MobyCarp wrote: »

It might not count as the weekend in the other 49 states, but Monday is Patriot Day in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and part of a 3 day weekend there. It took a long time and a lot of running miles to get there, and on Monday I'll run my first Boston Marathon.

Good luck to you! We know you are ready for this.

Sunday I'll be running the Flower City Challenge Half Marathon. 6 days after Boston, I won't really be racing it; I'll just see what the day gives me. If I have to settle for 1:40 or even 1:45, that's okay.

I'll be running the Pony Express ultra next weekend, 60 miles over two days, 30 miles a day. This was the race that got me in to running long distances 2 years ago. I never managed the second day back then.

Good luck for the weekend. Remember to enjoy it!

kristinegift wrote: »

This weekend is my goal race: the New Jersey Marathon! Flat, fast, and temps should be cool and maybe a bit rainy/drizzly... sounds like great conditions for a big PR and a BQ (fingers crossed)!

@kristinegift - If you do BQ at NJM, I'll just about have to run Boston 2017 so I can meet you in person. (No firm decision yet; I need to finish recovery and see what happens with a couple of odd issues at work that could impact a Boston training schedule next year.)

@MobyCarp We'll have to do a Boston 2017 meet up! I think @lporter229 should be running it too! She qualified in the fall. What is your BQ standard? Were you close when you ran Boston this year?

@dewd2 It sounds like basically all races this weekend are going to be rainy from the Midwest to the East Coast. Not ideal, but.... builds character, right? (That's what I'm telling myself at least!)

Wallis Sands half in Rye, New Hampshire. Was a great run last year. Hopefully the weather cooperates. Supposed to be a nice 50's temp once the rain moves out.

Completed the Wallis Sands Half on Sunday. A new PR for me at 1:56. Last year I was 2:14 so huge improvement. Prior PR was from a December half where I did 2:05. Some really fast folks out there. First place was something like 1:14! Fast young man (21 years of age).

Ridgewood, New Jersey 5K Memorial Day. My second "race" after the Run the Hook on Sandy Hook, New Jersey 29:04 as my first 5K in about 25 years 121/536 overall and 3/9 age and gender group[

The weekend starts early and ends late for me. Happy and Healthy 5k tonight and Roger Snyder Memorial 10K on Monday.

I'm doing the Laguna Hills half on Monday

Great job @runbabarun! I know several people who ran the 1/2 and the full in Buffalo today. Good job surviving the heat!

Running the Asheville half on Saturday--my first half marathon. Very nervous!

I'm running an "unscheduled" race (well, unscheduled for me, initially) in Raleigh...Midtown Raleigh Race 13.1 Half-Marathon. On a new course from when I ran this two years ago. Weather may be really, really ugly. Goal is to break 2:00:00 for the very first time.

Good luck @apullum and @STrooper on your races.

@Strooper Hope the weather cooperates and you can make your PR.

@apullum I haven't done a half yet so I'll be curious to hear how your first goes - best of luck! Have fun most of all.

I'm just doing a 5k tomorrow and it is for fun with a team - we're forming a "megapede" linking a bunch of runners together. We'll be at the back of the pack obviously and just megapeding our way along having fun while wearing antennae and being silly. It's to raise money for pediatric cancer.

Then on Tuesday night I have an actual race - the JC Morgan Corporate Challenge which is 3.5 miles. I'm hoping to beat my current 5K personal best, which is 34:18.