For over 30 years, Stu’s 30K has been a tune-up run for the Boston Marathon.
This was a quick race decision on my part. Jim Maloy my co-worker/running buddy texted me yesterday and asked if I had any interest in running this classic hilly New England tune up for Boston. There definitely were some long climbs and good descents. I stuck with Jim for the first 14 miles and then decided to see what I had left for the last 4 and change. Apparently I had a bit more as I dropped the pace to below 7 minute miles and picked up 15 places. Within the final 2 miles, I set my sights on a girl wearing pink compression socks and a Greater Boston Track Club singlet over a long sleeve. She was a competitor and definitely didn't appreciate me running up on her shoulder. She pushed to hold me off, but I wasn't there to play nice and kicked by her and one other dude farther up ahead in the final stretch. I was definitely pleased with this long effort as I ran 10.5 miles yesterday and have come off of two 60 mile weeks. (I've never run two back to back 60 mile weeks) 7:23 avg.
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