Boston Strong

Easy hour trot-a-long

Solid out & back tempo run on Lebanon Valley Rail Trail.

8:30 pace out, 8:15 avg. pace back, closing Mile 18 with a 7:45.

2-1/2 hours, no gels, just carried a gatorade & a water.

Started at 3:15, finished at sunset, awesome traail through farmland

20 miler in 3 weeks with the Team, we will get bussed to the start, run first 20 miles of course, then get bussed back to Wellesly Community Center, which is where they meet for weekly training runs on the course.  This will be my third and final traing run with the Team.  The following week I am racing the Capital City 10 miler in Harrisburg & then I get to rest for two weeks before the big day!  4.18.16  :)

Starting to feel like I can go after a BQ ... with a litte race day magic!

Went out for a 4-5 mile shakeout run at 6 pm after going long yesterday.  For some unknown reason, I hit the lap button at 2.5 miles & busted out a 6:47 mile.  Relaxed on a park bench overlooking the river, then had an easy mile cooldown jog home.  Long day, got up at 4:30 as I had to be at a mtg in NYC this morning ... got home to sun & 62 degree weather ... woot woot!  Hitting 74 on Wednesday ... can anyone say golf?  :)

Got 4 in at daybreak.  I took a 2 week+ break from running at an unusual time, mostly out of fear of pf and possible stress fracture in foot ... you have to arrive at the starting line healthy.  I did have some beneficial training in there though ... back to back days walking 18 holes on a hilly course.  Back to back days reffing 11 U-17 & U19 soccer games, basically 8 am to 4 pm both days, non-stop games.  The following weekend I reffed 6 U-17 games, all afternoon in the snow which caused Sunday games to be cancelled & a day of rest I needed!

About to head to Boston to run from Hopkinton to Boston college, my first & last 21 miler!  :)  There will be about a 1,000 runners doing the same, this is the weekend all charity teams do their long run on the course, there will be buses involved and everything!  I am thinking start out easy and chat a little with some teammates, hopefully after 5 easy miles someone will break away with me ... I would like to run the last l6 around an 8:15 pace, ending at the top of Heartbreak Hill.

Looking forward to a great weekend, just need to pack & go!