The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon hosted by several cities in Greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is always held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897, inspired by the success of the first modern-day marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics, the Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon and ranks as one of the world's best-known road racing events. It is one of six World Marathon Majors.
Since 1897, the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has managed this event. Amateur and professional runners from all over the world compete in the Boston Marathon each year, braving the hilly New England terrain and varying weather to take part in the race.
The event attracts 500,000 spectators each year, making it New England's most widely viewed sporting event. Though starting with 18 participants in 1897, the event now attracts an average of about 30,000 registered participants each year, with 26,839 people entering in 2013. The Centennial Boston Marathon in 1996 established a record as the world's largest marathon with 38,708 entrants, 36,748 starters, and 35,868 finishers.
Rank Strangers have nine Boston qualifiers, with Anne Martino, Art Saffran, Holly Dowling, Eric Engdahl and Jennifer Sell added to this year's quartet.
Please join me in wishing Dave, Randy, Denise and Monique the best best luck tomorrow. As I mentioned last week, Monique (#20260) and Denise (#20205) will be together in Corral #5 with the gun sounds for Wave #3 @ 10:50AM. I include the numbers in case you want to join me in tracking their progress using the ATT Athlete Alert service ( ATT Athlete Alert ). It is always a wonderful distraction at work! Randy (#13723) will start with Wave #2 10:25AM and Dave (#6797) with Wave #1 at 10AM.)
Happy Sunday!
best,
Eric
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Featured runner: Denise Meacham will be running Madison-Chicago for the 3rd time, returning after a 5 year gap (she raced in 2007 and 2009).
Training tip:
Recycled training tip. Must be an old one - refers to the Madison Chicago 200.
Tip: Practice "off-cycle" running
Don’t let the MC200 catch you off guard. Whether you are a morning or evening runner the MC200 will challenge you with a run at a time that is NOT familiar to you.
Practice by starting a run at least 8 hours from your normal run time. I normally run early in the morning, so part of my MC200 practice is an evening run. This gives me a sense of how my body, especially my stomach, responds. Ideally, keep your normal run too so you have two runs on the day of this dress rehearsal. (Review the Rank Stranger tip about multi-run days).
Speaking of the stomach…it is important that you know the answer to these questions:
1. What is the right pre-run meal for you? (How much food is enough to give you the energy you need?)
2. How much time do you need to digest your meal?
Answers are specific to YOU – what works for me might not work for you.
Finally, talk with your van-mates about everyone’s requirements for meal stops – make the most of restaurant meals and convenience store raids.
During the race, if you can fit in regular meals near your normal eating times, do it. You should eat right after you run a leg to provide the food time to settle. Avoid eating large quantities of protein or fat which will not digest well.
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| Denise, Randy, Dave |
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| Monique |
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