Comments for Ernesto Burden

Comment on The upshot (so far) of skipping the fall marathon experiment: speed gains, fewer tweaks, fun change of pace by Shiobbean

Shiobbean — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:27:54 +0000

Ernesto~ just happened on your website as I have befriended your brother James in downtown Pittsfield. I recently have started a business The Running Center of the Berkshires. Wanted to introduce myself, your brother sings your praises as I went to Boston this year….I took on 3 marathons in less than 6 months….finally got my BQ at Hartford and skated through the other two.

I am working with Dr. Mark Snowise (local Hawaiian Ironman) and VO2 testing etc….we are focusing on the less mileage more quality approach to training and found your blog very interesting….

Thought I would introduce myself…..a big fan of James and his work and hopefully we will meet at some point….Shiobbean Archey …
peace~

Comment on Too-Good-To-Be-True Offer Turns Out To Be True: Sports Authority Running Shoe Replacement Plan by Mike

Mike — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:04:54 +0000

My local Sports Authority said they discontinued this “extended coverage plan” on footwear “a long time ago.” I was hoping to cash in on their stupidity, and I suppose too many people did.

Comment on The Droid Incredible, worth the wait by Justin Huey

Justin Huey — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:18:01 +0000

I know this is an older post but I wanted to comment on a couple things in your post, I work for Verizon Wireless so I have good firsthand knowledge of this device and some of the things you speak about. I would highly recommend investing in an extended life battery for your incredible. You will see a huge difference from what you experience now.

Also if you have the animated background set it drains the battery terribly. Does your wife use an adroid device? If so you should download an application called Knocking. It basically is a one way video feed between phones, you sync with the other android phone and your wife can show you the kids while you’re out working! My wife and I use this app and it is very cool.

If you have any other questions about the incredible let me know, it is an awesome device.

Comment on Why NOT to run a marathon this fall by Ernesto

Ernesto — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:08:55 +0000

@Kristen – Aw, shucks, honey, flattery will get you everywhere!
@Curt – I might sneak up on you during a 5K, if you were wearing a weight belt and a blindfold!
@Justin – Thanks! I’m glad you and your wife are able to run together! I’m always grateful when Kristen and I are able to do that. Good luck with the half marathon training. Let me know how it goes in terms of the speed gains! Disney wine and dine sounds like an amazing experience.

Comment on Why NOT to run a marathon this fall by Justin

Justin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:24:26 +0000

Ernesto I agree with a lot of what you said as far as backing off the mileage and concentrating on shorter distances to gain a bigger end result. I have started doing something similar to this by backing down and concentrating on half-marathons this year. My wife and I both run together so mileage never bothers us but our young daughter is almost 2 years old now and we are seeing more and more how we sacrifice running time for time spent with her. I’m hoping this break will allow us to more easily break our PRs and get some excellent quality time in with our daughter. Not to mention our next race is the Disney wine and dine half in October! Great way to incorporate family and running.

Comment on Why NOT to run a marathon this fall by curt fischer

curt fischer — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:21:10 +0000

Kristen what is this sneaking up on his buddies remark? The way I see it, Ernesto buddies cringe when he shows at races because we know the pace will be high and the bar will be raised. There are never surprises when he runs well.

Comment on Why NOT to run a marathon this fall by kristen

kristen — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:09:05 +0000

As far as the weight, do keep in mind that you are very muscular, more so than your average runner, so I don’t know how much fat you’ve got to lose! Besides, if you get any more ripped, it’s going to be harder to fend off the women, and I don’t want to have to be crackin’ skulls- but I’ll do it if I’ve got to…

Comment on Why NOT to run a marathon this fall by Ernesto

Ernesto — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:40:05 +0000

@Steve – Thanks! And I look forward to hearing how your fall half marathon and January marathon go!
@Luau – The way you’re training, you’ll get that BQ. Smuttynose!
@Kristen – Couldn’t do any of this without you being so accommodating! Thank you!
@Curt – You’ve kept done a great job keeping the kids high on the list! And you make a good point on trudging – I probably shouldn’t have used that word, since truth be told I was thrilled when I ran each of those marathon times. I was proud of the work done, and I shouldn’t have diminished it. I suppose what I really mean is that I don’t want to get to the point where I feel like I’m trudging through them. On the weight, we’ll see. I’ve got some to spare…

Comment on Why NOT to run a marathon this fall by Curt

Curt — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:56:06 +0000

Ernesto I agree with much of what you stated especially needing to balance time with family. Since the arrival of Ethan days after the Boston marathon, I decided to make room in my schedule by shorting myself on sleep. I was unwilling the reduce training or family time. End result…injured abs and flat to slower race times. Summer with young kids can be a magical time and I do not want them to resent running/sports because it reminds them of Dad’s constant absence. I have been working running in with the kids as much as I can, not the best training but it is something. I plan on doing the higher mileage in the winter months when they are back in school.
You have never trudged through a marathon. Your times are fast and very consistent. You need to be patient for the next breakthrough to occur. It will occur it is just a matter of time, have faith.
Be careful with relying on losing that much weight. At your current weight that may be too challenging and risky. Plus buying all new clothes gets expensive.
Keep up the good work and enjoy yourself along the way.
Curt

Comment on Why NOT to run a marathon this fall by kristen

kristen — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:47:17 +0000

I remember when I first read that article I couldn’t help but think of you. It just made perfect sense to me, and I’m not really biased one way or the other. You are really good about making sure your running time doesn’t cut into lots of family time already, so that wasn’t an issue. I know you are going to see improvements in your other race times, now. Looking forward to seeing you sneak up on some of our other running friends during races!