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| Friday, April 18, 2008 |
Twenty-five years ago - 1983, the last time I ran the Boston Marathon. We had an absolutely perfect day to run: temps in the low 50's, overcast and a little tailwind. Can the running gods supply such a day again?
One of my most vivid memories of that race is of listening to the transistor radios along the course that spectators were using to follow what was going on at the front of the pack. All the talk was about Joan Benoit and her suicidal pace. They kept saying she was going to die big time, no way she could maintain her pace. Yet everytime I heard another radio, there she was, well under world record pace and floating along. It must have inspired me because I felt great the whole way. Joannie did slow down a little the last few miles, but still set what was then a world marathon record. She finished almost exactly 10 minutes ahead of me. My splits stayed pretty even the last few miles so I was actually gaining on her (ok, she was 10 minutes ahead) the last few miles. The other thing that sticks with me from that race is I remember with 5K to go thinking, "I've never felt this good in a 10K with 5K to go."
Joannie and I are both going to be in Boston this year. She is running the Olympic Marathon Trials on Sunday. She's now 50 years old and the oldest qualifier in the race. What an amazing woman! She's hoping to break 2:50 at 50. No way I'm only going to be 10 minutes slower this year. If I'm within 40 minutes it will be a victory for me. |
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