A New "Name" for Chris

Bib #1890.

It’s been quite some time since I last blogged—a full week and a half, to be more definitive. During that time I finished up the editing project (sans any revisions the author might send my way) I’d previously mentioned, but that definitely didn’t preclude me from visiting Blogland, at least briefly. Rather, I simply didn’t have anything “newsworthy” to which to speak. That’s all changed now. Now that I have my shiny new, official Boston Marathon designation, that is. On April 19, 2010 (25 DAYS FROM NOW!) at approximately 10:00 AM EST, #1890 will be toeing (from a coral approximately 50 yards back, I’d guesstimate) the starting line with just over 25,000 (or 26,000…or 27,000) of my “closest friends.” Also, the fine people at the Boston Marathon have enabled fans to track their runners without having to park their keisters in front of a computer monitor for hours on end—instead, they can receive progress-related texts periodically (at important points throughout the race) concerning their runner(s). Simply send the word RUNNER to 31901 using your cell phone, to which you will receive a text response with instructions on how to submit a runner's bib number. OR you can register for the same thing via email (again, to receive text messages) by visiting the following link: http://registration.baa.org/2010/cf/RegAthleteAlert/pg_AthleteAlert.cfm?mode=entry

The crucial junctures you’ll be contacted for:

Starting line (what time the runner actually crosses it, officially putting them “on the clock”)
10K
Half-Marathon
30K
Finish

And because I recognize you’re dying to know, I’ll get you caught up on my workouts since last we “spoke”:

Monday, 3/15 – 5.13 miles in 38:16 (7:28 pace)
Tuesday, 3/16 - REST
Wednesday, 3/17 – 5.95 miles in 45:31 (7:39 pace)
Thursday, 3/18 – Ran 4.45 total miles in 29:08 (6:33 pace). This was comprised of a 1.55-mile warm-up (11:30) and a 1.71-mile cool-down (12:17), with 7 x hill (0.17-mile), including 3 downhill. My hill splits were: #1--0:49, #2--0:43 (downhill), #3--0:49, #4--0:42 (downhill), #5--0:47, $6--0:42 (downhill), #7--0:49.
Friday, 3/19 – 4.25 miles in 31:41 (7:27 pace)
Saturday, 3/20 – 3.87 miles in 28:10 (7:17 pace)
Sunday, 3/21 – 7.99 miles in 59:35 (7:27 pace)
Monday, 3/22 - REST
Tuesday, 3/23 – Ran 16.59 miles (as part of a 3/1 run) in 2:01:36 (7:20 pace)
Wednesday, 3/24 – 4.15 miles in 31:13 (7:31 pace)

And here’s an acapella version of one of my favorite songs, both for running and general enjoyment (thanks, Joey!):