When I got to the T stop, there was a train there waiting so I was able to get on and chat with some other runners for a while. Except for the fact that it was like 30º warmer, it felt a lot like last year. The forecast was looking like it would clear up, but things were still pretty crappy for the moment. The early runners actually had to be sheltered in place on the buses to the start because of wind and lightning. I had a poncho and throwaway shoes on so I could stay dry, but it was miserable weather. Unfortunately, I had to checkout of the hotel before heading out so I ran everything down to the car and then checked my keys with the front desk before making my way to the T. I was able to grab my bib and do a lap around the expo without too much time spent.īy 7:30, it was time to roll on out. Late afternoon on Friday seems like a great time to go to the expo, you can get in and out pretty quickly and avoid a lot of the crowds. Similar to last year, we drove up to Boston on Friday and hit up the expo as soon as we got there. Heck, sunglasses were even a thing to think about! Race weekend The night before, things started to change and the weather actually started looking like many runners would end up avoiding rain altogether, but that it’d be hot and humid instead. Now it’s looking like there’s a chance that some of us might not run in any rain /7Lyc0BcfPL- Amelia “Amelia” Gapin April 14, 2019 The weather forecast for #BostonMarathon has been a wild ride. Certainly better than last year, but still not what I had hoped for. As race day got closer, the weather seemed to solidify around rain and temps in the mid-60s, with a tailwind. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE a good rain run when it’s warm out and I’m starting and ending right at my house, but when it’s 30s, 40s, or low 50s and you have to wait around before the race starts, it’s not so fun. I know there’s nothing you can do about the weather, but racing in the rain isn’t exactly fun.
I would be lying if I said this didn’t damper most of my excitement before the race.
Over the course the week before the race, the high for the day hovered mostly in the 50s, but did dip down to as low as 48º with some hefty wind. Much to my disappointment, the forecast was pretty steadily calling for rain. gL2d6BbpCz- Amelia “Amelia” Gapin April 9, 2019 But this time, as soon as the race got within the 15-day forecast, I was all over it.Įvery time I look at the weather for #BostonMarathon, it looks more and more like last year. Usually, I wait until I have to pack for a race to even look. Typically, I don’t weather stalk for races-it’s pointless and just adds extra stress. After last year’s freezing monsoon (and a couple years of brutal heat before that), we were all hoping for a nice, mild day. The weatherįor me, and I think a lot of people, the big story going into the race this year was the weather. Not to mention that my nerves for Tokyo itself were combined with knowing Boston was just six weeks later. Knowing the course and not being in a foreign country helps with that.
That said, I was a bit less nervous about it than I was going into that race. To be honest, I’ve barely run since Tokyo, six weeks ago. It’s been going on for ten months now and I still haven’t figured it out so, needless to say, training wasn’t good going into the race. It’s a rather pointless age, but running the greatest race on the planet is a pretty rad way to spend the day! Trainingįast forward to this year and running and I are in a huge fight. Oh, and there’s just one other important thing about this year’s Boston Marathon that really sealed the deal for wanting to come back… By then, I already had a BQ in my back pocket for this year and I felt like I just had to come back for a second time. Then, the weather came and, while I had an amazing time, I felt like I didn’t quite get the real Boston experience. It’s such an amazing event and I don’t want to continuously take spot, preventing someone else from having the same experience. Not that that’s ever stopped me before!īefore the Boston Marathon last year, I had planned to be a one-and-done Boston runner. Where to even start with this one? There’s so much to say about Boston Marathon this year and only so many words I can reasonably ask y’all to read.
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