Athlete Alert

Event Information:
Event:	2010 Boston Marathon
Runner:	William Coquelin
Latest Results:
Location Time Pace/mile 10km 0:46:05 7:24

All times are unofficial. Times may vary in post race official results.

Tahoe Relay

A number of years back I was driving around scenic Lake Tahoe and I saw a trickle of runners on the road. Gradually, I pieced together that it was a relay around the lake and I thought to myself, "I HAVE to run this one day!" So, when Cameron invited me to join his team this year, I jumped at the chance. 

Quick Facts:

• When: Saturday, June 13.
• The legs: The relay features seven legs between 8.5 and 12.3 miles long.
• Total distance covered: 72 miles.
• Average finish time: about 11 hours which equates to about 9:10 per mile.
• Where: It starts at the southern most point of the lake and proceeds counterclockwise around the lake. 
• Participants: Usually there are about 140 teams who participate.
• Aid stations: None
• Traffic control: None--but at least the shoulders are wide...no, wait. 

I scored the first leg which starts at 7:00 am and runs down the strip through the casinos 9.6 miles before finishing at Zephyr Cove. It's early in the morning, a short leg, and relatively flat with a downhill finish. Just the way I like it. Anyhow, everyone's talking about running very fast and I'm not so hot with my training right now (again). I'm going to try to get a little speed out of my fat legs next week and then run easy into the weekend. Stay tuned.

Back to the wheel...

On the road again...

After a brief post-Boston hiatus I'm back on the road this week with
two runs at Land Park. I'm happy to report no aches or pains from any
of the ailments which hampered my training for Boston.

Endurance running is a hobby for me, but it's an obsession for others.
I follow a couple of running blogs and I one of the guys just ran the
Ruth Anderson 50K and then the Boston Marathon two days later. I
thought I was doing well to finish two minutes ahead of him at Boston
until I realized that was because he paced his 67 year old father the
whole way (a 3:45 marathon @ 67, wow). But that's not all, the
following weekend the ran a sub 3 hour marathon @ Big Sur and capped
it all off with the Miwok 100K last weekend. That's 144.5 miles of
racing in 15 days. Freak! :)

Like I said, it's just a hobby for me, but there's a small part of me
who wants to do that too...

Back to the wheel.

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Sent from my mobile device

Boston Photos

I took my photos, Joe’s photos, and some race shots from the Internet and created a video to recap the Boston weekend in about four minutes. YouTube shrinks the video, so the pictures get a little pixilated, but you can get the idea. After reviewing my photos, I can think of a thousand shots I missed. I’ll get those when I run Boston with my brother. :-)

The blog truncates the picture, so you may want to view it on YouTube.

Thought from the plane

I'm on the plane back to Sac and thought I'd peck out a couple of thoughts from the weekend.

What went well:
-Travelling with Joe. He's a great travel partner. I'd do it again in a second with him.
-Catching a Sox game. Even if I DNF'd the marathon, the trip would have been worth it just to sit field-side for the game. It was THAT fun.
-The people of Boston. They are amazingly patient and kind. Their city gets overrun with out of towners annually for this event. They tolerate our bumpkin invasion with a smile and a sense of humor.
-The marathon. It really is a must for any runner. If you qualify, you HAVE to go. No excuses!!!!! (More specifics to come)
-Hooking up with Carlos at the Expo. I think he had been up for at least 30 hours at that point.

What needed improvement:
-The "T." Boston public transit is called the "T." It's a network of busses and subways the spiders through the city. It's great once you get the hang of it, but it's a nightmare to figure out. The instructions and routes are convoluted at best. How is a guy from out of town supposed to figure out if he needs the "inbound" or "outbound" subway. The marathon should provide better instructions to participants and the "T" needs to make it easier to use. Really.

Special thanks to:
-Frances and Abby for being understanding, patient, and supportive of this little endeavor. Despite what you think, we know it's a HUGE inconvenience.
-Lino Cedros for keeping the wheels on this 40 year old machine.
-Joe for making the plans.

On the ground and deplaning. Gotta run. More to come.

The prize...

I don't have the time to list the experience right now, but suffice it to say that anyone who can run the Boston Marathon absolutely MUST do it. MUST! It's amazing.

AT&T Athlete Alert

Event Information:
Event:	113th Boston Marathon 2009
Runner:	Eric Norton
Latest Results:
Location Time Pace/mile 10km 0:51:28 8:16 Half-Marathon 1:48:24 8:16 30km 2:35:10 8:19 Finish 3:43:23 8:31

All times are unofficial. Times may vary in post race official results.