Boston 2015

It was an entirely different day than any other Boston Marathon. First, I drove myself to Hopkinton. I parked where the family use to drop me off at the South lot. The weather was cold, rainy and windy. I talked to a lot of people about marathons in general, it was nice to be talking just about running once again.
The race went well, I took my time and enjoyed every minute of it. The crowd was huge for such weather; I saw blind runners, people with one or 2 artificial legs, wheel chairs, autistic runners, charity runners and even a guy with a broken leg on 2 crutches going down the middle of the road.
The Hoka Clifton's helped my feet. I had no foot pain after and felt fine at the finish. I do think I would have finished faster in the Saucony Ride but my feet would have been more beat up. I did stop at 3 porta-potties which had to add at least 7 minutes to my time.
The bus back to Hopkinton was great and the people I sat near all were about my age and had run several Bostons. It was fun to talk to them about hopefully coming back to run again.

Boston!

Yes it's one day to go.
I am driving myself to Hopkinton and catching the school bus back after the race, something I have never done in the 10 years running Boston.
The weather is suppose to be cool, 45-50 F, and  mostly rain with 20-30 mph E winds.I'm still not sure how to dress but this is better weather for me than 90F.
I'm thrilled to be here once again!

One Week to Boston

As always I am excited to run Boston. I have been working a lot lately and I am a little tired. I did not get a massage last week but I am not sure I need one every week.
Alli, who I work with at Fleet Feet, has a stress fracture but is going to give it a go. I hope she will be pain free. Michelle, is running her first Boston. I'm sure she will run well I just hope she has fun and takes it all in.
I hope all the runners have fun and enjoy the day. The weather is warming but it should be a fairly cool day.