by Carissa
This week has been pretty awesome. Every time I turn around someone is wishing me well for my race or telling me they will be praying for me. The support and encouragement from friends and family has been so heartwarming. I have been blessed with a lot of cheerleaders!
My race prep started on Tuesday. I finally sat down to do some math. I love numbers and applying them to running. The first thing I wanted to do was take a look at my mile splits from my prior marathons. I have hit “the wall” in every marathon. In my first marathon I was on track to have a Boston qualifying time at the halfway point, but lost nine minutes in the second half. In my second and third marathons I had positive splits by five minutes. (A positive split is when the second half of your race is slower than your first half. If you run a negative split, then your second half is faster than your first half.)
I know why this occurs. I have a habit of being overambitious with my goals. I think "If I go out strong, maybe I can hold on." It hasn’t worked out for me. I am ready to try something new in Boston.
