For me, knowing up front that I wasn’t going to be running a PR, the best thing about Boston was the realization that I could just go and enjoy myself. I kind of removed the mental aspects of racing and just had a great time all weekend. Although running an easy 8:00 – 8:15 minute pace started to become a bit of a struggle around mile 15. Aerobically, I felt fine. It was just the feeling of being sick to my stomach. What can I say? Warm Gatorade just doesn’t do it for me.
The entire weekend was such an awesome experience. I love Boston and plan on going back as long as I can.
Here are my non-running highlights: Dinner at Bar 23… awesome!! Breakfast at The Pour House on Sunday morning with Jim Lynch, Janet Choi and Doug Krueger… great cheap, greasy food. (Pancakes and Eggs) Watched Josh Cox (Olympic Marathon Trials runner) go for the Marathon World Record on a Treadmill at the Expo. Must be nice to have your heart rate around 140 while running a 5:30 mile. Pictures at the finish line at 4:00 Sunday afternoon.then over to the Pasta dinner. (K.C. your hair looks great!) I’d venture to sI couldn’t finish, I went back to my room and passed out within about 25 seconds. Hearing the War Stories from Kevin Kunkel and Jim Ashworth after the flight back to Dulles. Jim, thanks again for the ride home.
Running Highlights: The noise of the crowd was unbelievable…especially at Wellesley College. I thought Chicago was loud. No comparison. The start was like falling down the stairs. I kind of pictured Boston as a big city marathon. I didn’t get that feel until the last couple of miles. For me it felt like I was running through small town U.S.A for most of the race. Just that there were thousands of people lining up the course in these small towns...