Jogged 20 min and stretched this morning. Need to stay limber if I'm goin to make it through the Shiner Gasp in 10 days. The toes on my right foot are still numb...

Ran Boston for the second time on Monday, a little faster than last year. I paced better and ran the hills better, but still died, albeit at the end of the hills this time instead of at the beginning. I went through the hills around 6:35 pace and felt strong through them, but at the top of Heartbreak at mile 21 I tried to resume pace and realized my legs were cashed. Still, better than last year, and there was a nasty headwind for most of the race this time.

I'm gonna have to change my training if I want to get a level faster. I think my dad may be right - running may be harder past 20 miles cuz few people run longer than that in training. So fewer, but longer, long runs may work better. That and perhaps acclimating the body to 6 minute miles in general.

Last year I dropped back to corral 2 to run with my former teammate but this year I stayed in corral 1. I'm glad I did, cuz the elite field funnelled right by just before the start and I got to high five Ryan Hall and Brian Sell and get a close up of the Africans.

The women's race was a three way sprint to the finish - completely absurd by marathon standards. Dire Tune collapsed at the finish and was hauled off in a medical van.