My Boston Marathon Experience
I ran my first marathon in October of 2012, in hopes of qualifying for the Boston marathon. My time was not fast enough to qualify for Boston and I was so disappointed. I finally qualified for Boston on my 4 th marathon in May of 2015, with a time of 3:39:14, but I knew that wasn't fast enough to get accepted. It was my 5 th marathon that I qualified with a time of 3:31:35. I qualified in September of 2015, a day before registration opened. The Boston Marathon was my dream and I worked hard to achieve it. So, once I got accepted, I wanted to work my hardest to complete it to my best ability. Up until I started training for Boston, my highest mileage week was 50 miles. When I was training for Boston, I was up to 75 miles a week and I was doing a lot of speed work and tempo runs. So, I left for Boston, hoping for a finish time of 3:18. The day before Boston, I found out that there was going to be rain and wind all day with temps in the low 40s. I brought a windbreaker jacket and I ...