2009 Boston Marathon

Ok, so it didn't go like I expected. But I did finish and the crowds were fantastic. Thank you to everyone who came out to cheer us runners on, and thank you to everyone who tracked me on-line. I special big thank you to everyone who called out "Go Rufus!" It was great to hear the name said out loud again. As we get photos I'll post them as well, but for now below is the link so you can view my run.

Click here to review my 2009 Boston Marathon

FitCorp Training Run #17

This was the big one, Framingham to Boston 20.5 mile training run. So with no further ado here is the run down.

• My pace was good almost all the way into Boston. I felt even better about it after comparing this run to the same run last year and seeing I was about 20 seconds quicker per mile.
  
• A special thanks to Firstgiving and Marathon Sports for having water/gatoraide/Gu stops. A special, extra large thank you to Saucony for having a stop with water, Gu, deluxe Gu, food, and best of all A PORTA POTTY.
  
• I don't listen to music while I run, but music is power. Beastie Boys "You can't, you won't, and you don't stop!" and "No sleep til Boston", and Motorhead "We are the road crew" did their fair share to keep me going.
  
• I've never run until my legs were numb before. It was a very new experience.
  
• I only had to walk a couple of blocks and managed to run, very slowly, up the State House hill at the end.
  

Click here to review this week's 20.5 mile run.

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