90 Days Out...

Only 90 days to go until the race and the 3rd and most demanding phase of the training starts next week. I have some races/runs coming up that I am getting very excited about. The first of which is this Thursday in Boston where I will part of a very small group of ~30 runners who will be going on a 4 mile run with Bill Rodgers from his store in Faneuil Hall in Boston to the waterfront. After that, he will be talking to the group about running and sharing some stories about his 4 wins in Boston and 4 more in the NYC marathon - should be AMAZING!!! The following Sunday I am running in the Derry, NH 16 miler which is widely viewed as the Boston prep race that you have to run. The course in Derry is VERY hilly which makes this a challenging run, perfect training for the hills that lie ahead in Boston. In Feb, I have a 10 miler here in ME that I will be running in with a friend of mine who lives nearby, Tony. Then later in Feb, is the first of 2 practice runs on the Boston Marathon course. This one starts at the 9 mile mark and proceeds 17 miles to the finish and the 2nd in March starts at the start line in Hopikinton and ends at mile 21 just after Heartbreak Hill. Stay tuned for more updates over the next couple months.