Tuesday, March 4, 2014
In the endddddddddddddddd, it doesn't even matter
There's a throwback for you. If you know the song, I'm sorry if it's now stuck in your head. So, as I mentioned, Adidas was giving away a free entry into Boston. I don't know how they decided who got it, or how they even contacted that person. Today though, a retweet showed up from some girl in West Virginia, about how she's excited to run Boston thanks to Adidas. I guess that's it then. I mean, it's March 4, just over a month before the marathon. The BAA is being super strict about bandit runners and non-registered people running, which is understandable, given the events of last year. As much as I hate to say this, I might have to just let it go. There's no charity team to get in on, no way for a bib this late in the game, as far as I know. I've tried every outlet, knowing I wouldn't have the time required to BQ. It just didn't happen. You know, I'm sure there are 100s of people out there who would like to run Boston this year. Maybe they have good reasons, maybe not. Though I imagine that most serious runners have already found a way in. Like I said last time, there are a hundred reasons I want to run Boston this year. Unfortunately, I think I have to just face the truth and move on. With disappointment in my heart and lead in my feet....
Sunday, March 2, 2014
March...EEEK!
Thankfully February is OVER. See ya later Feb. What a month. Seriously, filled with snowstorms, wind chills, and a lot of not running. I'm glad to be out of it. Now, onward to March. Hopefully the weather warms up...a lot. I'm particularly tired of trying to run outside and having to dodge snowbanks, ice patches, and winter in general. Seeing grass and sidewalk again is an exciting prospect.
Along with the *hopefully* melting snow, we're also basically at the two month countdown to the big wedding day. Tomorrow is officially two months, but who knows if I'll have time to update this then, so we'll just call it today. The other elephant in the room right now is the Boston Marathon. It's coming up next month and I STILL don't have an entry. Believe me, I've been trying. I attempted every charity who had spots open with no avail. Adidas running has a free entry their giving away, all you have to do is tweet why you want to run. You better believe I did that. My problem there is that I can't possibly fit into 140 characters all the reasons I NEED to run Boston this year. There's just too many. In no particular order, here are a few. 1) Because of last year. 2) It's Boston, it's the dream. 3) BOTH of my running partners are running it and it's likely the only chance I'll ever have to run it with them. 4.) It would be the 3rd marathon in 6 months. How amazing would it be to have that accomplishment in my life. In short, there are 100s of reasons why I want to run Boston, if only I could have the chance! Plus, anyone who reads this knows my love of Adidas running gear goes deep, it seems only fitting that I would be able to run under the Adidas spot. Seriously, it's a match made in heaven. If only Adidas knew that.
On another note, we went for a 10 mile run today, because yes, I'm still training for it, even if I'm not in it yet. I'm trying to upload my Garmin info and it's taking forever. What the heck is up Garmin? I've had to download extensions, re-work all sorts of info, and I still can't get my watch to upload. I miss the old site, where you plugged in your watch and it uploaded. None of this Garmin Express nonsense. In an effort to make this all easier, I connected it to my Google + account. Turns out, it didn't make it any easier at all. Seriously, these updates are taking forever. I just wanted to see my splits! Sure, they're going to be slower than usual, but that's because we run pregnancy pace now, to stay with Cynthia. But I still want to see them. Sheesh Garmin. Get it together.
Along with the *hopefully* melting snow, we're also basically at the two month countdown to the big wedding day. Tomorrow is officially two months, but who knows if I'll have time to update this then, so we'll just call it today. The other elephant in the room right now is the Boston Marathon. It's coming up next month and I STILL don't have an entry. Believe me, I've been trying. I attempted every charity who had spots open with no avail. Adidas running has a free entry their giving away, all you have to do is tweet why you want to run. You better believe I did that. My problem there is that I can't possibly fit into 140 characters all the reasons I NEED to run Boston this year. There's just too many. In no particular order, here are a few. 1) Because of last year. 2) It's Boston, it's the dream. 3) BOTH of my running partners are running it and it's likely the only chance I'll ever have to run it with them. 4.) It would be the 3rd marathon in 6 months. How amazing would it be to have that accomplishment in my life. In short, there are 100s of reasons why I want to run Boston, if only I could have the chance! Plus, anyone who reads this knows my love of Adidas running gear goes deep, it seems only fitting that I would be able to run under the Adidas spot. Seriously, it's a match made in heaven. If only Adidas knew that.
On another note, we went for a 10 mile run today, because yes, I'm still training for it, even if I'm not in it yet. I'm trying to upload my Garmin info and it's taking forever. What the heck is up Garmin? I've had to download extensions, re-work all sorts of info, and I still can't get my watch to upload. I miss the old site, where you plugged in your watch and it uploaded. None of this Garmin Express nonsense. In an effort to make this all easier, I connected it to my Google + account. Turns out, it didn't make it any easier at all. Seriously, these updates are taking forever. I just wanted to see my splits! Sure, they're going to be slower than usual, but that's because we run pregnancy pace now, to stay with Cynthia. But I still want to see them. Sheesh Garmin. Get it together.
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