WOW…what a GREAT experience!
Although my race plan did not fall into place I had a wonderful time running Boston. Being my first time I was in awe of race production, runner support and crowd size and enthusiasm.
I was able to meet up with several of my FastRunningBlog buddies including JG (Jonathan), DerHammer (David), RaTtLeTrAp (Mike), Tom Slick (Lloyd) and Hillbilly Runner (Ronnie). I’m sorry I never was able to catch up with Tom K as our paths just never crossed.
Thanks to JG for picking me up at the airport, spending time with me and helping me pace for the first 7 miles of the race. Also, thanks to RaTtLeTrAp and his wife (Kim) for spending lots of time with me and my family. This was a trip that I will cherish and have fond memories for years to come! I also met a new friend (Kevin) whom I hope will be join us on the Blog soon.
I really have so much to talk about the trip and race but I will try and keep it short as I know there are so many writing reports now. For now I will simply insert a couple of comments about the race and the actual mile splits for reference.
Basically, this was a “Run Fail”. I believe I went into this race in the best condition I have ever been in. All of my training runs, mileage and indication showed I should have been able to run below 3:15 but for the last few days I was having problems (don’t want to discuss on the blog) that was causing me to continually be dehydrated. The indication of this problem showed up from the start of the race and continued to get worse throughout. I have run with my HR monitor so much and watched my weight so much I can easily tell when this limiting situation will occur. My heart rate, from the start of the race, was running about 10 beats per minute faster than it should have been. As I ran the first few miles I remember JG asking me how I was feeling and I told him my legs felt a little stiff and heavy and my HR was way up.
Bottom line, it was not my best race although the effort was there. I know I’ll run it again and PR in a big way some day.
Proverbs 16:3
Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
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Mile
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Time
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HR
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HR %
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1
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7:42:00
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147
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77%
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2
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7:39:00
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156
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83%
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3
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7:30:00
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158
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84%
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4
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7:36:00
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158
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84%
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5
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7:45:00
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160
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85%
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7:38:24
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6
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7:37:00
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161
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86%
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7
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7:32:00
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161
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86%
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8
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7:48:00
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159
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85%
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9
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7:35:00
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159
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85%
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10
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7:36:00
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160
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85%
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7:37:36
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11
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7:40:00
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161
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86%
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12
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7:29:00
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160
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85%
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13
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7:47:00
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161
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86%
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14
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7:39:00
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160
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85%
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15
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7:52:00
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159
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85%
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7:41:24
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16
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7:22:00
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158
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84%
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17
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7:56:00
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162
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86%
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18
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8:12:00
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164
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87%
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19
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7:49:00
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163
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87%
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20
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7:58:00
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166
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88%
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7:51:24
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21
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8:33:00
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167
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89%
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22
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7:23:00
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170
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91%
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23
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7:34:00
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173
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93%
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24
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8:03:00
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173
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93%
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25
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8:31:00
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173
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93%
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8:00:48
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26
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9:24:00
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166
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88%
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99:16:00
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26.2
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3:52:00
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169
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90%
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104:16:00
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Total
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3:27:24
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162
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86%
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Pace
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0:07:55
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Age Place:
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722/8496
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55º - 65º, 34% Humidity, 8-14 mph wind - Dew Point 28
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