"Champions are everywhere; all you need is to train them properly..." ~Arthur Lydiard
Oh by the way right back at ya!
Lou, (aka Mr. predawnrunner), MD, USA | Lou's Brews | lking@pobox.com
Marathon Maniac #957
Holly - On your race report, you mentioned using Skin Shield for blister prevention. Is that something you get over the counter? I have a tendency to have big blister problems. I've sort of found a solution, but am always looking for something better, easier to use, etc., etc.
Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, "Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapenos."
Are you going to be at Robin's party on Sunday? (Is there no Boston thread here? I haven't been paying enough attention).
denise
So, I'm almost leaning towards "no goal but to finish" and just let the race come to me as it is - pick up the pace when I feel good, slow it down when I need to, and just savor each moment, rather than thinking "oh, I fell 30 secs behind my goal pace, so now I have to make it up" . . .
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If not I would love to meet up with some of the group on Monday...which corral are you in? I'm in the first wave, corral 8, Bib # 8390.
MM#209 / JapanJoyful#803
So, I'm almost leaning towards "no goal but to finish" and just let the race come to me as it is - pick up the pace when I feel good, slow it down when I need to, and just savor each moment, rather than thinking "oh, I fell 30 secs behind my goal pace, so now I have to make it up"
The duck gives a unique perspective . . . BUT you really have to be in the mood for the duck driver's shenanigans and the goofy music. And the experience can augmented +/- greatly by your fellow passengers.
"Enjoy yourself. Your younger days never come again." 100yo T. Igarashi to me in geta at top of Mt. Fuji (8/2/87)
I'm in 13, 13942 (just wave one side of the split). I'm debating whether it'd be better to go to corral 1 or 2 of wave 2, but most likely I'll start there. Last year I hung around with a few people at (I think) the first available intersection after the finish line, I think it was the one before the bagcheck buses but don't remember for sure. Don't know where people are meeting this year. There will be a drinking event afterwards, I'd imagine.
be very careful of any so-called family meeting area get together after the race.
Late-in-the-day flyby: my youngest is on the mend, out of the ICU and into physical therapy. I can't believe how fast these young 'uns recover. Walt