Contingency Plan
A lot of people have been asking me what my contingency plan for Boston is in comments and e-mails. I figure it deserves an entry to itself.
I have no plan B.
Is it smart? Don't know. Here is the twisted reasoning.
I picked a day about 14 weeks ago in which I would aim for another assault at a 2:21:59 and that was that. I knew weather could be a factor in Boston in April when I picked it. Weather can be a factor anywhere though and I thought the benefit of being able to train with a group on the course with everyone shooting for the same day would be very advantageous.
The reason I didn't come up with a plan B is because I am a wimp. If a rough patch were to occur during my training, like say, a pukefest 48 hour flu or a stinging shin splint, I would jump ship to plan B. Which would be pushing it to another date. Then when something happened during that training, I would go that plan B. It would just be one excuse after another as I go through race after race never putting it on the line and saying "Today is the day." All of my training, workouts, and taper have been focused to this week. There is no marathon next week in which I could push it to. Even if I wanted to abandon ship, there is no other vessel to which I could swim. You have to dance with the one that brung ya. The Boston Marathon and I are dancing partners.
Therefore Monday is the day. Come hell or high water I am going to race. It looks like the hell was reserved for 05 and this year it will be high water but it is what it is. It may not be ideal but we don't choose these things, they choose us. So I will just have at it and hope for a solid effort.
After the race I will figure out where I am and where I am going.
Back to paying for the big dig. Taxes are due on the 17th.
Damn the man.
Save the Empire