Boston Half Marathon 2006
October 9th, 2006 by Sarin
Before I get back to updating this site, here’s current news.
On October 8th 2006, on a clear day in Boston, over 3500 runners answered to the 8am gunstart of the annual Boston Half Marathon. I was there competing myself in what is (and will be the hardest to beat) the most beautiful course in all of Boston.
My official time was 1 hour and 55 minutes (use the link and search for my name). Just under the 2 hour mark.
Running the race was awesome and I felt all the training got what it deserved. However running the race is not completely fun for sure. It sucked waking up at 5:30 only to scarf down bagels and drink water in desperation. And then, it sucked having knee pain at the 11 mile mark. But finishing afterwards, besides the obvious limp I felt really good. Since the 13.5 mile distance is also a new high for me, I’m suprised I didn’t add any new injuries or pains to my body. This morning I woke up just sore and will be so for a few days.
As far as results, I am personally pleased with my time and I did even better than I expected. When I was originally signing up for the race, since I was a first time runner my only goal was to finish the race first and not worry about time. In another way the under 2 hour mark is fairly high for a runner who never ran more than 4 miles back in June. In many ways, I am pleased that I was able to train my body from nothing to a lean rookie running machine in only 4 months. And I believe the training has been worth it.
But otherwise, it was a perfect day in Boston. The clear sunny weather made up for the cold start and I finished the race just in time to enjoy the rest of the day. The Emerald Necklace course was enjoyable (even though I was in my zone) where it was great to see nature on one side, and city on the other. Such an appealing contrast. I’m lucky my pains didn’t cause me to tap out and well I feel great that I can just walk after running 13.5 miles. It was such a great accomplishment, and I am happy to feel like I am in the best shape of my life.
Of course it’s not over! I say let’s get good at this for another year and start training for actual marathons. Do I see this in the future?
Anyway, I will be writing about how I trained for this run and what I learned in the process. Anybody can run, as long as they have discipline. Now go run fools!
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Congrats!! Great time, too. Take it easy this week!
Thank you,
For some odd reason yesterday, I decided to go for a bike ride. It was an even nicer and hotter day than Sunday, even though I was still sore, I just wanted to see the race course again from a slower perspective. It was nice and def better than sitting at home thinking about it. I’m feeling pretty good now, so it’s best to not stay idle!
Nice, are the leaves turning there? Just don’t strain any muscles. I know I scheduled a professional massage after the TC10…
Leaves have just started falling. Typical New England weather is coming soon. And uh yeah, I hate raking leaves.