A 62 year old's journey to qualify for the Boston Marathon
Whew. The race route wasn’t as hilly as I thought, but still a challenge. The real conclusion(s) from the race are that the lack of long runs and the daily “put in the miles” showed itself clearly. Just look at the splits times and how the pace just went through the floor. Lesson learned.
Today’s run was the Lake Placid Marathon. Time was 4:26:36, or a 10:10 pace. They collected split times (which is terrific to have!) say it all:
With the race tomorrow, today was a another short run just to get the legs warm. Nice and measured.
Today’s run was a short 2.18 mile rather flat route. Pace was 9:55. Forgot to check the weight.
A short recovery run this morning. Yesterday was a 12.5 mile run and then well over an hour of grass cutting. Felt tired at the start, but it improved. Exactly what a recovery run is for.
Today’s run was a 2.18 mile rather flat route. Pace was 9:51. Weight was 144.6.
An oddly tired early morning run. Muscles complained that they were tired, but ignoring the complaining worked just fine. We’ll see how the recovery goes through the day.
Nice morning for a run. Temperature around 52 and mostly clear skies. I was thinking that in no time it’ll be dark again when I’m on the road and it’ll be back to trying to find and dodge the potholes.
Today’s run was a 12.5 mile rolling hills route. Pace was 9:39. Weight was 147.2.
A bit of a recovery run this morning. Take it easy and relax. No push at all. It’s a damp, drizzly, 51 degree early morning, so just relax.
Today’s run was an 8.05 mile rolling hills route. Pace was 9:56. Weight was 146.0.
More hills work today. There’s a loop right at the house that includes a short (0.1 mile) hill with about a 10+% grade and 60 feet of climb. Ran 10 of those loops today. Races in June, July and August have some climb, and besides it’s good work.
Today’s run was a 9.15 mile hills route. Pace was 9:50. Weight was 145.2.
A cool, wet morning. Temperature around 53 degrees, misting and blowing a bit. Whatever. It’s interesting that, once I get out on the run, all that stuff pretty much blends into the background. Looking forward to the heat — better training.
Today’s run was a one mile warm-up and one climb up the Blue Hills Service Road. Total about 1.97 miles. The climb is 0.87 miles and 415 or so feet of climb. “Pace” was 11:14. Weight was 144.6.
One more cool, dry, clear early morning. Temperature around 40 degrees. A mild breeze wasn’t really anything to notice.
Felt OK today. Good work on the road. Didn’t feel to strained or forced. Stay on it and relax.
Today’s run was a 12.5 mile rolling hills route. Pace was 9:52 or so. Weight was 145.2.
A windy, sunny, dry mid-morning for a run. Lots of dust. Glad to get out in the sunshine. I need to work as much as possible when it’s sunny.
Today’s run was an 8.05 mile rolling hills route. Pace was 9:25. Weight was 143.5.
Time for some serious climbing work. There’s a service road at Blue Hills in the Boston area that’s 0.87 miles long and about 415 feet of climb. Some sections are like walls, e.g., the 17% grade below. Ran it (barely) at about an 11:05 pace.
