Ran my virtual Boston Marathon yesterday. Never had a plan to go out to break any PB's or anything.. Just planned to take a nice easy sub 8 min mile run and finish the marathon under 3:30. Let me tell you running a marathon on your own without any crowds with a set goal is a lot harder than anticipated. Not feeling in the zone on the day didn't help either. I knew it was going to be a long day when I was feeling uncomfortable at 8 miles in to the run and my heart rate was about 10 bpm higher then it normally would be at that pace. I managed to plod along at my goal pace till about 23 miles, but those last three miles were not fun at all with a few strategic walks. Still managed to finish in my time, and I was glad to have done it. It was definitely a wake up call for the hilly marathon I have in November!
