Easy four laps around the tennis courts tonight. Started getting into daydream mode, thinking about what it will be like to run past Fenway Park and the Citgo sign, down Commonwealth Avenue, turn onto Hereford and then on to Boylston to the finish. As usual when I do that, I start running faster. I'll be interested to see if the real thing provokes the same response. Planning 18 tomorrow. After I got back from Ben Geren, I sat down to map a route I thought would be pretty close. Turned out it was 18.2 without any tweaks at all. Only thing I'd have to change is turning around just short of Wells Lake Road. Our dose of early spring has gone away. It was in the 40s and falling this afternoon, and it's supposed to be below freezing tonight. That's OK. I'd rather it stay cold, as long as it's dry. That'll make tomorrow's 18 a little easier too.
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