The Finish Line: 11 Mile Run!

1/10/2010
Location: Boston, MA
Route: 11 miles along the Charles River

Saturday morning, the Boston Marathon coalition had an unofficial team run. We met at the usual Revolution Gym in Boston. Our route was along the Charles River, it was an out and back run to Weeks Bridge. At 8am, it was 21 degrees, sunny, with a brisk wind, which was stronger along the river. The route was narrow and many times icy, luckily I did not slip. It was encouraging to see many other runners out for a morning run. I got very tired around mile 9, probably because I was running faster than I intended. The worry that kept going through my mind was that I was going to get another parking ticket because my meter ran out of time. So, I ran a 9:50m/mile, when I was trying to run 10:30min/mile to reserve my energy. I wanted to run walk the last couple of miles, but once I slowed down, pain in my feet and any generated heat would just dissipate. After I finished, I had a migraine that lasted the day/night. I drank so much water throughout the day, but it probably wasn't enough. I wouldn't say it was a bad run, it was really nice out. It was challenging fighting the cold, wind, and blinded by sun. I know I need to do more weight lifting in my legs and back because I was hunching over. Bad posture leads to injuries.

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A few days ago, I found out I got into the NYC Half Marathon on March 21, 2010! I ran it two summers ago and it was my very first half marathon. Central Park has several inclines, which I didn't prepare in my training. Now, I know what to expect with this run and can better prepare. It was such a fun experience, I look forward to running it again, and hopefully beat my previous time!

Here are some photos from my run.