Some good words to live by :)
"If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail."
— Steve Prefontaine
Happy sigh :)
"Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started."
— Steve Prefontaine
Something good to keep in mind when you think you are too busy to run. Even if you can only spare 20 minutes, go for it, you will feel so refreshed and energized afterwards.
Boston Weekend
Happy Boston marathon weekend! The 116th Boston Marathon takes place tomorrow. The weekend of the Boston marathon is like a holiday to runners. All year runners strive to achieve a BQ (Boston Qualifying) time.
Usually a challenge to train through the winter, this years participants lucked out with a mild winter filled with plenty of opportunities for long runs outdoors. Hopefully it will be cooler than the 80-degree weather that is currently predicted.
In honor of the Boston Marathon here are a few facts from the official BAA site:
- The Olympic Games provided the inspiration for the first Boston Marathon, which culminated the B.A.A. Games on April 19, 1897.
- John J. McDermott emerged from a 15-member starting field to complete the course (then 24.5 miles) in a winning time of 2:55:10. The Boston Marathon has since become the world’s oldest annually contested marathon.
- Since its inception, the Boston Marathon has been held on the holiday commemorating Patriots’ Day.
- The Centennial Boston Marathon had 38,708 entrants and was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records.
- The record for the most Boston Marathons is held by John A. Kelley who started a record 61 Boston Marathons and finished 58.
- In terms of on-site media coverage, the Boston Marathon ranks behind only the Super Bowl as the largest single day sporting event in the world.
Good luck!!!
"I’m going to work so that it’s a pure guts race at the end, and if it is, I am the only one who can win it."
— Steve Prefontaine
Running, my stress reliever. Happy sigh!
"Some people create with words, or with music, or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run. I like to make people stop and say, “I’ve never seen anyone run like that before.” It’s more then just a race, it’s a style. It’s doing something better then anyone else. It’s being creative."
— Steve Prefontaine
