Notes
Philadelphia Marathon. 4 weeks after the disaster at Baystate.....had to try again. read an article in Marathon & Beyond about a guy who had better success doing all of his runs in racing flats. figured I had nothing to lose so for the 4 wks after Baystate, did all my running in a pair of NB flats and decided to run Philly in them. totally locked in on 7:17 pace. also read something about how to keep cramps away by using some accu-pressure technique where you pinch the upper lip right beneath the nose and hold it until the cramps eased.....sounds ridiculous but it worked. I probably looked like an idiot running that way but I was going sub 3:11 no matter what. was on the hairy edge of cramp attacks but just made it. wish I had known last year at Baystate that the BQ was sub 3:11 and didn't have to be 3:10. got the whole Philly experience....took a leak in an alley early in the race, did the Rocky steps thing after the race. PR + 1st BQ.