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Friday, April 6, 2012

10 days

On this 10 day mark until Boston, I finally started stalking the weather sites.  Right now, we’re looking at this forecast -


I remember fondly the years I made my way into town to watch the Boston Marathon.  A sunny 80 degree forecast would be music to my ears.  Not anymore….  I could do without the rain part of this early forecast, but the low of 46 works beautifully.  I envision a perfect outfit of shorts, short sleeve shirt (w/ a long sleeve over it at the start, but no tears shed if I toss it), gloves, and my cap.  Gotta have the cap, since I ditched my carefully cultivated ponytail with one sharp pair of scissors last week (queue regret – but it’ll grow back).  If it does truly rain, I’ll have my trusty garbage back and my “race day” shoes in a bag to reveal only minutes before my wave is released.  As long as there’s no crazy talk about potentially cancelling the race due to a Nor’easter (what year was that?), I can bend with the best of them.  Just call me Gumby!

So about these 10 days…..

What will race day bring?  My speed is average and my mid-week runs continue to be my biggest challenge…BUT, I’ve managed to get all of my planned 20’s in.  For me, THAT’S the confidence booster I need at 10 days out.  Those 20’s tell me I have physically and mentally made the distance, especially the 20 I ran the morning after returning from Mexico.  That was the day I had little sleep, a total loss of 2 hours on the clock (due to time change between Mexico/US and turning the clocks ahead), and almost no running for that week in Mexico.  But I did it.  I’ll be counting on that experience and the other long runs somewhere around mile 17, maybe again at mile 21, and most definitely at mile 24.  Memory, don’t fail me now! 

I’m excited, I’m nervous, I’m happy, I’m grateful.  Most of all, I’m ready.


19 comments:

  1. You are going to be just fine and I know you will rock it! I'll be cheering for you in spirit from the beach in Destin FL. I'll sure I'll check my computer here and there during the day.

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    1. Thanks! Ya know, if I wasn't running, I'd be stalking someone online for sure :) It's fun being a part of any of this!

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  2. Don't worry about the weather now. It will change and it will all work out. Have a good time and enjoy!

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    1. Thanks, I am ready to enjoy every step :) And I wish you well in your recovery!

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  3. 10 days!! Woo hoo! Oh, I hope it doesn't rain. That's all we have here. blah. But it will be glorious no matter what. Almost there!

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    1. Glorious definitely sums it up :) Almost there and we'll be ready for anything.....

      Safe travels to our fine city!

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  4. Lisa,
    Best of luck in Boston. I look forward to hearing an awesome recap. I am on accuweather everyday more for the fun of it since it changes on a daily basis. You're gonna rock no matter what the weather. Heading out for my last LR before the big day.

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    1. THanks Jill! I hope your long run went great :) Here we go.....

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  5. You have got this! I wish you the best of luck and that you just have a great time!

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    1. Thanks Christi :) That's the best wish I could get is to "have a great time". If it's not fun, why bother....

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  6. So excited for you! Looking forward to hearing all about it!

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    1. THanks for stopping in Wendy, and for sharing in my Boston excitement! I see you're heading for Twin Cities - I hear all sorts of good things about that race. Happy training!!

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  7. very exciting, the day has almost arrived. Hope the weather ends up perfect and you WILL have an excellent day. Good Luck!

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    1. Thanks so much! Getting to the Start Line begins the day of excellence - regardless of weather or pace. Bring it on!!!

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  8. So exciting! Just making it there is an accomplishment! Thx for the Hydropel rec for the 50K!

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    1. Thanks Tina - have a restful week before your race!

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  9. Yay - almost there!!! We "watch" Boston at work on our computers - I work with to docs that are BQers, we have our priorities!
    LOL, I'm already checking out the Monterey weather projections and my run is 3 weeks away!!

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    1. The years I've had to work on marathon day were days I had the race streaming on my computer - absolutely!

      3 weeks will be here before you know it - enjoy the anticipation!

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  10. Enjoy the day, Lisa! I hope the weather is perfect, along with everything else. But how could it not be???

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