This is the first race I've really done since Memphis, and it was nice being in a race atmosphere again. We did PJ as a training run, my last 20, with 5 miles before and 5 after. Our plan was to run 7:40 pace, my goal marathon pace for Boston (three weeks!), for the 10 miler. No dice. Rolled through just under 7:20s the whole way, with a sub-7 final mile and a few close to 7. Awesome run considering Iroquois hills and the fact I was never running hard. I talked the whole time, probably much to my training partner's dismay.
PJ was good again this year, well-staffed and friendly. I still dislike the finish -- too much time running on the squishy grass. It did give me an opportunity to catch a girl who had passed us in Iroquois. My competitive streak makes it hard to do a race as a training run -- we did the same thing during our first 20 miler in the summer. I went into a 5k thinking of running slow and easy, just a smidge faster than usual long run pace ... so maybe 8 minute miles. I did a 23-minute 5k, somewhere in the 7s. Oops.
Definitely felt good today. Had a weird ankle thing going on late last week/early this week, but it appears to be all gone. I'm heading into happy taper time!
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i have to agree with you on the "squishy grass!" ugh...after over 9 miles of hard surface, it just feels weird! 3 weeks and counting for you...i'm excited too!
mom
Good for you! But I've gotta disagree with you on the lap through the stadium. I was feeling pretty lousy toward the end, but when I entered the stadium, I fantasized that the place was filled with screaming fans. That gave me a much needed mood boost, even if it was imaginary. And the spongy turf felt good on my aching feet.
All in all it was a pretty good day for me too.
There weren't many screaming fans when I got there. =( I don't like the squish, it messes with my ferocious final kick!
how do you get to the part of the boston marathon site to track you?
mom
Gotta wait until race day then log on. I can set it up to send you text messages, but it only sends them two or three spots. The site updates every 5k.
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