Comments on: Confession http://gosonja.com/index.php/confession/ Live for Adventure Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:39:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: triAndrea http://gosonja.com/index.php/confession/comment-page-1/#comment-13486 triAndrea Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:25:55 +0000 http://gosonja.com/?p=1904#comment-13486 Ah, the first comment ever...but I couldn't pass up the opportunity...Working out in the dark ALONE! Who better to chat with about that than me?? After all I am always out there in the dark...alone. Honestly, sometimes I am terrified! But I want the accomplishment so bad and to so bad be a badass. But more important are the breakthroughs that come to me in the dark. The dark is mystical and magic to me. It is the craziest thing, I can't see the terrain, I don't know when a hill is coming up, the pain seems to not be there, and I just feel invincible. Maybe it is because I am scared and it allows my mind to focus elsewhere, who knows. When you have hit a plateau and need to change conditions maybe one of the conditions you can change is the time of day. Maybe the night skies will allow you to break that barrier of being a physical being and transcend into a spiritual being who is capable of flying. Knowing you this too shall pass. But if you ever want to jump off a bridge and leave the fears behind I would be by your side in a heart beat. :) Ah, the first comment ever…but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity…Working out in the dark ALONE! Who better to chat with about that than me?? After all I am always out there in the dark…alone. Honestly, sometimes I am terrified! But I want the accomplishment so bad and to so bad be a badass. But more important are the breakthroughs that come to me in the dark. The dark is mystical and magic to me. It is the craziest thing, I can’t see the terrain, I don’t know when a hill is coming up, the pain seems to not be there, and I just feel invincible. Maybe it is because I am scared and it allows my mind to focus elsewhere, who knows. When you have hit a plateau and need to change conditions maybe one of the conditions you can change is the time of day. Maybe the night skies will allow you to break that barrier of being a physical being and transcend into a spiritual being who is capable of flying.

Knowing you this too shall pass. But if you ever want to jump off a bridge and leave the fears behind I would be by your side in a heart beat. :)

]]> By: Thor http://gosonja.com/index.php/confession/comment-page-1/#comment-13451 Thor Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:11:35 +0000 http://gosonja.com/?p=1904#comment-13451 Still badass. You! Running in the dark takes some getting used to, and I bet if you do it more often you'll get more comfortable in it too. I do most of my runs in the early morning darkness -- start and finish. You get used to high-stepping when you can't see what you're running on, and other things. One thing I find is that when I do speed work in the dark, I'm able to get more into myself than at any other time. Keep at it... it'll get easier, and it'll make you even more badass! Still badass. You!

Running in the dark takes some getting used to, and I bet if you do it more often you’ll get more comfortable in it too. I do most of my runs in the early morning darkness — start and finish. You get used to high-stepping when you can’t see what you’re running on, and other things. One thing I find is that when I do speed work in the dark, I’m able to get more into myself than at any other time. Keep at it… it’ll get easier, and it’ll make you even more badass!

]]> By: Hillary http://gosonja.com/index.php/confession/comment-page-1/#comment-13441 Hillary Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:09:27 +0000 http://gosonja.com/?p=1904#comment-13441 I really kind of enjoy running at night. I will happily go for a nice easy night run, or even a walk, with you depending on training schedules. You come to our house, we'll go run and then we'll have a yummy warm dinner. I'm not scared of heights, I'm just scared of falling off of them. Once I feel secure, I will gladly hang out on a precarious perch, until it is time to maneuver to get back down... I really kind of enjoy running at night. I will happily go for a nice easy night run, or even a walk, with you depending on training schedules. You come to our house, we’ll go run and then we’ll have a yummy warm dinner.

I’m not scared of heights, I’m just scared of falling off of them. Once I feel secure, I will gladly hang out on a precarious perch, until it is time to maneuver to get back down…

]]> By: Ben S http://gosonja.com/index.php/confession/comment-page-1/#comment-13439 Ben S Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:34:56 +0000 http://gosonja.com/?p=1904#comment-13439 good to know you have some fears ;-) I'm more of a falling/drowning person, so you may not get me out on the frozen res, and that bridge looks a bit sketchy to me... I'll happily go on some night runs or rides with you though - I love them! I can understand the hesitation about night though - while I don't have an issue, I always get nervous when Hill goes out on a night adventure by herself and feel much better when she's back. good to know you have some fears ;-) I’m more of a falling/drowning person, so you may not get me out on the frozen res, and that bridge looks a bit sketchy to me… I’ll happily go on some night runs or rides with you though – I love them!
I can understand the hesitation about night though – while I don’t have an issue, I always get nervous when Hill goes out on a night adventure by herself and feel much better when she’s back.

