Pace-wise, probably the easiest run I've had the whole cycle. Effort-wise, not so much. Ran on the beach at Chatham, about a 1.2 mile section of beach that I ran back and forth on twice. Sand wasn't that much of a problem, since enough of it was semi-hardpacked that it wasn't too bad, but I had to scramble over rock jetties about every 200 yards, which slowed me down greatly and increased the work level. So the average pace was nearly 12:00.
Tomorrow I plan to do my dress rehearsal run; not sure if I'll go to Boston to do it or run on the bike trail here. My trolley ride yesterday took me down Boylston to the finish line, and we've walked past the Citgo sign which marks a mile to go, so I've seen that end of the Boston course. Might go to Hopkinton tomorrow, or maybe not. We'll see. |