Random Thoughts

The rolling registration is over for the 2015 Boston Marathon, and this year it appears you needed to beat your qualifying time by 62 seconds to get one of the 23,546 qualified runner entry slots. This is slightly closer than last year, when the cutoff occurred at 1:38 below the qualifying time.
Runner's World had an article which discusses "Runners with More Training Miles Finish Marathons Faster."
No surprise, I always felt I needed to run at least 40 miles to qualify for Boston and the article substantiates this thinking.
Hoka Clifton's are helping me get to 40/wk.

Awesome Day to Run

I got out of work at 2:30 today so I was out running just after 3. 8.1 miles in Hoka Clifton in 1:11 about 8:46/mi. just what I need for 26.2 to definitely qualify for Boston even if they go back to 25k entrants.
I signed up today for Boston and was #25845 at 10:40 this morning. So maybe if I got on-line at 10 I might have been under 25k but it would have been close.

Back to Running

I took only 4 days to recover from the LVHN Via Marathon. I ran 2.7 miles yesterday and 4.1 today. I ran in the Hoka Clifton today. I had them on before the marathon but decided at the last minute not to wear them. I hope to qualify soon for Boston 2016 so I can run in the Clifton's in a marathon without worrying how fast I run. No massage this week student was sick but acupuncture (needles) and lots of Roll Recovery and Rumble Roller. I feel great!

Via Marathon

So OK I missed posting in August. I seem to have 6 things left to do at the end of my day, every day! I have so much to do and running is not always #1 ;(
The Lehigh Valley Health Network Via Marathon was fun. It had it's positives and a few negatives but overall I accomplished what I wanted to in running it. I did not like the long down hill near thew beginning but I loved the trails! I felt good after recovering from the hill (mile 6) and I felt strong at the finish, no cramping. I took 4 salt capsules, S!Caps before mile 7, 14, and 21. 6 gels and OJ w/o Nuun (ran out); mostly water Gatorade just 2Xs.
Finished in 4:01:19 because I had to use the Porta-potty at mile 18 for about 3 minutes :( I find it tough traveling and finding the right food to set myself up for the race.
Hoping for a 3:50 in Hartford October 11.