tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post3852001634657317824..comments2023-09-28T08:45:54.824-07:00Comments on Canadian Runner in Exile: Downhill and Farewell to Ma Blanche.Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01784257254057007640noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-73010836918687770212012-05-22T06:50:11.207-07:002012-05-22T06:50:11.207-07:00I'm so far behind on blog reading, but I wante...I'm so far behind on blog reading, but I wanted to make sure that I was able to offer my condolences. I'm so sorry for your loss. May her memories be a blessing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494943565417395006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-57039577263240968002012-05-21T03:44:10.856-07:002012-05-21T03:44:10.856-07:00I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. Ma Blanche ...I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. Ma Blanche looks like she gave good cuddles. <3Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340368582513539763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-52547228803452586862012-05-20T08:51:23.850-07:002012-05-20T08:51:23.850-07:00I am very sorry for your loss. Ciao "Mamma Bi...I am very sorry for your loss. Ciao "Mamma Bianca".Black Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09283409222072090440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-57739055439155933112012-05-18T14:35:26.779-07:002012-05-18T14:35:26.779-07:00.... Sorry it booted me out.....
Ma Blanche sounds....... Sorry it booted me out.....<br />Ma Blanche sounds like an amazing person. <br />I'm thinking of you my friend. <br />Praying for you. <br />Hoping you find comfort.Emzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222558320999295678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-4220790223438398092012-05-18T14:34:21.979-07:002012-05-18T14:34:21.979-07:00I am so sorry. My deepest, warmest sympathies to y...I am so sorry. My deepest, warmest sympathies to you & your family. Ma blancheEmzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222558320999295678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-38423410888366898362012-05-17T20:54:34.762-07:002012-05-17T20:54:34.762-07:00I'm sorry to hear about your loss! Sending cyb...I'm sorry to hear about your loss! Sending cyber hugs your way!<br /><br />Good luck on the half AND the downhills! Waiting to hear your PR!<br /><br />Shannon<br />http://www.irunreadteach.wordpress.comShannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13149662695273911122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-51010757829004609812012-05-17T17:03:03.644-07:002012-05-17T17:03:03.644-07:00i'm sorry to hear about your aunt! i can imagi...i'm sorry to hear about your aunt! i can imagine how hard it is to be away from family at a time like this. hopefully you can get back to see them soon though. hugs! (and glad the postcard made it :)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720800873803974929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-89906722202293302192012-05-17T06:10:21.448-07:002012-05-17T06:10:21.448-07:00Oh, so sorry about your aunt. She looks very dear...Oh, so sorry about your aunt. She looks very dear.<br /><br />I too am curious why you don't like the Brooks Pure Flow. I seriously considered them the last time I bought running shoes (but went with the Brooks Launch instead). Tell!Kaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09922062201950752540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-13762545193347309952012-05-16T19:36:52.778-07:002012-05-16T19:36:52.778-07:00Ah, sincere condolences, Caroline. Your 'Ma B...Ah, sincere condolences, Caroline. Your 'Ma Blanche' looks like a sweet and jolly woman. Love the beautiful white hair.<br /><br />I am glad you have happy memories, and you will be home soon...Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01340601848402239435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-24470424465100085752012-05-16T13:34:29.136-07:002012-05-16T13:34:29.136-07:00That is so hard. I am so very sorry, Caro.That is so hard. I am so very sorry, Caro.XLMIChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12268964638359962511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-22931854087346880072012-05-16T12:37:50.039-07:002012-05-16T12:37:50.039-07:00My condolences on the loss of your aunt.My condolences on the loss of your aunt.Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-37974570085237931632012-05-16T12:00:17.731-07:002012-05-16T12:00:17.731-07:00so sorry for your loss!! i too had to divorce my ...so sorry for your loss!! i too had to divorce my brooks pure flows. and i also tore up the toes with a pretty bad fall.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07713437477594582906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-61432882137095114462012-05-16T11:42:50.041-07:002012-05-16T11:42:50.041-07:00I'm sorry for your loss. Thoughts are with you...I'm sorry for your loss. Thoughts are with you.<br /><br />With the downhill race, I am running it too. It will be fun. I ran it last year and had a good time running it and I was undertrained. This year I am going to go in with a much stronger base so I will try for a good time. I wrote some stuff on it last year if you wanted to check it out. Here's a post I did with some info that might help you out: http://muddyrunner.blogspot.com/2011/06/fontana-days-leftovers.html<br /><br />The one thing I said there and I'll say here is this: yes, the course is downhill but no, it's not cheating. You wouldn't put an asterisk next to a hilly course and say "Well my time would have been different had I run a flat course." And Boston doesn't omit runners who qualified from marathon courses that have a large elevation loss either. It's a downhill course, yes, but at the end of the day, it's 13.1 miles that you are running.L.