Still in St. George, so Brooke and I decided to run part of the marathon course. We drove 18 miles from the condo, which took us to Veyo. I ran the first 10 with her to see how my Achilles would handle some distance. Fortunately, it was fine. I felt it on the way up Veyo and a little on the hills around Dammeron Valley, but the pain was slight. We had left a car at the parking area for the trail, so I dropped off and let Brooke finish out on her own. She is getting fast--her overall average for the 18 miles was sub-8:00.
We saw the new qualifying standards for Boston last night after we got home. 5:59 faster for each age group, plus a waterfall registration based on how far ahead of your qualifying time you are. I love it. The only bummer is that because the registration window opens in mid-September, St. George will no longer be a viable qualifying race for the following year (it will still work for the Boston race taking place two calendar years later). | 