Boston bound: storm running

A nor'easter is forecast for Boston on Patriot's Day. Now things are starting to look interesting.

"Monday...Rain. Rain May be heavy at Times in the morning. Brisk with highs in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 80 percent." (Courtesy of The Weather Channel)

Not only that, but the winds are expected to be 25MPH ENE (that's against the direction we'll be running) sustained with 40MPH gusts!

I guess this is God's way of tempering my confidence. And I am still determined to best my PR of 3:17:29.

Time to go out and make sure I have the right cold, wet weather running gear. I fly out tonight at 8pm.

Cherry Blossom 10 Miler

Sunday, April 1. With the cherry blossoms in peak bloom, I exceeded my previous 10 mile PR (Army 10 Miler, Oct 8 2006, 1:10:02 @7:00 per mile) by more than 3 minutes! That equates to a pace of 6:42 per mile which is much faster than my training pace (usually 7:30 to 8:00 per mile).

I'm starting to think crazy thoughts about Boston. Can I sustain a 7:00 per mile pace for the distance? That would just be crazy but look at the elevation profile of the Boston Marathon. It's all down hill except for a couple of notable exceptions.

I'll meditate on my time goals. I've still got a couple of weeks. It's time to taper.