Boston 10K 4-15-07

I did not run in the Marathon because it is far too inconvenient crowded and pricey, but my athletic supporters will unimpressed to know that I started a new tradition that will surely last a lunchtime by completing a 10K on the boston esplanade on Sunday under similarly ideal conditions, 50 degrees and drizzly.

Watching the stalwart marathon runners at Coolidge Corner on Patriot's Day, I observed everybody wears white running shoes. However, I wore my black running shoes on Sunday. When I ran the Adirondack Marathon 9-30-03, I wore my bright blue heavy Fila test sneakers, a present from the former Fila R&D office in Peabody, MA - I worked across the hall from them, and was a size 9, then their testing size (I believe they told me Nike tests in size 10). They were heavy like boots but the cramps are gone now and all that remains is the fading glory.

I completed a marathon in the week leading up to the Big Race, but it was over the course of 4 days, but they were windy drizzly days for sure.