The humidity killed me. I was right on pace for 3:00 at the half and then basically crawled in for a 3:10. Oooph. I was sweating like crazy.
The humidity killed me. I was right on pace for 3:00 at the half and then basically crawled in for a 3:10. Oooph. I was sweating like crazy.
Yeah, I was in southie and I made a comment about some guys mother. He said something about being wicked smaht and punched me in the temple.
I didn’t race at Boston this year but it is very common for people to postive split in a big way at Boston.
The first half is very fast and you hit the uphills at 17. Maybe this year the humidity was deceptive and made it harder. But not uncommon most years for people to be way. ahead of pace at halfway from their finish time.
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FernandoV3 wrote:
The humidity killed me. I was right on pace for 3:00 at the half and then basically crawled in for a 3:10. Oooph. I was sweating like crazy.
Sounds like me. Hit HM in about 1:29:00 and struggled to a 3:05. For me it wasn't the humidity; I had trouble on the hills.
Maybe that's related tho? Maybe the weather factored into the slowdown. I ran pretty even (<1:00 positive split) but I also went out slower than what I wanted to. Made a 10-15s/mile adjustment and held that more/less from the start after a slightly more conservative opening 10k. Ate/drank as much as I could. Water on my head every aid station. I think the weather was underestimated this year. People see 60s & grey & don't think it's that bad. & it wasn't horrible. Just not a perfect day to get after it.
Honestly, I thought conditions were pretty decent. I took in more water than usual but didn't feel hot. Even the Boston course seemed pretty manageable. Fun, even. It was just the marathon distance that kicked my butt from miles 23-25.
I didn’t think it was very warm or humid. Overcast and cool for my start at 9:45ish. Even finishing around 12:45 felt good from a weather perspective
Went from running 5:50's for the first 20 miles to 7:20's the final 6 including stopping for 2 minutes with a half mile to go with a major hamstring cramp. The hills destroyed me. Also a blister that formed on my heal by 10k in and turned my 250 dollar white Nikes into red Nikes. Probably what ended up causing the cramping later in the race by favoring the bleeding heal.
Yes me big time to the point I want to shoot myself (not literally, I’ll be OK)and quit the sport entirely
Worst marathon ever for me
terrible at running blah wrote:
Yes me big time to the point I want to shoot myself (not literally, I’ll be OK)and quit the sport entirely
Worst marathon ever for me
C’mon … give us some details!
misery loves company wrote:
terrible at running blah wrote:
Yes me big time to the point I want to shoot myself (not literally, I’ll be OK)and quit the sport entirely
Worst marathon ever for me
C’mon … give us some details!
A good 20min off my PB
Didn’t run Boston, but felt the same way about Chicago this year. Guessing weather conditions we’re similar. Totally demoralizing.
Yeah I don’t know how people run well at Boston. Some people manage to nail it first time it seems like
terrible at running blah wrote:
Yeah I don’t know how people run well at Boston. Some people manage to nail it first time it seems like
I have nailed it in cool weather but this year was tough for me : a 6 minute positive split and 10 minutes slow.
As some calculators predict for such conditions.
eatmorerunbetter wrote:
I didn’t think it was very warm or humid. Overcast and cool for my start at 9:45ish. Even finishing around 12:45 felt good from a weather perspective
What was it like to run a 3-hour marathon with a 9:45 start? Were there other people going your pace, or were you weaving around slower people the whole time? Was the course crowded, or did you have a clear path most of the way? I debated whether starting at 9:00 start or later would be better, but opted for 9:00 so I could see the closest thing to a mass start I'll likely ever see.
negativesplitter wrote:
terrible at running blah wrote:
Yeah I don’t know how people run well at Boston. Some people manage to nail it first time it seems like
I have nailed it in cool weather but this year was tough for me : a 6 minute positive split and 10 minutes slow.
As some calculators predict for such conditions.
Maybe perform well is all relative. If you haven’t done a fast marathon course before and all you do is Boston, perhaps you end up thinking Boston is fast?
I wish I could’ve started with the group at 9am. I had blue bib and decided to not sneak onto the buses earlier despite targeting a time 20min faster than my submission time.
I personally didn’t like the rolling start. All of a sudden we were walking/jogging and there was the start. No fanfare or warning. I turned around to warm up more and get myself prepared. Had to mentally get in it because there was no”start” to the race besides me starting my watch. I had to weave a lot because of my goal time and the fact that so many slower people started before they should’ve. Like people were walking 6 miles in sort of stuff. Definitely passed people the whole way but that’s to be expected
If it is now well known that Covid transmission zero concern outdoors especially with 95% Vaccinated participants, why did they still do a rolling start? I’m guessing the rolling start was put in last year and that in April 2022 they will go back to mass start?
terrible at running blah wrote:
Yes me big time to the point I want to shoot myself (not literally, I’ll be OK)and quit the sport entirely
Worst marathon ever for me
Hey dude. Hope everything is ok. Your self worth isn't tied to running & people in your life care about you/respect you for being something other than a runner.
Even saying something like this isn't a joke so try not to do it if you're actually okay. If you're not, give someone a ring from AFSP. Maybe think about that or talk therapy if you haven't already. Saying things like this, even as a joke, generally isn't great. Hope you're doing ok today.