Boston Twlight 3k

Friday 14th May, Mike and I headed up to Cambridge, MA. We stayed with a friend of ours who is a Grad student at Harvard University. It took us about 4 hrs to get up there and we left after work. So I was ready to sleep once we arrived.

The next morning we got up and I went for jog along the River Charles, with the rest of Boston, it was a beautiful morning and they sure like to run up there. After the boys got back from there run we headed into Harvard square for a little walk. Went onto the Harvard Campus and took our pic with Mr Harvard himself, so apparently if you rub his foot you get good luck (I sure did wash my hand after this pic!! - almost as bad as kissing the stone in Ireland)

Now My race was up at the University Lowell - which was a 45min drive north of Boston. So we headed up and got in my normal pre race preparation and before I knew it my race was about to go off.

I had the fastest ranked time in the race, but there were girls that should help push the pace along. We started out nicely and I sat in the group as they lead me for 800mtrs through the pace I wanted, but then I was on my own. Which was a bummer, but what can you do - start lapping people, so after lap four thats what I did. I ran 9.22.75, which was second from my PB, and just quicker then what I did indoors this year before I got injured. So I was pretty please with that, knowing that I am back in good shape.

Here are the results:

http://www.coolrunning.com/results/10/ma/May15_NewBal_set1.shtml

Now for those of you that want you can watch the race: Courteous of flotrack.org

Track and Field Videos on Flotrack

There are also some pics @ http://nbboston.shutterfly.com/4304 - my pics are numbered from 76 on.

Now as you are aware I am part of a Saucony Hurricane program, here is a pic with Mark and I - he is also a Hurricane and is the husband of Amy - who was the assistant coach and training buddy at Stony Brook my last year there. They moved to Boston so I dont have her as my training buddy any more.

Well thats all for about now. My next race is June 5th, which will be a steeples at another one of these twilight series. Untill then its back to the roads and some solid training!

Hope all is well with you all.