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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Boston Marathon Race Report

Ugh...I don't even know where to begin... 

The bottom line: 3:21:52.  I was not prepared for a marathon.  And it showed.  21.3 miles per week does NOT work despite what I was telling myself ("Hey...you just PR'd a half 4 weeks before!  You can PR a full!").  Not so much.  All in all, when i accepted defeat, I enjoyed myself during the race.  Especially the last mile.
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What was soon to come changed everything.  You all know exactly what happend aproximately an hour and a half after I finished.  Luckily for me and everyone I knew running/in the area, we were far enough away to be safe.  A mix of emotions was soon to come...and continue to come.
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I can't make sense of any of it.  I'm not sure anyone can.  For now, these are my (lack of) thoughts.  The race itself was a bit of a disappointment for me, but only because I had an over confidence that my mind could overcome a lack of training miles.  I'm ok with this and I'll have my turn to get back to Boston in the fall and hopefully redeem myself next spring.  But in the meantime, that's all I've got.
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Onto Raleigh 70.3 training...
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Potentially to be continued....

Friday, April 5, 2013

Boston Marathon Nerves

Battling injuries sucks. This Achilles issue I'm dealing with just won't seem to go away. Of course the best course of action I'm sure of is to NOT train. At all. Of course that's not really an option for me right now. I'm going to Boston. I'm going to run Boston. And I want to do WELL at Boston. The first 2 points are definites, but the last one remains to be seen, but hopefully by 1:15 on Monday April 15, I'll be walking towards the gear buses to pick up my gear bag. Currently wearing my new pair of CEP Compression Dynamic+ Short Compression socks to hopefully help a bit and in about 15 minutes I'll grab my ice pack out of the freezer to ice up. I'll be wearing these socks at Boston and I certainly hope they help (along with my KT Tape!).

I found this handy link/web form as a nice tool for Boston Pacing (found it at http://twofiftynine.blogspot.com) from http://runnersconnect.net/boston-marathon-coach/pace-calculator/. Here's the image for my paces I'll be shooting for at Boston for a 3:09 race (and a requalifying time).    
It's going to be dicey, but I figure by the time I hit the Newton Hills, I'll know if I have what it takes. I have a feeling the final six or so miles are going to be all about my mentality and hanging on. I know I can do it and I'm going for it.   See you at Fire and Ice for post race ice cold beers!