Comments on: Qualifying for Boston at the Smuttynose Rockfest Marathon: My Race Report https://runblogger.com/2010/10/qualifying-for-boston-at-smuttynose.html Running Shoes, Gear Reviews, and Posts on the Science of the Sport Wed, 06 Oct 2010 03:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.11 By: Jim https://runblogger.com/2010/10/qualifying-for-boston-at-smuttynose.html#comment-84562951 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=558#comment-84562951 Pete – Congratulations! You worked so hard for the BQ and it really paid off on Sunday – you should be very proud of your achievement. Having attained my BQ earlier this year (and, like you, with only a few seconds to spare!) your race report brought back all of the excitement and emotions from that day. I had a rough day on Sunday at Hampton – fell apart in the second half of the race – so reading of your success erases my bad memories of the day. Anyways, congratulations again – hope to see you in Boston – registration is only two weeks away!

p.s. Any thoughts on running Manchester this year? I’m thinking of running the half just to keep my streak alive, having run the full marathon the past 3 years.

]]> By: Frederic Garderes https://runblogger.com/2010/10/qualifying-for-boston-at-smuttynose.html#comment-85245197 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=558#comment-85245197 Pete,
As you know, it’s not only about the end goal, but also about the journey.
Yours is of great inspiration to others. Congratulations on reaching your goal, but most importantly on not giving up along the way!
From that perspective you are already half way through your next goal, ultras!
I have small kids too…and I totally understand the difficulty of balancing it all.
Congrats again!
…and please keep maintaining that post as you do…this is invaluable information. I guess this is second nature for you, being an educator!

]]> By: Pete Larson https://runblogger.com/2010/10/qualifying-for-boston-at-smuttynose.html#comment-84922381 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=558#comment-84922381 In reply to Kristen.

I ran two short runs of around 3 miles each, one the Friday before the race,
the other earlier in the week. Because I did the race pace 10 miler the week
before, I opted to go really easy, and wound up feeling great on race day.

Pete

]]> By: Outwardlypleasant https://runblogger.com/2010/10/qualifying-for-boston-at-smuttynose.html#comment-84634384 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=558#comment-84634384 Congrats on the BQ!!!!

]]> By: Nina Coolidge https://runblogger.com/2010/10/qualifying-for-boston-at-smuttynose.html#comment-84638229 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=558#comment-84638229 Congrats!!! Awesome work…can’t wait to cheer you and the rest of the crew on in April!

]]> By: Pete Larson https://runblogger.com/2010/10/qualifying-for-boston-at-smuttynose.html#comment-84925205 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=558#comment-84925205 In reply to Rinie Hoogendoorn.

Thanks! I’ve only run one official 10K race ever, and it was in my first
year as a runner. Nice to see I nearly matched it teice in the marathon!

]]> By: Luau https://runblogger.com/2010/10/qualifying-for-boston-at-smuttynose.html#comment-84637207 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=558#comment-84637207 I am so glad we got to do this together! If I don’t see you before then, I will see you in Hopkinton when we toe the line together! So glad you decided NOT to run with us! :)

]]> By: Pete Larson https://runblogger.com/2010/10/qualifying-for-boston-at-smuttynose.html#comment-84897050 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=558#comment-84897050 In reply to Zach.

Kinvara wear looks fine so far – 125 miles on mine. Still a lot of life
left.

Pete

]]> By: Bekah @ runtrackmind https://runblogger.com/2010/10/qualifying-for-boston-at-smuttynose.html#comment-85302042 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=558#comment-85302042 Congrats on your BQ! I ran last week’s Smuttynose too, but just the Half. I set a new PR for myself which I was thrilled about and hope to bring that into next weekend when I run my next full marathon in Newport. I noticed that you’ve run Vermont City too, another great course however I ran the full in May 2010 and crashed and burned. Glad all went well for you and thanks for sharing your story. I love reading things to inspire me prior to a big run.

]]> By: Rinie Hoogendoorn https://runblogger.com/2010/10/qualifying-for-boston-at-smuttynose.html#comment-84877340 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=558#comment-84877340 Congratulations!

BTW judging from your splits, you almost matched your PB on twice during the race. Between mile 5 and 11,2 and again between mile 13 and 19.2 you must have had a 10k split of around 45:09.

]]> By: Pete Larson https://runblogger.com/2010/10/qualifying-for-boston-at-smuttynose.html#comment-85815841 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=558#comment-85815841 In reply to Linda Q.

Thanks Linda! Good luck next Sunday – you were in great hands with Lauren,
she’s an amazing runner and a great person.

Pete

]]> By: Pete Larson https://runblogger.com/2010/10/qualifying-for-boston-at-smuttynose.html#comment-85365030 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=558#comment-85365030 In reply to Frederic Garderes.

Thanks Frederic – I’m sure you’ll be hearing all about my Ultra prep in the
next 6 months here on the blog!

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