I guess this isn’t an official “recap” since I didn’t run it, but I wanted to come back and share a little about our Boston trip and Wes’ race.
We had such a wonderful weekend! Sometimes it is just nice to take a small break and get away!
Let’s back up to Sunday. After walking around all over the place Saturday, we knew we needed to keep it low key.
I got up and went out and completed my Sunday workout. It was another beautiful day, it’s too bad the weather couldn’t have carried over until Monday!
I did my warm up, 20 minutes of hard hills, and a cool down. A tough but very effective workout!
After I finished we showered, rested and then went out for a late lunch around 1:00. Wes seems to find that when he makes his biggest meal lunch it helps avoid stomach issues. We also got some pasta to go so that he would have a simple dinner at the hotel.
The rest of the night was spent relaxing and trying to not think about the weather forecast.
We spent a lot of the day laying in bed watching movies.
On Monday morning due to the weather, Wes chose to take a later bus from the hotel. I actually got up before he did and left the hotel at 6:30 to head to the T to catch the subway into downtown. Being by myself, it makes it much easier to just go to the finish line and wait for him.
It was cool and damp but didn’t really rain on us until around 9:30 and then again at 12:00 pm. It was so neat to stand there and talk to others around me.
I cannot wait to cross this finish line!
Slowly but surely after a few hours the runners began to come in.
I got a picture of the first women. This was a tight race until the very end!
Desi
Then….my phone died!
It said I had about 30% battery left so I was holding out so that I could get a picture of Wes as he came in, but it just died. We are in such a need for an upgrade but have until November before we qualify. It can’t come soon enough!
I was getting text alerts for Wes and I knew that he was right on pace for his game plan for the first half of the race. He wanted to start out conservatively so that when he hit the Newton Hills he still had something left in him.
The problem came after the halfway point. He was in a small pack of runners and they were taking turns leading. He knew after the half that if he broke off he would be pretty much alone and the head winds that had now picked up would hit him pretty strong. It was a risk.
He opted to stay with the pack who were going a bit slower than he would have liked, but he knew it was probably the best decision due to the weather conditions.
He came through the finish line in 2:32:06!
He placed 90th out of males and 101st overall! I am so proud! He ran a smart race and got a Boston PR! His quickest Boston yet on less than ideal race conditions.
He was in shape to run around a 2:26-2:28 and that was his goal. His PR was a 2:29 from Kiawah, and he had been training to break that. Unfortunately, the weather didn’t turn out quite like he had wanted but now he has a great base to build off of for Chicago in October!
We said the whole weekend that out of all the marathons he has run, he has always had good weather. I guess it was time some rain and wind were thrown at him!
After Wes finished I immedately dashed through the crowds to try and get to the family meet up area. It was crazy because the rain had just started coming down pretty hard.
Wes said the moment he stopped it go cold, really fast. When I finally was able to catch up to him he was shaking. I quickly gave him some warm clothes to change into I had been carrying for him and we made our way back to the Subway to head home.
I am so proud of the time and dedicaiton it took Wes to get ready for Boston. His schedule has been less than ideal during the last crucical 2-3 months of training, but he still made it work whether it meant running on the hospital treadmill at 1:00 AM during night shifts or getting up at 3:15 AM to get in his runs before getting to the hospital. He is amazingly dedicated and a constant inspirtation for me!
Oh, and one final thing. I cannot WAIT to run Boston next year! Boston Marathon 2016 I am coming for you!
Did you run Boston?
What are the worst weather conditions you have run in?
I ran the NYC Marathon this past year and those were by far the worst conditions I’ve raced in. 40 mph winds and below freezing feels-like temps were not fun. Especially when I trained in Florida. Congrats to your husband on a great race!
They were pretty awful! Hopefully next year will have better weather 🙂
long time lurker here from boston! i was tracking wes and was so impressed he threw down a boston PR in those weather conditions. i went out for a quick run during the time he was running and those headwinds nearly knocked me over! worst weather conditions, unlike wes, it seems like so many of my races were in crappy weather; ironman lake placid it poured all day and the boston marathon when it was 80 degrees probably take the cake. so glad you guys had a great time in boston and congrats again to wes!
Thank you so much, I will pass on the congratulations! Wes ran the 80 degree year as well and actually did really well! I know he was hoping for slightly better this year, but with those conditions he was happy!
Impressive! I hate running in the cold, so for all those that toughed it out on Monday, well done. I was watching the live stream online after the broadcast. I was watching for Wes around the 2:30 time on the clock, but I missed him cross (I could hear the PA announce the runners). I tried to find friends of mine running, but the mass of runners became too large.
My worst race weather was last March 1st, The Cowtown Half marathon in Fort Worth. The full and all the other races were cancelled due to ice, but they were able to run the half. It was cold and my feet got wet in the first mile – and they never warmed up.
~ Run with joy!
I was trying to quickly get to go find him, but I Did heard them call out his name which was pretty cool!
I’ve been lucky with weather thus far in my racing, and hopefully that will continue in Chicago in October!
Woh! How awesome! Congratulations to him! That is so great!
Thanks so much!
Congrats! A course PR in those conditions is huge! Hopefully the weather in Chicago will be better 😉 Also, weather aside, your Boston recap made me want to run Boston even more badly. We shall see how my marathon on Sunday goes.
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The “worst” weather any of our team has run in for races has been on two extremes. One, heat/humidity in Florida for a triathlon. Two, icy cold in Missoula, Montana.
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