ISLAND BRIDGE RUNNER

As with all races, I went into the start of the World Marathon Challenge with tiered goals. Treating it like any other event helped me mentally prepare. Even though this was clearly not your regular race. 7 marathons. 7 continents. 7 days. My A goal was to finish in under 24h cumulative time, my B goal to win and/or break the record. If I accomplished any of those things, I’d be super happy! Ecstatic, even. I didn’t really have a C goal. Finish. Best effort? That changed over

I hadn’t really planned on running the LA Marathon this year. It just so happened that I was near Los Angeles the week prior for work. So, why not stay the weekend and run a famed big city marathon? With the bonus of being able to (hopefully) cross California off my list of Boston qualifying states! A good deal, I thought. Went to the expo Saturday, and I was a bit disappointed. It wasn’t bad, but I expected more for LA. When I went to pick up my bib, they asked for my QR cod

Monday – 6.3mi @ 8:50. Legs felt pretty good for this easy run. A little soreness from yesterday’s strength training. Skipped the planned stability work because my ribs are still sore from the fall on the trail yesterday. Tuesday – 10.0mi @ 7:45. Started the first 4 miles nice and easy. Everything felt good. Then, 3 miles at half marathon pace (6:54, 6:57, 6:56). Wind made that a bit more of a challenge than it should have been. Finished out easy. Tested ribs with a few push-