Afoot and Light-Hearted...

 So I ran the Boston Marathon... wow On Monday, April 18th I ran the 2022 Boston Marathon . What an AMAZING experience that I will never forget.  While I am still putting my thoughts together around the day and journey, I thought I'd try to write a bit to capture some things while they are still fresh in my head.  First of all, for those interested  - I received my bib to run the Boston Marathon through my running club - the Greater Lowell Road Runners . There is a process by which they receive bibs from the Boston Athletic Association and they award them to club members through an application/review process.   Training Plan: www.marathonrookie.com  Time to Train: Approximately 16 weeks (buffered in a few weeks for any schedule shifts due to work) We all trained in the winter for Boston - there really is no getting around that if you live in New England. Sub-zero temperatures, snow, ice, etc. - it all adds to the stress (I mean) strength of you as a ru...

In less than 2 weeks I will run the 2022 Boston Marathon . My goal for the race is to finish strong and see myself through this amazing lifetime goal that I've had for SO many years. It won't be fast and honestly, I can't even promise that it will be pretty but I will finish.   The 2-week time frame leading up to the race is called the "taper" - this is a time when you reduce your miles, rest your body, and go absolutely crazy :)  Funny, this is a time as a runner when you would benefit from a long run - but it's the time to not tax your body so you can be fresh for race day.  So - what do you do? Takedown your curtains in the house to wash, purge the junk drawer and write all of those letters you have been putting off. Since the start of the year, my time has been almost completely occupied by planning my long runs, running, recovering from the long run - oh, and eating.  This past weekend, I had a shorter run and was amazed at how many hours I had left on m...