29 Minutes to a BQ

For most runners, qualifying for the Boston Marathon is the culmination of hard training and mental toughness, turning a dream into reality.  As a child, we lived less than a mile from part of the course and I remember vividly handing out orange slices and cheering on the runners.  Mind you this was back in the old days, when no qualification was necessary, but the guts and fortitude to challenge "heartbreak hill" and other difficult aspects of the race course. This race means many things to runners, but those that run Boston know they have joined a special group.  This year is no exception as the elite field has been announced here.

During the WDW Marathon Meetup, we had the pleasure of meeting Desiree Davila, who in 2011, placed second in the Boston Marathon with a time of 2:22.38.  This was a course record for an American female!

With Desiree Davila at the WDW Marathon MeetUp

After finishing my Goofy Challenge races, specifically the Mickey Marathon, it was a shock to find out that my time put me 29 minutes off the required time to qualify for Boston. Obviously this is ALOT of time. But considering I ran a half the day before it got me thinking.   Do I run another marathon with a goal this time?  At the moment, I have quite a full race calendar with a half marathon every month until May. Most of all, do I really want to put my body through the training required to run another marathon? Being a competitive person, this is tempting, but at the moment, the idea is just brewing in the back of my head. 

(Pam)