Apr 3, 2009
Two key messages about the Boston Marathon Course:
Hopkinton, Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Newton,
Brookline, Boston.
Head Away From Nature West Near Ballpark Boston.
and
Only 17% of the course climbs at a rate of greater than 1%.
I’ve learned many lessons from this course. The Boston
Marathon has taught me to conserve on the downhills, and pace
myself on the uphills. It’s taught me to have humility amid
the cheering crowds, to smile despite the pain gastronomical
discomfort, to savor the race as if it were my last, and to
celebrate the achievement no matter how physically and mentally
exhausted I might be at the end.
I’m not expecting to set a course PR or even come close to 4 hours in the 113th Boston Marathon. I am expecting to enjoy the day, and appreciate my life all the more.
Patriots Day will be a day to celebrate the successful completion of my 20th Marathon…a milestone of sorts that I can quite honestly feel proud of despite all the pain and weariness I’ve had to overcome.
Life is short, but it should be long enough: and I am grateful for my life and the time I’ve had and whatever happens to me on Marathon Monday will only add to my experience of this course, both of the Boston Marathon and the road of life.
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