The legs were heavy today, but not the worst that I have experienced, which was good as I did a 9 mile training walk with the Avon Walkers preparing for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, which is on May 19-20 right here in Boston.
I shared my news about the Boston Marathon with them, they were thrilled as a few weeks ago I told them my dream was to run Boston one day.We actually walked from Cleveland Circle, out Beacon Street to Newton and then back in Comm Ave. We were passed by lots of runners gearing up for Boston on the Newton hills, they were running right by me as I walked the hills.
I was totally freaked out by it all, most of them were effortless as they have probably doing this route since January. I know this is where I should be, getting my mind and body prepared for the tough challenge that lies ahead on Marathon Day. Somehow though I am in slight denial.
At the top of heartbreak hill I talked with a runner, who was manning a water stop for folks, I asked him was he not running Boston. He told me he was just coming back from injuries and that “only a fool would run Boston under-prepared”.
I am sure those words will come back to haunt me at some point on my 26.2 journey…. “Only a fool would run Boston under-prepared” There is no shame in being foolish, is there!
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