Out of three consecutive Boston Marathons, 2019 was my highest corral placement but also my slowest finish. If you had told me the night before I ran the 2019 Boston Marathon that I would miss my race goal, I would have been disappointed. If you had told me that I wouldn’t run a qualifying time […]
Miss the Boston Marathon cutoff? — Don’t give up
I’ve missed the Boston Marathon cutoff. Twice. I’ve written about those painful misses before. But with this year’s cutoff landing at 4:52 faster than actual qualifying times, I’ve seen a lot of reactions on social media. From anger and outrage to despair. Thankfully I was able to make the 2019 Boston Marathon field with a […]
2018 Boston Marathon — through the wind and rain
It finished like it started — with me shivering. Fifteen minutes after finishing the 2018 Boston Marathon, I was laying on the floor of my hotel room shaking. Halfway hypothermic and halfway overcome emotionally. I was rocked by tearless sobs. Nothing left to give. Everything I had emotionally and physically was still out on the […]
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