]]> By: Nick Clark http://gosonja.com/index.php/confession/comment-page-1/#comment-13431 Nick Clark Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:01:03 +0000 http://gosonja.com/?p=1904#comment-13431 I'm with you on running in the dark, and it was a major concern for me last year at Bighorn. I didn't train it at all because I wanted no part of it. However, when night fell during the race, it was actually a nice distraction from pain. Having said that, when the novelty of night wore off, pain and forward momentum once again became the main focus, so much so that (fear of) the dark was really a very secondary concern. Running through the night is a very bizarre experience, especially if you've just run through an entire day, but it's a great time for reflection. Have fun with it. I’m with you on running in the dark, and it was a major concern for me last year at Bighorn. I didn’t train it at all because I wanted no part of it. However, when night fell during the race, it was actually a nice distraction from pain.

Having said that, when the novelty of night wore off, pain and forward momentum once again became the main focus, so much so that (fear of) the dark was really a very secondary concern.

Running through the night is a very bizarre experience, especially if you’ve just run through an entire day, but it’s a great time for reflection. Have fun with it.

]]> By: Sonja http://gosonja.com/index.php/confession/comment-page-1/#comment-13430 Sonja Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:05:43 +0000 http://gosonja.com/?p=1904#comment-13430 Okay, sorry, some of my paragraphs seem to have gotten"switched" around in this post. I'm surprised any of you commented. I have rearranged them and put them in the right place. Oy. Okay, sorry, some of my paragraphs seem to have gotten”switched” around in this post. I’m surprised any of you commented. I have rearranged them and put them in the right place. Oy.

]]> By: Kim http://gosonja.com/index.php/confession/comment-page-1/#comment-13428 Kim Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:54:46 +0000 http://gosonja.com/?p=1904#comment-13428 ...and that plank of wood over the stream is much scarier than running in the dark--trust me (this from someone who loves to swim in the ocean and lakes). …and that plank of wood over the stream is much scarier than running in the dark–trust me (this from someone who loves to swim in the ocean and lakes).

]]> By: Jamie http://gosonja.com/index.php/confession/comment-page-1/#comment-13426 Jamie Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:04:34 +0000 http://gosonja.com/?p=1904#comment-13426 You Totally Are (were) Sarah Connor! How are you with automatic weapons? I'll try not to think TOO much less of you now that I know your deep dark (pun intended) secret. Oh, and that is one sorry excuse for a bridge. That is a plank of wood over a stream... You Totally Are (were) Sarah Connor! How are you with automatic weapons?

I’ll try not to think TOO much less of you now that I know your deep dark (pun intended) secret.

Oh, and that is one sorry excuse for a bridge. That is a plank of wood over a stream…

]]> By: Laura J http://gosonja.com/index.php/confession/comment-page-1/#comment-13424 Laura J Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:34:13 +0000 http://gosonja.com/?p=1904#comment-13424 That bridge is sketch! But thanks for being honest, we all have fears, whether rational (dark) or irrational (mine). It makes overcoming them that much sweeter. For night riding, I used to just take less and less light each time until I could ride with nothing but the moonlight - It is scary, but liberating. I'd be happy to night ride with you. Running, well, we know I can't keep up ;-) but getting to the point of knowing you can do it is awesome, and you will! That bridge is sketch! But thanks for being honest, we all have fears, whether rational (dark) or irrational (mine). It makes overcoming them that much sweeter. For night riding, I used to just take less and less light each time until I could ride with nothing but the moonlight – It is scary, but liberating. I’d be happy to night ride with you. Running, well, we know I can’t keep up ;-) but getting to the point of knowing you can do it is awesome, and you will!

]]> By: Kim http://gosonja.com/index.php/confession/comment-page-1/#comment-13415 Kim Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:27:54 +0000 http://gosonja.com/?p=1904#comment-13415 Hi Sonja: No, you're not less than badass for having dark phobias--it's perfectly natural especially for women. Like a lot of things in life, it's worse thinking about it than actually being out there running in it. Start small and familiar by going for a short run in the dark and work up from there. Better yet, find a training partner and go for a night run. Night running can be exhilarating. I have run 100s over the years and the hardest part about the night time sections is not the scariness but the staying awake in the wee hours. You will have a blast at Moab and it won't be scary. Don't forget to drink some coke or coffee--it really helps even if it's just psychological. Best to you! Hi Sonja:

No, you’re not less than badass for having dark phobias–it’s perfectly natural especially for women. Like a lot of things in life, it’s worse thinking about it than actually being out there running in it. Start small and familiar by going for a short run in the dark and work up from there. Better yet, find a training partner and go for a night run. Night running can be exhilarating. I have run 100s over the years and the hardest part about the night time sections is not the scariness but the staying awake in the wee hours. You will have a blast at Moab and it won’t be scary. Don’t forget to drink some coke or coffee–it really helps even if it’s just psychological. Best to you!

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