I'M GOING TO BOSTON!!!!! What a great day. I was hoping for a 3:30, but I am thrilled with my time. The weather was horrible. It was raining and there was a headwind for most of the race. Angela and I couldn't find Michelle N, Michelle M, or Cheris at the start. I was so bummed. I really wanted to start with them. We lined up near the 3:30 pace group, but it was so dark we lost them right after the start. I saw the girls on Veyo. I was so excited to see them. I took 2 bathroom breaks at just after the 5 mile mark and just before 13.
My splits were 8:29, 8:16, 7:51, 7:46, 7:55, 8:15, 7:28, 8:55, 8:31, 8:26, 8:38, 8:43, 8:25, 8:05, 7:45, 7:40, 7:57, 8:09, 8:41, 8:07, 7:43, 8:30, 8:20, 8:03, 8:46, 8:36 and 2:10.
My sister Angela was wonderful. Her only goal was to help me qualify for Boston. She had only been running 2 sometimes 3 times a week to train. She was able to stay with me until just after mile 23. I was so happy to have her with me that whole time. I ended up finishing about 2 minutes before her. Michelle caught up to me at mile 25 and she looked great. She really helped push me that last mile. I had a 1/2 a gu at mile 5, 1/2 a gu at mile 7, gu at 13, gu at 19, and then I had a Jolly Rancher at mile 22. I drank gatorade at the stops that I didn't gu. I didn't have anything to drink the last 4 miles. I never hit the wall. The extra miles in training made a huge difference.
Everyone from our running group did great. I feel so lucky to have such a great group of friends to run with.
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