Month: April 2015

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Putting Myself Out There

I’ve decided to run the New Jersey Marathon this coming Sunday.  I realized a few weeks ago while I was on a training run in Florida that I would be qualifying for Boston 2016 this spring as a 60 year old, which has a time of 4:25.  Given the popularity of Boston, I know I need at least a sub 4:20 and really a sub 4:15 would be most comfortable.  So, I’m going for it.  Finish time at my last half marathon back in January was 1:57, and just run as a training run.  Of course putting my goal out there means that I run the risk of looking like a failure if I don’t reach my goal.   That’s always a bit scary but I’m not one to take the easy way out.

Today’s run was great — hopefully I’ll feel the way I did today on Sunday.

Let’s just hope it’s not as windy and cold as today, but if it is windy I’ll hope for a west wind.

I loved my winter in Florida, I really wish it was warmer here but what a beautiful place I have to run!

I never get tired of the beauty of the ocean.
I never get tired of the beauty of the ocean.
Soft surface, the sounds of the ocean.
Soft surface, the sounds of the ocean.
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Getting Those Bad Runs Out of the Way

Hoping that my past streak will hold up.  Today’s run sucked!  I wanted to enjoy one more beach run before leaving Marco Island, and thought I had about 1-½ hours till high tide.  Well, storms offshore meant that there was no good surface to run on.  I decided to just enjoy the sights and sounds, not worry about the pace and just run.  Proved to be tough, and hot, and really hard.  Check out my garmin file from today’s run if you want to see just how much it sucked!

However, the sights and sounds will stay with me for a while.  There is nothing like the sound of the water hitting the shore and washing over the shells.  Just beautiful!

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