Qualifying to run the Boston Marathon is one of the most exciting achievements for us everyday runners. When you tell someone that you’re training for Boston, they say congratulations. You feel a sense of pride telling people that you’ve run the Boston Marathon. It’s a trophy to wear the Boston Marathon jacket. It’s a special status that other runners can appreciate. It’s the closest thing everyday runners have to understanding how great it must be to qualify to run in the Olympic trials or the Olympics for that matter.
There is a downside to running the Boston Marathon though. It’s the training. As if training for a marathon isn’t enough, Boston, being a spring marathon, requires you to train through the winter. Cold. Wet. Dark. At least one of the three is pretty much guaranteed no matter what time of day you do your training. Perhaps it’s just the price you pay to have the honor to run in such a prestigious race.
Stay warm and dry when you can.
