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Comments: There was a huge crowd and it was VERY congested for the first 10 miles. This probably helped to "hold me back" instead of charging out too hard. What would you do differently?: I think I ran a very smart race in Boston  Post race
Warm down: I took an ice bath for 10 minutes after the race. A sauna the next morning, and a massage in the evening Event comments: My previous PR for a marathon was 3:26. Getting a 7+ minute PR on the Boston course is something I will cherish for sure. My pre-race prediction came true to run 3:20 or better. My run training consisted of 3X runs per week, and my longest run prior to Boston was just 15 miles max...Plan to take some time off and recover... Last updated: 2006-01-26 12:00 AM
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 2006-04-18 3:12 PM |
Extreme Veteran  456   Dana Point, California |  Subject: Boston Marathon |
| 2006-04-18 9:08 PM in reply to: #399379 |
Elite 2999  Hattiesburg, Mississippi | Subject: RE: Boston Marathon Awesome job, and a new PR. Congrats. |
 2006-04-19 12:22 AM in reply to: #399379 |
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| 2006-04-19 10:01 AM in reply to: #399379 |
| Extreme Veteran 367 Lufkin (East Texas) | Subject: RE: Boston Marathon |
| 2006-04-19 10:59 AM in reply to: #399379 |
| Regular 94 Spring Hill, FL | Subject: RE: Boston Marathon Great Race Report, looking forward to the Kona report:-) How many Boston's have you done is the only question I have that I didn't see in the race report? Either way thanks for sharing your experience. God's Speed!!! |
| 2006-04-19 7:09 PM in reply to: #399379 |
| Extreme Veteran 456 Dana Point, California | Subject: RE: Boston Marathon I really appreciate the VERY kind words. It was my 2nd Boston Marathon. Last year when I did it, I ran it at an easy pace, took pictures, and sucked up the atmosphere. This year, I enjoyed it in a different way. I focused, and gave it a good effort. Again, thanks for the postive MO-JO |
| 2006-04-20 8:27 AM in reply to: #399379 |
| Regular 94 Spring Hill, FL | Subject: RE: Boston Marathon Forgot to tell you congrats on the impressive P.R. Especially on your 2nd Boston. You rock and definitely a big thanks for the report. I love reading it:-) |
| 2006-04-20 11:23 PM in reply to: #399379 |
Champion 8903  | Subject: RE: Boston Marathon Congrats on the PR! Wish I could have gotten your photo at the start, but couldn't find you in that sea of humanity!
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| 2006-04-25 10:37 AM in reply to: #399379 |
| Expert 897 Seattle WA | Subject: RE: Boston Marathon Congrats onthe PR!! awesome job! |
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4-12-06:
Pre Race Prediction:
My custom is to make a time prediction a week or so before a BIG RACE. Thus, I am going to say that if I can break 3h20' at Boston (which would be a PR by over 6 minutes, I'd be a real happy marathoner. I think it is doable. If I were racing on a quicker marathon course, I believe a sub 3h10' would be achievable...however, this is Boston..so, 3h20' is the "Gold Standard" for lar dog!
We had a chartered bus to the start line, so we were able to stay on the bus instead on sitting around at the athletes village. The warm up was basically the walk to our coral which was #9. That meant about 9000 people were in front of me