Any Wishers heading to Boston?

[johde]

Congratulation Syko on you Boston win.

David Congratulations on finishing. Just looked you up 3:30:25 finish

Keep at it Cindy. Currently showing 3:28:25 through 35K

 

[DianeL]

WTG Syko!!!! (I tried pulling her up during the race and couldn't, stupid computer! I'm so glad I finally checked this thread!!!!!!)

Wooohooo Syko!!!!

 

[DianeL]

Congratulation Syko on you Boston win.

David Congratulations on finishing. Just looked you up 3:30:25 finish

Keep at it Cindy. Currently showing 3:28:25 through 35K

Jeremy! Your answering all my quesetions now! LOL I came back to check out the others...


WTG Dave!!!!

Stampingoddess!!! Hope your DH had a great day!!!!

Cindylou WTG!!!!

Groovygirl!!!! A bit shout out for being there!!!!

and I'm still so giddy for Kristie!!!!

 

[syko]

Thanks everyone.

Congrulations to everyone who finished, I hope you had a fantasitc time.

 

[Tiger Lily 03]

Congratulations! Wow. Boston. Wow.

 

[Rockclimber]

Thanks all,

Needless to say I am very disappointed in my race. I was on pace for my 3:10 up until Heartbreak hill. Both quads cramped up and had to walk/run/hobble the rest of the way. I just went into survival mode. My splits tell the story, but I have no idea what caused the meltdown. I have been trying to figure it out for 2 days. Did I set a goal too unrealistic? Did I go out too fast? I had shin splints I was nursing that caused me to hit only 5 runs in the last 3 weeks of training during the taper. Could that have played a factor? Did I not run enough hill workouts?

What really scares me is the thought that I may have wimped out and not tried hard enough to push through the pain. In past races I have had twinges of cramping, but have always managed to run it out. Did I go into survival mode prematurely?

My cardio felt fine. I never felt like I was pushing too hard. My shins were taped up and never bothered me. So I need to do some deep thinking. I never experienced the huge adrenaline dump that I have in past races. I missed out on the feeling of finishing strong. And worse yet, I missed the experience and joy of just being there and soaking in the massive cheering crowds. It was a very humbling experience and I hope to learn and become a better more capable runner from this.

I know, BLAH, blah blah, "dude, you just ran Boston. Quit whinning!" But I am a very competitive person and am my own worse critic. I have been just telling people to just let me sulk a bit and I'll be fine. And hopefully, grow from this experience.

I am already thinking about what race to run next. I'll be back at Boston. I just need to requalify.

Thanks for letting me vent.
Dave

 

[jmasgat]

Dave No need to apologize. It is very puzzling when you can't figure out what went wrong. I had the same feeling after the Disney full this year. Calves came near cramping (never had cramps of any kind before) even though I was judicious about fueling, etc. I don't know why and never will.

I guess (as I was told when it happened to me) it just wasn't your day. The stars have to align sometimes for a peak performance. But at least you got to run Boston. I fell 3 minutes short of a BQ time.

Sulk away--sounds like you'll be fine in a while. And congrats on finishing your race.

Maura

 

[Cindylou]

Thanks everyone for all the encouragement and good wishes.

Syko: Congrats on your race, especially with all the trouble you had with your chair. I'm so glad that the spectators were willing to try to help you out. I'm glad I got to meet you at the Expo.

Dave: I'm so sorry about your disappointment. I understand completely how you feel as I had a similar experience. I spent the last 6 miles of the race looking at my feet just willing myself to keep going. You may never know exactly why your race went as it did. It could have been just as Maura said, just an off day.
Boston is a tough course. I think there are few people who run it well the first time. Ryan Hall was saying after last year that he didn't know the course well enough to race it well. Now that you've seen it maybe you can try a different approach next time.
I'm willing to bet that if you've had to tough it out during other races you didn't go into survival mode too soon. I think it's easy to second guess yourself 2 days after the race, but at that moment I'm sure you were giving all you had at the time.
I assume you know that if you qualified after Sept 26, 2009 you are already qualified to run in 2011. If that doesn't apply, I'm sure you'll qualify again.
Go ahead and sulk for a while. You've earned that right, but then get back out there and go for what you want - a nice strong finish at Boston.

Hope to see you next year at Boston. I'm already thinking of redemption for my race.

Cindy

 

[syko]

Dave, I'm with you, I am not happy with my time either, I was on time for a 1:45 / 1:50 finish........I will back for revenge, reg opens 7th spet.

I liked the course, in fact it's my favorite to date.

I have fractured my arm, guess pulling one handed up a hill was not the best thing to do!!!!!

 

[syko]

Have a llok here: http://wbztv.com/bostonmarathon you can see youself crossing the finish line.