Day 75 - One Week Left...

  So, after making it through trapeze school without injury I'm one week away.  This has been a great experience and even if I drop out at mile 17 I'm so glad I did it.  I'm in the best shape I have been in since I was in my 20's, and I feel great.  This is one of those things that when you finish no one can take from you.  I'm so excited for this next week to go by so that bit can ml be race day. 

Day 64 - The Shoes

  I have chosen to stay with the New Balance Minimus series.  These are Minimus 2's.  I was able to pick up these two pairs for dirt cheap thanks to Tori.  I originally ordered a neon yellow pair, but they didn't fit right and I had to ship them back.  They didn't have my size in that color after I returned them, so Tori ordered me the gray and black pair to replace them.  I received the second pair on Thursday the 28th of March.  I am going to try to break them both in by the race.

Day 62 - Swag Purchased!!

 On Tuesday I stopped by Marathon Sports to pick up my marathon jacket and a t-shirt.  I won't wear them until after the race, but I wanted to make sure that I pick them up before they were gone.  I like that this years colors are the official B.A.A colors. 

 

  I spoke with Keith Driscoll today.  He was a huge help.  He explained the importance of starting off slow and not letting your adrenalin get the best of you at the beginning.  He also told me to try running one mile to each water station and walking for 50-100 feet, and then plan on running one more mile.  It was great to talk with someone that has run the marathon an amazing 8 times!!!

 

There are a few more pieces that I plan on buying from the marathon, but I think I should focus on tackling the race now...

 

 

 

Day 58 - Packet Recieved!!!

 

  On Friday 22 March 2013 I recieved my race day packet from the BAA.  It came with a Welcome book with some tips, the course map, and a bunch of other information.  The package also had my Runner's Passport.  This has the pickup card needed to pickup my number the weekend before the race, and my ticket to the pasta dinner.  Apparently I can bring guest to the pasta dinner at Boston Common.  My reservation is for 6:00pm April 14th.  The Runners Passport also has my bib number on it, I'm number 23778!  My bib will be blue, and I will be starting in the Wave 3 (10:40) Corral 3 time frame.  The packet also came with a brochure for all the swag you can buy.  OH MAN, TIME TO SPEND SOME HARD EARNED MONEY!

 

 

 

 

 

Day 41 - Half Way Mark!!!!

  So, here is the halfway mark.  41 days until the race and I feel OK.  I'm not going to lie and say I feel great, but all in all I have been doing well.  Recently I have been having some sleeping problems that have been nagging me, and that is making it harder to get motivated in the morning. 

  I completed my for half-marathon distance run this past weekend and I felt better than expected.  I finished in 1:50 (8:40/mile) and burned 2001 calories.  I was tired later in the night, but not as wiped as expected. 

  So, the biggest issues heading into the second half of my training are:
    - Burning through water weight.   Currently I'm losing about 5lbs per 10 miles. 
    - Learning what foods react best with my body for runs.  I don't want to eat the wrong thing and need to go to the bathroom 5 miles into the race.
   -  Breaking in my new running shoes.  I just ordered 2 new pairs of NB Minimus 2's through Tori's work.

So, that's it in a nutshell.  I just need to keep training (with more core workouts) and push the next distance.  Unfortunately I just saw that its supposed to snow AGAIN this weekend!

I ran with MapMyRun! Distance: 3.00mi, time: 26:00, pace: 8:40min/mi, speed: 6.92mi/h. http://mapmyrun.com/profile/JMontiverdi</div>

Day 36 - Praying for warmer weather.

  Damn!  These treadmill runs are killing me.  8 miles on a treadmill is a level of hell that no one should have to endure.  The Bruins are on, so this will be short.  Done.

I ran with MapMyRun! Distance: 8.00mi, time: 01:12:00, pace: 9:00min/mi, speed: 6.67mi/h. http://mapmyrun.com/profile/JMontiverdi

Day 34 - Watch out! There is a beast on that treadmill!

  Today was a great workout day.  First thing this morning I hopped on the treadmill and knocked out 8 miles.  I felt great other than wanting to tear my hair out after being on a treadmill for that long.  I actually feel like the treadmill was created to be a torture device, and its combination with people being obsessed with bad TV is killer.

  I had the added bonus of having a girl from the gym tell me that I was a beast today.  Compliments always help the moral and give you fuel for the next few workouts.

  There are less than 50 days left for training.  I need to decide if I just want to finish the race for fun, or go for time
  If I go for time I would love to be under 4 hours.  I know that's a big goal but we'll see what happens.

I ran with MapMyRun! Distance: 8.00mi, time: 01:12:00, pace: 9:00min/mi, speed: 6.67mi/h. http://mapmyrun.com/profile/JMontiverdi