It’s great to have something to look forward to, but a little depressing to think of all the other things I could have been doing.

I don’t find it depressing at all. Why should one enjoyable activity like running be shunned while another, like soccer, be praised? Both have their merits and what is most important is that you enjoy what you are doing while you are doing it (and after). Seriously though, why get down on the time you have spent running?

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