First, my last two pre-race workouts:
Friday 4.2 miles/39:22/9:22 average pace
This morning Maritza drove down to my house and along with Zach we went off for a nice run on the Iron Horse Trail. It was a beautiful morning and we had the whole trail practically to ourselves. There were a ton of those little bugs though- I got one in my eye and Maritza swallowed one. :D It was wonderful to run with her though- it's been a while. She always gives me the best pre-race encouragement and she even brought me a good-luck care package! She's the bestest! :)
Yesterday morning I went to the pool with Zach and swam 1000 m. I didn't have my watch but I know I swam slowly, I just took it easy and was day dreaming/thinking/planning about Boston. It was very relaxing.
Last night Zach and I did a ton of laundry and all the chores around the house in preparation for being gone (nothing worse than coming home to a dirty house) All we have left to do is pack and yes, I have detailed lists ready to go. And yes, I made those lists about a month ago.
The weather is looking very good for Marathon Monday- weather.com has cloudy skies, high of 58 degrees, slight breeze, and a 20% chance of rain. Perfect! I don't even mind the drizzle. As long as we don't have the torrential rain and wind of last year, or a super hot day, I will be happy. But this is looking, as Zach said, like PR weather. :O
So, do I think I will set a PR at Boston? Ha ha, no. Unlikely. But I do think I will do well and I KNOW I will have a blast no matter what. Here are my goals from my "A" Optimistic everything-goes-perfect goal to "C" wheels-fall-off-just-finish-with-dignity goal.
A: 3:40 - BQ (technically 3:40:59 is qualifying time)
B: um, close to that as possible
C: 3:55:00 or better - my time last year was 3:55:18 and was my slowest marathon ever. So I'd like to beat that time, setting a "Course Record" which in this case is the same as "don't run the slowest marathon of my life"
Secret Dream Goal: 3:36:47 or better - PR
No Matter What Goal: HAVE FUN, give high fives, smile like an idiot the whole time, enjoy the experience.
You can track me online at www.baa.org I am Bib # 14709. I will post as soon as I can after the race- possibly from Boston, if not I will have my race report up by Friday (we get home Wednesday night).
Go Sharks.
36 comments:
Have a great race Jen, I will be folowing along from FL
YOU are READY !!! Rock ON!!
Have a great race Jen - I'm going to sign up now to follow your progress (and can't wait to hear the full report over breakfast on Thursday!)
I know you'll have a wonderful race & your time will be great. Have fun & keep on smiling. We'll be thinking of you.
Dragonfly on the water...
Good Luck! I hope you accomplish your secret dream goal :). But regardless, it will be sooo fun!
And the weather is looking good, yay!
Good Luck Jen!! You are going to do great!! Have a wonderful time in Boston!!!
Jen - Let's make a bet - I bet that you beat 3:55 EASILY - I say you come in more around 3:35. I hope I am right. :)
Have a blast, race hard, and ENJOY!
Good Luck Jen! Sounds like worst case you will have a ton of fun and that's a really good worst case scenario.
But I'm thinking that will all of your training you will more than have a ton of fun - you'll literally have a great time! Enjoy!
Whoo-hoo! Have a great time!
I'm so glad I got a chance to see you before you left...it was totally worth swallowing a gross bug!
If nothing else, it sure looks like better weather than that what you had last year.
Good luck and have fun. Are you going to check out the Woman's Trials on Sunday?
"Go Sharks" (who are the sharks?), "Go Jen!"
Here's to the SDG! Have fun :)
Jen, go get it!! I'm sorry I won't be there with you celebrating during this run, but I will be tracking you. Have a great run and even better experience taking in all the fanfare and sightseeing. Best of luck!
Have a great race Jen. Best of luck on Monday. We'll all be following along and cheering you through every mile.
So is it a secret if you share it :)
No matter the outcome you will love every minute of the event nothing you have put a lot of hard work into it!!
Cheers!!!
I will be tracking you.
I love your "No matter what goal"... that's so important and I'm glad you're keeping that perspective w/ the whole event. I wish you the best of luck. You're going to do awesome! I can't wait to check back and hear how you do!
Kelsalynn
girl! kick ass and have fun!
Good luck Jen! You are going to do awesome!!
Good luck tomorrow!
Wow..... go for it!!! Have a blast and look forward to read the 3:40 race report :)
I just tuned into the site to track your progress. Good luck!!
YOU ROCKED IT!!! 3:44 is a AWESOME time!!! I tracked ya the whole way... right along with Lance Armstrong :)
looking forward to the race details.
3:44 - a tweener with respect to goals but a great race by any standard.
Congratulations!
I hope you had fun.
Congrats on a great time, Jen!! I cheered you on from my desk! Tracking the splits was fun. I kept hitting refresh hoping a new update would be published. Hope you are recovering and celebrating nicely!
I just checked the times! Nice job!!! WAY TO GO!!!
WOOO HOOO Jen, 3:44 with all that excitement & crowds to deal with is SO Awesome...
BIG CONGRATS CHICA :-) Look forward to ur report & pics!!
Congratulations Jen ... great time! Fantastic year over year improvement.
Well done Jen! Looking forward to all the gory details, and photos :)
Congrats on your race and time, looking forward to reading about the experience and seeing pictures.
Shawn
Way to go Jen!! Great race!!
i checked & you did awesome!!!
3:44:56
great job
You met Ralph! What a great small world story.
Congratulations again on your race.
Hope you had a blast! Looking forward to the report.
You rocked it out girl! I can't wait until you return to hear all about it!
Oh, and did you see the Shark's win last night??? :)
Congratulations on Boston. I was cheering you on from Omaha! Whoo hoo. Enjoy your rest.
Still waiting for a race report missy. :)
congrats on such a great race!!! patiently waiting to read all about it :)
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