PM - 6 total easy miles. Started out with 4 miles, average pace 7:55/mile. Felt nice and easy, which is exactly what I wanted it to be after yesterday's tempo run. Then came inside and put on the aquasocks for another 2 miles, average pace of 8:05/mile. Would have been a little slower, but I picked it up the last 1/2 mile to see how it would feel. Probably won't do that again - my feet are telling me now that it wasn't such a great idea. Not bruised, but complaining a little bit. I am extremely excited to have found out today that I will be able to start in the last elite corral instead of with the field. This will have a few big advantages: 1) I don't have to wade through all the masses who were in the very front when they had no business being there and 2) I will be able to start with the group of the FRB'ers who are going to be trying to break 3:00. I am going to go ahead and put my goals out there right now (again, if I already did):
Gold: 2:55 - I don't think I am capable of any faster right now with my current level of fitness and mileage. This would be a 20 minute PR from last year.
Silver: 3:00 - To break 3:00 would be awesome, I would be on top of the world. This would be a 15 minute PR from last year.
Bronze: 3:10 - this would still be PR by 5 minutes, would be the fastest Boston qualifying time (even though at 35, my BQ time goes up to 3:15). | 