Notes
26.43 miles on the GPS, didn't get the best tangents.
First mile was so crowded I couldn't do any faster than 8:00. Then it opened up some and I ran pretty consistently the first half.
Felt some soreness in the left foot starting on mile 8, but not too bad. But the second half, bottoms of both feet felt sore but not where it affected me too much.
I went more by effort the second half. Tried to get that high leg lift up the hills. Did ok on the hills until Heartbreak Hill. Just couldn't find the lower gear after the last hill like I could at Grandmas. I knew I wasn't going to get the BQ so I felt comfortable to finish in the 8:05-8:10 pace and get the sub 3:35. Pretty stiff wind into the face on the second half. Wind wasn't bad on the first half.
Feel good about the results even though I didn't BQ. But plan is for London next April and then return to Boston in 2017. Looks like some others struggled this year as well. Tough conditions.