Scotty...

 

NYCM is definitely harder, by about 3 or 4 minutes for a runner like myself. Toronto is about the same difficulty as Boston, maybe a minute or two more difficult. Most of my other marathons were in the tropics, so not comparable because of the weather. Chicago was easier, so was Amherstburg and Hamilton. Ottawa was freaking hard, but only because it was my first, otherwise it's comparable to Boston. Prague was so much fun that I remember nothing of the difficulty of the course (except that we ran about 25% of it on cobblestones and tram tracks). Where else have I run marathons?  I can't remember... Oh yeah, Nova Scotia was hard, because hot in June and four boring loops with one stupid big hill (4 times). Fredericton is about as easy as Boston. And Niagara-on-the-Lake is hard because of June and an almost 2 mile incline. There, the story of my life, bro.

Of those, I have only run Chicago and I think pretty much anything is harder than Chicago.

Toronto is harder than Boston? Do you mean #STWM or the other one? Maybe I should go to Hamilton then!

Similar, but a tad harder. Less linear, less of a cheering crowd, often windy by the lake... Also many train tracks!

Good distinction re Boston. I never did allow myself to feel good because I knew the "hills" were looming. They just show up at a sucky time. And I do think NYCM was a more difficult course than Boston especially with those sucky undulations in central park.

 

Boston was my first marathon back in 1970. I was scared to death of the Newton Hills. In hindsight that was amusing, because I was at the top of Heartbreak still looking for the "killer" hills. The ones I'd just finished running were nothing to speak of after training in the CT hills around UConn.

Sorry to interrupt all the rah-rah, running, Boston, blahblahblah, but this involuntary swimmer has something to say.

You're funny.  The only sin in the dailies is not posting. lol

Good news!

 

Boston was my first marathon back in 1970. I was scared to death of the Newton Hills. In hindsight that was amusing, because I was at the top of Heartbreak still looking for the "killer" hills. The ones I'd just finished running were nothing to speak of after training in the CT hills around UConn.

When I ran Boston with Peter, I remember asking him "When are the hills starting?" His reply: "We've already done two."

Debbie-downer alert.  I've been in a running slump lately.   I just can't seem to shake off all the little aches and pains I seemed to have acquired since my marathon.   I thought I was making progress, but my first real temp run last week left me feeling stiff-hipped and achy again.   I am debating  whether just to take a week or two off.

I was keeping it to myself, but according to LRB it's a sin not to post , so I might as well share my whining.

I was keeping it to myself.....

You know better than that! 

I actually suffered a setback during a quality run myself and dialed it back so I feel you on that.  You may just need to do a pelvic realignment to reset your hip. Have you tried that?