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| Panoramic view of the Charles River prior to turning onto the Mass Ave Bridge - what a gorgeous day for a run! |
As I approached the Longfellow Bridge during my run, I snapped a picture of something which so perfectly encapsulates marathon training - well, really any big goal or undertaking. After cresting the small hill which takes you up a pedestrian bridge to cross over to the Longfellow, you are faced with two options. You can cut down a staircase and back up a set of stairs that allows you to bypass a section of the uphill start to the bridge or you can run all the way around and start at the base of the bridge with the full uphill.
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| Easy way to the left or harder way to the right |
It would have been all too easy to take the stairs and bypass the full uphill, but then again you don't accomplish big goals by taking the easy way out. I quickly snapped a pic and then made my way down to the base of the bridge to take on the uphill. And you know what? It was such a beautiful day - and low and behold running countless hills every weekend really does pay off - I was coming up over the top of the bridge in no time.
All in I clocked 4 miles and once again found myself trending faster with a 9:58 pace (I know that is slow for some but it's been a while since this Mama has seen sub-10 paces on shorter runs!) I didn't even realize I was running faster as it just felt so good to be outside stretching my legs! I could have done without my Garmin freezing near the end of my run and having to run back/forth to get the full mileage but at least it gave people on the street something to laugh at.
Off to bed later than planned as I've got a longer run bright and early, followed by a gentle yoga day on Friday and then tackling our big 20 miler on Saturday!
10 Days: Left in my March Marathon Madness Opportunity Drawings (see the trailer below and click HERE for more details - every $10 = 1 entry; $25 = 3 entries)
26 Days: Until the 123rd Boston Marathon
