I sent this email to people in our bike club.

Thanks to many of you for the well wishes in running the Boston Marathon.  Despite the stormy weather I was able to finish with a time of 3:39:59 (yes my watch stopped at 59 seconds just as my crazy birthday times).  Although that was 5 minutes off my PR I was happy with time and it was fast enough to qualify to run Boston again, should I wish to next year (but this was going to be my LAST marathon, right?).

While I was pounding the pavement on a marathon I like to let my mind roam so I don’t think about my legs shouting at me.  The thought came to me about how biking had really helped me run this marathon.  I once read a book called everything I ever needed to know I learned in kindergarten.  Maybe everything I needed to run this marathon I learned on the Metcalf Mauler.

1. Don’t stop until you reach the top, it is too hard to restart if you do.
2. Attack on the hills and recover on the downhill.
3. Dress right for the weather, with the right clothes in peelable layers.
4. Have fun passing the younger guys on the hill (in this case the so called Heartbreak Hill which was not was I would call a real hill)
5. Draft behind the big guys when you get a chance (but there weren’t many big guys running this marathon)
6. In stormy weather, go to the ride start, it will clear up when you get there.
7. When my marathon training program calls for rest/cross training, that means go on a bike ride!

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