Boston has come and gone

and I watched it on TV, and the net while I worked.

I have my Boston shirt on from 2006 today, the one that came with the race kit, the one you only get as a registered runner. I don't wear it too often, I don't want it to wear out. It's a good quality Adidas long sleeve navy blue shirt, very simple with the BAA logo on the front, Adidas logo on the back, and '2006 BOSTON MARATHON' printed on one sleeve.

I had also bought a nice short sleeve shirt, which has seen a lot of wear, and a gaudy silver 2006 jacket, which has seen almost no wear. I don't know why, but I thought that jacket looked mega cool when I was standing in the expo. Sure seemed to change when I looked at it in proper lighting. But I do put it on for picking up race kits and stuff, I just ain't wearing it to dinner, or drinks with friends. It's like a flashing sign saying "Look at me! I'm a nerd! Look at me! I'm a nerd!". But I had to have it, it's symbolic, ya know?

I get a flood of enthusiasm when Boston runs. Watching some of the big local races gets me excited too, but nothing like Boston. It's the screaming crowd and the flood of runners that have already proven themselves capable of maintaining that clip. Even just following the net blog reports during the race gets me going.

Too bad I didn't get to run yesterday, spent the day prepping for a demo today and clicking 'refresh' on the BAA site. On top of that, it was pouring rain all day, the harsh horizontal stuff accompanied by a brisk N/E wind, and cold...nasty cold.

I put in a little extra 'ooomph' in my run this morning, although it was short at about 5 1/2 miles (for an 'ooomph' kind of run, that is). I have a tendency to do this a couple of days after a long run, not quite sure why, but about 2 days after my longs, my legs want to go, regardless of whether I run or rest on Monday.

I did get in 65 miles last week, and all is and was fine. My legs and my joints and stuff are toughened up enough that going from 40 to 60 or so miles really doesn't stress me at all. I'm not a 10% rule kind of guy, in fact I'm not really a rule kind of guy at all. They're just guidelines, take em for what they're worth.

I didn't hit that masters 5k I mentioned on Saturday, it would have been a waste as I was sluggish from my bigger week. I'll be in better condition as summer approaches. Mississauga half is in 2 1/2 weeks, I'm hoping to not embarrass myself too badly in it.