Hmmm, interesting day. I'm going to start by saying I'm so happy I qualified for Boston but totally bumbed I didn't meet my goal of 3:30 or less. I actually felt awesome the whole race considering the crazy weather.
First of all I couldn't find Julie and Angela at the start which totally stressed me out but I found Cheris and Michelle M. and started with them. About 100 yards in I realized my shoe was untied and had to stop and tie it and catch back up. I peed 3 times before the race started and right when I started had the urge to go again. I waited a little bit and Cheris said she had to go so we stopped together and went and I swear I had 32 ounces in me. We caught back up to Michelle and kept at it. We met up with Julie and Angela before Veyo and started running with them. I had the urge to go again and ducked off in th bushes with Julie. I was feeling so energetic and Veyo seemed easy and I actually did it a couple of seconds under pace. Well, I had to pee again a little bit later and this is where I lost everyone. My IPOD died also from all the water. I ended up having to stop to go pee 8 times!!!! I don't know what my problem was. If anyone has any opinion as to why I had these issues, feel free to comment. I did my best to hurry and I think at least 300 people saw my butt throughout the whole race, including the helicopter that was right by me one time. I started to get tight around mile 18. I am convinced that I was cold enough that my muscles were crampy for that reason because after I sat in the hot tub I felt pretty good. Anyway, I felt really strong the whole race but I didn't want to give it too much of a kick to early and have issues so I stayed steady and strong. I met back up with Julie the last mile and we stayed together until the last 1/4 and I felt so good that I sprinted to the end. All in all I am happy with my results but I know with better conditions and my bathroom issue, I could've knocked at least 10 minutes off. Oh well, I"M GOING TO BOSTON!!
Oh, I drank 8 ounces of Zip Fizz and 12 ounces of gatorade before the race. I ate steel cut oats, banana and 1/2 clif bar. My typical prerace breakfast. Also, 3 ibuprofen and 1 imodium.
Congratulations to all and lets all hope for no rain and a better race next year. | 