BOSTON

Travel day tomorrow, I can’t believe I am doing the Boston Marathon in a few days.

Finally nailed down what I am going to wear and its going to wrap myself in the flag. The only thing that remains undecided is the race plan. Originally I planned on just having fun and forget about the time. After talking Bevin from Hanover who is bib 817 I decided I would race it. Being bib #11268 I would only be racing against myself but in the back of my mind I am thinking PB and a BQ05 which would be a sub 3:30. My STWM BQ was a 3:29:07 but that was 7 months ago. I have been doing my home work and feel prepared to run that time again. Now last night I get a call from Doug Barber wishing me well. He told me that his first Boston 20 years ago he was shooting for a PB somewhere around 2:47 and he finished in 3:01 and was quite disappointed. The words from the veteran were “ don’t try to PB it just go have fun” . I have been glued to all that is Boston on the Web this week…the majority of the advice is to go have fun your making history..blah blah blah ! So now I am indecisive , what do I do? I know what I don’t want to do and that’s blow up. Having thousands pass by while doing the death march is not the way I wasn’t to remember Boston.

So , my race plan, go out at a 5:00 pace and hold it until it gets uncomfortable. I don’t find a 5:00 pace all that particularly difficult the challenge is to maintain it thought the entire 42.2. I don’t take myself too seriously so its not going to be a big deal to have fun and maintain a 5:00 pace and if I do a 4:00 Boston then I will have taken lost of pictures along the way and had a beer or two.