30's Bringin' it to Boston!

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PacerChris

Discussion Starter · Feb 23, 2008

OK, since I've only gotten the green light for Boston effective 1 week ago, I'm not 100% sure on who is going to be there to run, jog, cheerlead (don't forget the trampolines!), blow the froth off a few coldies, or what-have-you. SO - I thought I'd start this up as a way to track who will be there, where they're staying, when they arrive, any meet-ups and the like. 
No flights booked yet, but I plan to arrive late Sat night, watch the Trials on Sun morning, get my bib and chillax the balance of the day on Sunday (unless i can score some Sox tix for me and a buddy). I'm planning to leave right after the race, so this will be a quick trip for me. 
I'm staying on Boylston St at the Charles Mark Hotel, sharing a room with a training buddy. 
I am RACING - planning to lay the wood to Mr. Lance Armstrong, unlike I did at NYC a few months ago. I've got a load of pals running on Monday but would like to try and connect with folks during the wait in Hopkinton if it works out.

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JenRuns

· #6 · Feb 23, 2008

Yipee! I was hoping someone would start a thread like this! 
We are staying at the Park Plaza the 19th-22nd. Is anyone staying there, or near there???? Who can I meet? Fun! 
I totally overwhelmed by the idea of this trip, I have no idea what I'm getting myself into. I'm hoping there will other confused runners around as well or someone who has a clue to take me in under their wing. 
I guess I'll be starting in the 2nd wave<img alt="sad.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/sad.gif"> 'cuz my qualifying time was over 3:30. 
I am Racing, but unlike Pacer I don't plan to "lay the wood" to anyone, mostly because that sounds like a creepy guy thing<img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif">. 
I've been working my butt off, so I hope to get a pretty new PR if the hills don't eat me alive first.

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JenRuns

· #21 · Feb 25, 2008

Okay, who's going to explain to me how this whole this is going to go down for me on race day? I have no idea what to expect. 
Is it easy to figure out what bus/where to get on...about what time is this? 
What happens at the start? What should I bring? Is there bag drop or just bring stuff to throw away? How long before the race start are we dropped off? 2oh, did you rent a house up there--cool, thanks for the invite! 
What happens at the finish? Will I want to just hang out there for a while, will I be able to find DH? Pacer, do you feel like sharing your thoughts about the course with me? You have a ton of experience and probably know it as well as anyone. I was trying to scope out some info on the elevation changes on the web but it seems like all of the profiles are a little different. Some are harsh and others look totally smoothed out. 
Ahhh, this is scary for me, I've never done a big race!

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JenRuns

· #29 · Mar 10, 2008

6 Weeks left! That leaves me with 3 weeks of hard training then a gradual 3 weeks taper. Only 2 more 20 milers to go! 
I've got to get some more hillwork in. I think I'm okay on the downhills but I need to do some serious incline work over the next few weeks. 
I still need to try to nail down a goal pace, as well. I'm thinking these next few weeks are going to fly by.

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JenRuns

· #33 · Mar 20, 2008

30 something days left! I'm still totally freaked about the hills, I don't think I've done enough incline work on the TM. It's just really hard to run indoors when it's nice out here. I spent a lot of short PM runs inside last week and I'll try to keep mixing those in over the next couple of weeks. 2oh, no big buildings around here. Pacer, I'll try to be smart but I think it'll be hard to pace the uphills. I guess I'll just try to slow down enough to where I'm not working super hard but this will be a different run for me, for sure. 
Do you guys know what the wave cutoff is going to be, I think I'm right on the cusp????? I'm in the 12 wave.

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JenRuns

· #36 · Mar 20, 2008

Okay, looks like the cutoff is wave 14. That will put me towards the back of wave one, a mear 10,000 other runners will be ahead of me<img alt="uhoh2.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/uhoh2.gif">. 
I'm actually pretty glad to be in the first wave, though I know it'll be crowded. I think it'll help hold me back a bit to start and I should be able to hook up with some people running around my goal pace, I hope! It is going to so strange with so many people ahead of me. The River Run seemed weird and that was only 500 or so up ahead. 
Must.Get.Faster in the future<img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif">

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