Rethinking The Boston Marathon

I am not trying to qualify for Boston. Let’s be clear about that. And up until this Saturday, thinking of trying to qualify this year wasn’t even on my radar. I’m still just trying to break a four-hour marathon. My best time to date is 4:15:01. To qualify for Boston, I need to run a 3:45 marathon. Drop thirty minutes off my time in one year? Not likely.

And yet…

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