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03932409909043501781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-15674238815542311652012-05-16T08:41:40.222-07:002012-05-16T08:41:40.222-07:00So sorry to hear about your loss. I live away from...So sorry to hear about your loss. I live away from my family too and it is my biggest fear that something will happen I won't be there.<br /><br />Curious why you are selling your Pure Flows after 10 miles? You didn't like them?Coreyhttp://schnoodlesoffun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-34224678094040136782012-05-16T07:15:14.921-07:002012-05-16T07:15:14.921-07:00What a beautiful way to memorialize someone so dea...What a beautiful way to memorialize someone so dear to you...I am so sorry for your loss! I am very close to a few of my aunts as well, especially after losing my mom some time ago. I too live very far away from home, and it is SO HARD when you can't be near!! My thoughts are with you...what a great "thing" you has with her...it shows in your post!<br /><br />good luck in your race...enjoy the downhill ;)On the Right Trackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818750157539370596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-77003291136350812342012-05-16T04:25:22.454-07:002012-05-16T04:25:22.454-07:00Sorry about your aunt. I'm also terrible at r...Sorry about your aunt. I'm also terrible at running downhill, I definitely put on the breaks!abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05956734205798602159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-91724646425003120892012-05-16T02:53:59.226-07:002012-05-16T02:53:59.226-07:00So sorry for your loss. It is so much more diffic...So sorry for your loss. It is so much more difficult when you are so far away. <br /><br />I hope your downhill race goes well. Depending on the grade a downhill can really be a workout on the quads. I wouldn't go all out, but keep a steady pace. Good luck!!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584071206419891364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-82613574722654027772012-05-15T21:28:59.539-07:002012-05-15T21:28:59.539-07:00I'm so very sorry about your aunt. She sounde...I'm so very sorry about your aunt. She sounded like an awesome woman! I know it's so hard, big hugs to you.<br /><br />Oh how I wish I were a size 11...those are my favorite shoes. <br /><br />Good luck with the half, I hope you nail that PR!!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10174883718651790845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-72598518241673960942012-05-15T20:43:50.728-07:002012-05-15T20:43:50.728-07:00So sorry about your aunt. She is beautiful in her ...So sorry about your aunt. She is beautiful in her pictures! <br /><br />For the race, I would let it fly on the downhill. For some reason my feet hurt worse than my quads on downhill (guess I'm striking hard), but it's worth the speed that I gain.Yo Momma Runshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02303930412601863052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-38377829888070580582012-05-15T20:17:02.778-07:002012-05-15T20:17:02.778-07:00Sorry for your loss and I know it must be very har...Sorry for your loss and I know it must be very hard for you to be so far away from your family at times like this. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.Boston Bound Brunettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617670777384752810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-49119580464915616112012-05-15T20:01:30.830-07:002012-05-15T20:01:30.830-07:00I'm sorry. I love that you had sweet pet names...I'm sorry. I love that you had sweet pet names for each other. That's a speccial relationship not many people have. Cherish the memories!Graciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05641028266038110278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-76417214851951272262012-05-15T19:42:06.813-07:002012-05-15T19:42:06.813-07:00So glad you had a special relationship..."a t...So glad you had a special relationship..."a thing" with her. So sorry for your loss. :( This is never easy. Things like this always make me squeeze my family a little tighter. Life is short. Wish you could be closer to your family.Amanda@runninghoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16389034066639666578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-53219295640829946662012-05-15T19:39:46.330-07:002012-05-15T19:39:46.330-07:00My deepest sympathy for your loss, Caroline.My deepest sympathy for your loss, Caroline.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682010895114305173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-80256421581658041532012-05-15T19:25:24.977-07:002012-05-15T19:25:24.977-07:00I am sorry for your loss of your Ma Blanche. Thin...I am sorry for your loss of your Ma Blanche. Thinking of you!Neon Blonde Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16782863353830958219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284298186061040784.post-14207718882520895832012-05-15T19:12:19.897-07:002012-05-15T19:12:19.897-07:00I saw your photo on FB and wondered if she was you...I saw your photo on FB and wondered if she was your grandmother--turns out I wasn't far off. I'm so sorry for your loss, Caro--I know how it is. I'm thinking of you and your mom.Terzahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10617301871875902162noreply@blogger.com