What would Gerry Lindgren do??
What would Gerry Lindgren do??
ERS wrote:
What would Gerry Lindgren do??
+1
Whenever I have a tough choice to make, I always ask this question to myself.
Yeah for sure just leave your pregnant wife at home alone. In fact, just don't even bother coming home. Fatherless children are all the rage these days.
ham_dog_millionaire wrote:
I'm a 30 something year old guy that's gotten back into good shape after a few years on the sidelines and I ran 2:24 earlier this year. I've never ran Boston before and was hoping to do so in 2020, but my wife and I found out we have another baby on the way with a due date 2 days after the race. Am I crazy for considering signing up for the race?
No
Get a paternity test, it's likely not your baby since you're even asking the question. Doubtful that you have the phyisical ability to conceive.
As a mother of three I'm going to give you legit advice (as much as I've enjoyed laughing at some of these comments): were your previous babies early or late? What about her mom and sisters, did their pregnancies go early or late? There is definitely a genetic component to how long each pregnancy lasts. I think if you flew home that night and kept the whole trip on the shorter side, this is totally doable. Of course, I'd ask your wife for her input and really listen, but it's not going to be easier to train for a marathon for the first 6-12 months after the baby is born, so I'd say try and run Boston!
I don’t really understand the issue here. She is due two days AFTER the race. Unless you are planning on walking home from Boston, that will give you plenty of time to get back before the baby is born.
ham_dog_millionaire wrote:
I'm a 30 something year old guy that's gotten back into good shape after a few years on the sidelines and I ran 2:24 earlier this year. I've never ran Boston before and was hoping to do so in 2020, but my wife and I found out we have another baby on the way with a due date 2 days after the race. Am I crazy for considering signing up for the race?
Do it Matt!
ham_dog_millionaire wrote:
I'm a 30 something year old guy that's gotten back into good shape after a few years on the sidelines and I ran 2:24 earlier this year. I've never ran Boston before and was hoping to do so in 2020, but my wife and I found out we have another baby on the way with a due date 2 days after the race. Am I crazy for considering signing up for the race?
Honestly, your kid won’t care about your Boston race. Kid comes first.
No. Boston is fun, but it's not nearly as cool as witnessing the birth of your child. I've run Boston twice. I have three kids. I ran a marathon the day after my daughter was born. Both the birth and the marathon went well. But my daughter was born 10 days early. The race and the birth were in the same city, so I didn't miss her birth. And I spent the day, and especially the night, of my daughter's birth being anxious about my race the next day. Now, nearly a decade later, I look back with fond memories of of my daughter's birth. My memories of that marathon have faded, and it seems much less important.
Births don't always go as planned. One of my children was in the neonatal intensive care unit for about 10 days after birth. That's a time you don't want to miss or be away for.
Think of your child's reaction in 10 or 20 years. If you miss your child's birth, each year on his or her birthday, you will be reminded that you missed the birth to run Boston. Every child likes to feel special, and as your child ages, this won't make her feel special.
Boston is only four months after CIM. That's an abbreviated marathon cycle, and you won't be guaranteed a great race with a shortened cycle. Find a marathon that's a better fit, like Grandma's, that will allow you to have a full cycle, and be at the birth of your child.
If this was a marathon you could never do again, then maybe. But Boston is run every year. You will have plenty of other chances to run Boston. This coming April or May, be the best dad you can be. That's far more important!
ham_dog_millionaire wrote:
I'm a 30 something year old guy that's gotten back into good shape after a few years on the sidelines and I ran 2:24 earlier this year. I've never ran Boston before and was hoping to do so in 2020, but my wife and I found out we have another baby on the way with a due date 2 days after the race. Am I crazy for considering signing up for the race?
Yes, you are crazy to consider signing up. Not a good idea. Boston is a novelty. With that time, you should not have a problem qualifying again when you don't have a little ham pup on the way. Taking care of your wife and family is more important than a race.
HAM DAWG - WOOF WOOF!
ham_dog_millionaire wrote:
I'm a 30 something year old guy that's gotten back into good shape after a few years on the sidelines and I ran 2:24 earlier this year. I've never ran Boston before and was hoping to do so in 2020, but my wife and I found out we have another baby on the way with a due date 2 days after the race. Am I crazy for considering signing up for the race?
You are only capable of running 2:21-2:24? That's a good time by letsrun standards but that is never going to pay the bills homeboy. Maybe you should get your priorities in line and focus on the things that really matter...you know, like the child you chose to have.
ham_dog_millionaire wrote:
I'm a 30 something year old guy that's gotten back into good shape after a few years on the sidelines and I ran 2:24 earlier this year. I've never ran Boston before and was hoping to do so in 2020, but my wife and I found out we have another baby on the way with a due date 2 days after the race. Am I crazy for considering signing up for the race?
Okay, idiots. A "30 something" with a wife and at least one kid decides to get "back into good shape after a few years" and runs 2:24.
Just so we're on the same page: This didn't happen.
nopezo wrote:
ham_dog_millionaire wrote:
I'm a 30 something year old guy that's gotten back into good shape after a few years on the sidelines and I ran 2:24 earlier this year. I've never ran Boston before and was hoping to do so in 2020, but my wife and I found out we have another baby on the way with a due date 2 days after the race. Am I crazy for considering signing up for the race?
Okay, idiots. A "30 something" with a wife and at least one kid decides to get "back into good shape after a few years" and runs 2:24.
Just so we're on the same page: This didn't happen.
Yes, it could happen. After a high school XC career which was less than mediocre, I quit running for seven years. Started up again at age 25 and at age 32 ran 2:27. Granted 2:27 is not 2:24 but my experience shows that someone can get back into shape after extended layoff. And yes, like the OP, I had a wife and one kid at the time.
If you want to get divorced and pay child support for your kids then sign up for Boston.
Women don't forget when their husband decided to run a selfish marathon instead of supporting her during child birth.
You can easily run another marathon and qualify again.
ham_dog_millionaire wrote:
I'm a 30 something year old guy that's gotten back into good shape after a few years on the sidelines and I ran 2:24 earlier this year. I've never ran Boston before and was hoping to do so in 2020, but my wife and I found out we have another baby on the way with a due date 2 days after the race. Am I crazy for considering signing up for the race?
Yes. Especially since you ran a 2:24 earlier this year. You should run another marathon this fall and see if you can knock off 5 minutes. Your best bet is CIM on Dec 8th
https://runsra.org/california-international-marathon/That way, you can run the OTC in Atlanta on 2-29-2020, which is well before the birth date.
2 days wrote:
I don’t really understand the issue here. She is due two days AFTER the race. Unless you are planning on walking home from Boston, that will give you plenty of time to get back before the baby is born.
I don’t know why people are ignoring this. The baby is coming after the marathon. Why not just plan to run the race, then adjust in the unfortunate case that the baby ends up being premature?
Ham_dog, nice, 5/10.
But to give you an answer.... don’t let your wife see that you even asked this question. If she knew you had so much as considered doing the marathon you’d be screwed.
If you ever want to know why the American male is the laughing stock of the whole world you just need to read the wimpy answers in this thread . Every time I get married I make it clear I am the boss . It works like a charm .
ham_dog_millionaire wrote:
I've already got CIM lined up for December, so probably not doing Houston in January.
..and had you given her CIM earlier in the summer, you wouldn't have to be on the fence about running Boston.