Following is how I hope to qualify for Boston.
Today is June 29, and I ran 5 miles this morning at an 8:50 pace. I hope to establish a base between now and October 1. At the zenith of my recreational running career, I ran 40+ miles per week, in preparation for the Rocket City Marathon in December 2008. I don't know that I have time to repeat that, but want to get somewhere around 30-35 miles per week.
On October 1, I hope to begin training for a spring half marathon (current PR 1:47). To feel confident that I have a shot at running a BQ in fall 2011, I want to run mid-1:30's. As of this moment, the half will either be the Berry Half Marathon or the Georgia Half Marathon in Atlanta. Berry would be a lock, but I might run that with my wife and not race it.
After a spring half, I will move into six months of training for a fall BQ marathon. If I had to choose now, my attempt at a BQ will either be at Chicago or Chickamauga. The choice will be made on a financial basis. Chicago is my preference, but Chickamauga is local.
So that's the plan. More analysis on this later.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Every Story Begins at the Beginning
SO IT BEGINS - the story of my journey to qualify for the Boston Marathon.
I am writing this story for a number of reasons, some of which I do not yet know. In the weeks leading up to my first Boston, I want to be able to review this story and draw inspiration from it. Also, I have learned in my short life that a destination, any destination, is largely valued by the journey that it takes to get there. In light of that, the idea of chronicling a journey that will last more than one year appeals to me. I hope that I can learn about life, running, and myself during this time. I hope that my children will one day draw inspiration from these pages.
The previous paragraph is a literary case study in rambling, albeit in a conversational format that I hope will be the dominant method of communication. Since I do not know all that this journey will entail, it is pointless for me to describe all that I hope these pages will accomplish.
What I know right now is that I want to run the Boston Marathon. I am 32 years old, and need a 3:10:59 or better to qualify. I have run five (5) marathons with a PR of 3:53. I hope to spend the next year of my life training for this goal, and hope to run a qualifier in the fall of 2011. This blog will record my progress and thoughts along the way. My running journal, which I have linked to the right, is kept on Running2Win, which I recommend to any runner of any level.
So here goes.
I am writing this story for a number of reasons, some of which I do not yet know. In the weeks leading up to my first Boston, I want to be able to review this story and draw inspiration from it. Also, I have learned in my short life that a destination, any destination, is largely valued by the journey that it takes to get there. In light of that, the idea of chronicling a journey that will last more than one year appeals to me. I hope that I can learn about life, running, and myself during this time. I hope that my children will one day draw inspiration from these pages.
The previous paragraph is a literary case study in rambling, albeit in a conversational format that I hope will be the dominant method of communication. Since I do not know all that this journey will entail, it is pointless for me to describe all that I hope these pages will accomplish.
What I know right now is that I want to run the Boston Marathon. I am 32 years old, and need a 3:10:59 or better to qualify. I have run five (5) marathons with a PR of 3:53. I hope to spend the next year of my life training for this goal, and hope to run a qualifier in the fall of 2011. This blog will record my progress and thoughts along the way. My running journal, which I have linked to the right, is kept on Running2Win, which I recommend to any runner of any level.
So here goes.
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