Smoove wrote:
Pretzel Man wrote:Smoove = smooth, gonna flow just like water.
Unfortunately, water doesn't flow up hill, nor do I. That's what I am most worried about at this point.
What the hell kinda attitude is this, were all worried, you got this no problems.
You are right water don't flow up hill.
But we will POWER up them hills and then flow like water.
I am paying homage to the course and distance so as to avoid bringing down bad juju upon myself from the running gods.
Smoove wrote:
I am paying homage to the course and distance so as to avoid bringing down bad juju upon myself from the running gods.
You're going to do great smoove operator!
Your diligence and attention to detail will pay off.
Forecast is fairly well locked in at this point - decent tailwind possible, but temps in the mid 60s throughout the race. As a Floridian that's probably not as bad for me as others, but I think some prudence is in order.
Might back it off by 5-8 seconds per mile. That would probably take me out of contention for top 3 in my age group (a challenge in any event), but it would probably significantly reduce the odds of me totally blowing up altogether and improve my odds of top 5 in age group (my original goal).
Game time decision when I feel the actual conditions.
Good luck Smoove.
I enjoyed following you comeback build up. I'll bet you'll be ok with the weather.
Good luck! You should be well acclimated for the warmer weather. Fly like the wind!
Plan to wait until next year.
Hey there, Smoove! Good luck in Boston tomorrow! No pressure, but I've got you plugged into the tracking app along with my other heroes like Desi, Hasay, Rupp, Ward, and Meb! I even put that whippersnapper SKrieg in there so that I can witness the "battle of the masters" in realtime.
In all seriousness, you're an inspiration to all of us aging, injury-prone runners here on letsrun.com! I don't have much to offer a man of your stature in the way of advice, so let me just offer my support: you've got this thing, Smoove! GET IT!!!!!!!!!
Sincerely,
Toadlips
Thanks for the support.
That's the great thing about running. We all run different speeds, but the core experience is shared, and we all cycle through the same emotions.
I wish I could track you and the top pros during the race, but I've got this annoying thing called a job. Between 11:30 am and 1:30 pm Boston time I will be stuck holding office hours and teaching a class, imparting scientific wisdom to eager undergraduates. So I have to settle for looking up the results after the race and replaying the TV coverage in the evening. Sure wish they would run Boston on a weekend...
Anyone following this guy's splits on Strava? How's he doing?
On 2:34 pace. Was on 2:30 pace through halfway, looks like it's hit the fan a bit, but he's holding it together.
Still a great run - I've followed this thread since the beginning and I lurk around in the weekly road racing/training thread and have been interested in seeing the training that went into this.
2:34:40, 3rd age group, 94th overall. Calves locked up at 18 and it was a battle from there. It as fast as I would've wanted, but I absolutely left it all out there.
Smoove wrote:
2:34:40, 3rd age group, 94th overall. Calves locked up at 18 and it was a battle from there. It as fast as I would've wanted, but I absolutely left it all out there.
Well done, congratulations. I have cramping calves issues too...my goal is to find a cure. I've been hobbled too many times.
Nice run. This thread really resonated with me, especially after I tore a calf muscle at the 8k mark of my own spring marathon. In a few weeks I will start some slow jogging, and will try to get it together for an attempt at sub 2:35. My fall marathon will be a month after my 45tb birthday, and probably my last real shot at mid 2:30s.
I shall bookmark this thread and refer to it during the summer. Thanks for documenting your experience and congratulations on hitting your goal.
Smoove wrote:
2:34:40, 3rd age group, 94th overall. Calves locked up at 18 and it was a battle from there. It as fast as I would've wanted, but I absolutely left it all out there.
Nice job and congrats with the 3rd place! This thread has been a real inspiration to me.
Congrats brother, epic thread.
Has someone this confident and accomplished ever taken a thread all the way home like this?
Enjoy that age group podium!
Has someone this confident and accomplished ever taken a thread all the way home like this?
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Exactly!! Most of the time we get the ideas and goals people have but never the follow up or probably the follow through. I'm as guilty as anybody though. Have one on the boards right now!!
Congrats to OP!!!!!!!
Smoove wrote:
2:34:40, 3rd age group, 94th overall. Calves locked up at 18 and it was a battle from there. It as fast as I would've wanted, but I absolutely left it all out there.
Good work, congrats. Looked warm out there.
Cramping calves wrote:
Smoove wrote:2:34:40, 3rd age group, 94th overall. Calves locked up at 18 and it was a battle from there. It as fast as I would've wanted, but I absolutely left it all out there.
Well done, congratulations. I have cramping calves issues too...my goal is to find a cure. I've been hobbled too many times.
Pickle juice? Or, some other way of boosting sodium.