My 2 year old has decided that 5:30 is a wonderful time to wake up, crawl in my bed and tell me he wants some milk. Nice... After trying to go back to sleep for the last 40 minutes until my alarm went off (which I wasn't really successful at with baby crawling all over me), I got up for a nice little run. I did the big Juniper Crest Loop - 8 miles. But, I did it backwards...well, the way I least prefer. I went downhill for 3 miles, up the biggest nasty hill that I love to hate, then a little down/flat home. The last mile is always mostly uphill home, can't help it, but it wasn't too bad. As I started running I had Boston swirling through my head. I talked to hubby last night and he said that I could register. This may be the one and only time I do Boston, and I think I'm okay with that, but it is BOSTON! Maybe I'm in the minority here, but when I started running and finally figured out WHAT a marathon really was (without having to ask or google it) and how fast you had to run to even have a shot at getting to Boston, it was a dream. In 9th grade I'd been voted by my gifted and talented (yes, I was a nerd) group "Most likely to run Boston" because at the school's 1.5 mi fun run just a couple months before I decided I wanted to run it and ended up taking 1st place in the school. Nope, didn't run track. Never ran more than a mile for PE, just didn't want to be one of 'those girls' that walk/runs because they don't want to mess up their hair or get stinky. Anyway, at that point in my life I had NO idea what it took to run a marathon, let alone Boston. But, as I've grown in the running world I want to run Boston. Just once. I want to live up to SOMEONES ideal for me from more years ago than I care to admit. I don't want to be President of the US like I was voted most likely in HS, but maybe, just maybe I can run Boston :) There are many other reasons that I want to do Boston this next year and not put it off, but once I do it, I don't think I'll do it again. Once in a lifetime here! I'll be happy with that. Cross MA off the 50 states club...and move on. So, now I'm waiting for my confirmation email. I figure since they re-opened it today and it is qualifiers under 5min over qualifying time, I'm in like Flynn. I've got the fastest of the slowest qualifying times :) 4:59 over a BQ. That darn one second! I could've registered Friday if it wasn't for that darn one second! Anyway, now I sit and wait.... So, I digress. The hill went a lot better than I thought it would and in my mind it was my own little Veyo. SGM is heavy on the brain lately. My first few downhill miles I thought "I can't run a full faster than I did in Ogden, I'm just not there. Besides, right now you're probably running an 8:30 and this is how marathon pace should feel! You can't run 7:50s for 26 miles, you'll die. You're just not there right now." Well, when I got home and looked at my splits I'd actually had a 7:39 and 7:48 mile when those thoughts were going through my head. I guess if that is how MP should feel like I was berating myself for...I should be okay :) Can you tell I've got a lot of heavy on the brain lately? Since very few of you even read my crazy ramblings anymore, I'm just letting them go today! Got home and felt a lot better than I really thought I would after Saturday and starting my last week of heavy training for SGM. I can do this! Only 3 weeks left... AP: 8:31 splits: 8:17, 7:39, 7:48, 9:00, 9:40 (hello hills!), 8:29, 8:39, 8:33 Rode the bike with Adam to the rec center and did spin class. Sometimes I can't understand exactly what the point of Bill's workout is or what exactly he wants us to do. So, I just fake it pretty well :) Good workout either way. Hit the TM for one speed mile afterward to get the legs moving: 6:35 (started at 6:58 and went progressive until 5:58 for the last .05) 60/60/60 planks, push-ups and stretching. Grabbed Adam and took the long way home. Past my sister-in-laws new home and around the stake center to home. Beautiful day to be outside, and surprise, surprise...guess who fell asleep on the bike on the way home? Yup, my 5AM friend! Thanks for putting up with my ramblings today...lots on the brain.
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