To have spent 200 bucks to get an entry into the Boston Marathon and then have them practically beg you not to do the race....or at the very least to slow down by several minutes per mile.
Yup! Tomorrow's the famous race and the temperature in Boston is gonna be 30 degrees celsius! For the first time ever they are offering a weather related deferral to next years race, allowing you to enter in 2013 without qualifying. Sounds like a reasonable idea eh? But wait! The deferral does not mean that you defer your payment. On the contrary, they expect you to pay your 200 bucks for both years, even though you will only be racing once. And they do have a bit of a conundrum, which I suppose is why they have to beg. Of course they do not want the headache of people dying all over their race course, but if they let people defer without paying twice that would leave them with a serious money problem this year, and a serious overcrowding problem next year.
Oh well. I don't really give a shit about their problems, I am only interested in the welfare of my friends who are running in the race. Personally I can not see the attraction of crowding along the roads of Massachusetts with 27000....yup....27000 other nuts just to freaking near kill your self. You can do that much closer to home and without the 27000 others. By the way. Did I tell you that in light of the recent return of my mojo that I have decided to do my marathon in 2 weeks. The distance is exactly the same as the one in Boston but there will be at the most 150 runners. My entry fee was 55 bucks, and I'm gonna take my motorhome so I can drink beer right after the race. If you want to come watch me, or just come and drink beer with me let me know. Details to follow.
But I know that little races aren't for everybody and I suppose I can accept the mystique associated with this very famous international sporting event. And indeed I have 2 good friends who will be there tomorrow. One of them is Grampa Kyle and I am hoping to follow him on line. They don't have instructions on their home page yet as to how to do that but I'm pretty sure they will by morning. Here is the link in case anyone out there cares to check up on Brett, or anyone else that you may know.
As to training today it was business as usual. Of course I'm a wee bit tired from yesterdays run but I would say even less than normal. I swam and did my leg weights this morning, and had a nice little bike ride this afternoon, all with no problems. I'm still amazed by the difference between now and just 2 weeks ago. Now that I have mentally committed to the marathon I will plan my training for the next 2 weeks, and then after the marathon it will change significantly. My long bike rides will kick in with a vengeance, and the long runs will ease off. It will also mean the start of combination bike/run workouts twice a week. I can't wait.
(swim 1500 metres, ride 43 kms, weights)
"If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon."---Kathrine Switzer
Love
Peter
Yup! Tomorrow's the famous race and the temperature in Boston is gonna be 30 degrees celsius! For the first time ever they are offering a weather related deferral to next years race, allowing you to enter in 2013 without qualifying. Sounds like a reasonable idea eh? But wait! The deferral does not mean that you defer your payment. On the contrary, they expect you to pay your 200 bucks for both years, even though you will only be racing once. And they do have a bit of a conundrum, which I suppose is why they have to beg. Of course they do not want the headache of people dying all over their race course, but if they let people defer without paying twice that would leave them with a serious money problem this year, and a serious overcrowding problem next year.
Oh well. I don't really give a shit about their problems, I am only interested in the welfare of my friends who are running in the race. Personally I can not see the attraction of crowding along the roads of Massachusetts with 27000....yup....27000 other nuts just to freaking near kill your self. You can do that much closer to home and without the 27000 others. By the way. Did I tell you that in light of the recent return of my mojo that I have decided to do my marathon in 2 weeks. The distance is exactly the same as the one in Boston but there will be at the most 150 runners. My entry fee was 55 bucks, and I'm gonna take my motorhome so I can drink beer right after the race. If you want to come watch me, or just come and drink beer with me let me know. Details to follow.
But I know that little races aren't for everybody and I suppose I can accept the mystique associated with this very famous international sporting event. And indeed I have 2 good friends who will be there tomorrow. One of them is Grampa Kyle and I am hoping to follow him on line. They don't have instructions on their home page yet as to how to do that but I'm pretty sure they will by morning. Here is the link in case anyone out there cares to check up on Brett, or anyone else that you may know.
As to training today it was business as usual. Of course I'm a wee bit tired from yesterdays run but I would say even less than normal. I swam and did my leg weights this morning, and had a nice little bike ride this afternoon, all with no problems. I'm still amazed by the difference between now and just 2 weeks ago. Now that I have mentally committed to the marathon I will plan my training for the next 2 weeks, and then after the marathon it will change significantly. My long bike rides will kick in with a vengeance, and the long runs will ease off. It will also mean the start of combination bike/run workouts twice a week. I can't wait.
(swim 1500 metres, ride 43 kms, weights)
"If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon."---Kathrine Switzer
Love
Peter
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