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April 16, 2007
Virtual marathon
Congrats to all who conquered sub-par conditions and a nasty course even in good weather at the Boston Marathon today! From the moment I got to work, I was logged on to the BAA site and tracking my friends and the elite women. I was very frustrated when the site stalled out and I luckily found out that BBC Eurosport was broadcasting the race too. Phew. I felt bad that Deena had an off day; I think she had a lot of pressure on her, though, and that could have contributed as well. My dad, who does not follow top-level running, asked me today how "that American" did in the race; he had read today's New York Times article about Deena and mentioned that he thought she came off as cocky. (Don't worry, I set him straight.) But pressure can definitely play a role in terms of peak performance, so that could have gotten to her. Who knows? All in all, it was a tough day to be out there racing (and spectating!) so props to all who battled the elements. I wished I could have been out there, too!
My own workout was much more temperature-controlled. I went to the gym since my leg hasn't been feeling that great. I ellipticalled (mostly) and biked (a little). My leg felt fine. I kept seeing weather reports of snow in upstate New York and horrible wind in Gloucester, MA, on The Weather Channel so of course I was worried about the runners. That's my exciting workout report.
It was windy here all day and I ended up having to go outside more than usual to do a couple of errands. Brrr! I rewarded myself with a latte for my efforts. The afternoon was definitely marred by the news of the Virginia Tech shootings...VT is very popular for Northern Virginia kids, so it seems everyone knows somebody there. It's a really terrible thing, obviously, and it reminds me that stricter gun laws might prevent incidents like this.
I lifted tonight after work and everything was just fine. I'm waiting for Matt to come home so we can eat dinner and passing the time by reading all the post-Marathon articles I can find!
Posted by becky at April 16, 2007 8:55 PM