So far so good. I've been training for three weeks now and my longest run thus far was 6 miles. So far so good. A co-worker of mine, who has run the Boston Marathon before, ask if he could run with me at lunch, of course I said ok. No here is where things get interesting. Little did I know this would be a lesson to me, the rookie marathon runner.
We ran a course that my co-worker was had done before. For those who know downtown Boston, we ran through downtown crossing, through the park to Beacon St. We made a left on Beacon St and ran to the walking bridge that cross over to the Charles River. Now that was the easy part. On the way back, we took a left coming back over the walking bridge and there it was, Beacon Hill. Ohh my, this was a big challenge. I had to taper off a bit when I can about half way up the hill but a managed to make it, 13 minute mile pace up the hill but I made. When I was at the top, breathing so hard I thought by lungs were going to catch fire, I looked back with determination and said to myself that one day I would take this hill.
I'm learning that training is all about dedication. I'm not going to have a great run every time but if I figure out what areas I need to improve in and work on them, I will be able to overcome any running challenge. I'll be back Beacon Hill.
