Leaving for Boston tomorrow!

Well here we go, down to the last 4 days! Getting super pumped for Boston, and really looking forward to enjoying this experience that I've worked so hard to get to. Really excited about the elites - here are a couple Ryan Hall articles here and here. Hoping he can pull it together and pull off a win - would be the first American runner to win Boston since 1983!

Monday, ran with Pat and Crystal with the Big River Monday Group run. Did roughly 4.5 miles in 38-39 minutes. Felt pretty tight and definitely tired from my Sunday pacing duties. Weather was hot, but cooled down as we ran since it was getting later in the evening. Talked with Ben afterwards and adjusted our running schedule for the week per his advice.

Tuesday, changed scheduled 800's to easy run. Ran after work when it cooled down a bit. Just did an out and back on the trails - felt really tight and crappy in general starting out, but shook out the bad and felt 100% better coming back home. Picked up the pace a little, legs felt pretty loose which was nice. Total mileage: 5 miles - didn't wear a watch.

Yesterday, did our final Boston workout with Crystal on the trails. 2X3 miles at a little faster than marathon pace, 5 minute break in between. Weather was nice and sunny, and picked the Home Depot route on the trails which has rolling hills. Wanted to simulate a little, so thought this was a good idea. Went out feeling pretty good, tried to control the pace and really let my body remember what a solid 7:15 pace felt like. Short break, came back and felt pretty good. Turnover was solid, the only slightly alarming thing was I was pretty convinced we were flying back, but pretty much hit pace. My internal pacing clock is waaay off, as I haven't done much speedwork/pace work since early March. Slight negative split, workout felt pretty easy. Total mileage: 6 miles - splits were: 7:12, 7:08, 7:20, 7:15, 7:11, 7:07.

Well, all we have left is easy mileage. Going to try to get in something really easy tonight. Off-day tomorrow. Group run on Saturday (low mileage), then possibly easy on Sunday. Leaving for Boston tomorrow afternoon with Pat, Crystal, Barrel, and Trisha!!!