Subject: Columbus Marathon Oct. 17 All right I've managed to taper a little bit too much in the past 2 weeks, so hopefully posting this puppy will mean commitment to running this race. This year I'm going for all the marbles: qualifying for Boston with a 3:10 finish. My first marathon 2 years ago was surprisingly 3:13 (I was shooting for a 3:30 debut ). Then last year in Seattle I tried to qualify, and soon found out Seattle had huge hills EVERYWHERE. After running 7:15/mile for the first 20 miles, I hit the wall and crawled across the finish line in a shameful 3:40-something. I've been training hard all summer using GPS gizmos, taking ice baths and turning myself into a rubberband with yoga, so this is my year! Is anyone else going to be there? |