Melissa - Vain Triathlete

 10.12.24 - Boston 10K for Women  This race was formerly known as the Bonnie Bell.  In 1980 I was 14 years old so my mother convinced me to run this race for the first time with her. Here we are!  I hated that race. However the pain has duller over the past 40 years or so and ironically, this race has become one of my favorite races of all time. It has an upbeat feel and a flat fast course.    

9/14/24 - Foxborough 5K Race Report As per usual lately, today I almost did not race simply because the sig-up table was not prepared to take my cash! Gone are the days when cash was king!  For boring documentry, I had a nice piece of salmon and rice pilaf for dinner. I had a bit of sugar free icecream and a cookie for desert. Got up at 5 AM and had my large mug of coffee, took a shower and drove over to the 5K race.  Got in a 1.2 mile warm up which was good for the legs but unfortunatley I still could not breath the first mile of the 5K so lungs were not warmed up yet.  Soon we were done with the star spangled banner (which I love) and off we went like a heard of animals. After a few minutes I settled into pace I was given for that day.  I was thinking, well, if 7:30 is going to be my pace then I'll accept but damn, thought I would go under 7:30s today. Mile 2 was a bit downhill so thankfully I was able to catch my breath and speed up a bit. Before the race I notice...