Boston Marathon
My Boston Marathon specific 13 weeks training block started end of Jan. The detailed buildup should you be interested is here . I ran an Ultra Marathon mid-Dec in Rajasthan more about it is here , so I had decent mileage in Nov and Dec which aided in ramping up mileage and pace for Boston. Just like my recent marathons, I ran 5-6 days a week and strength trained 3 days a week. The running comprised of easy, intervals and tempo runs. Unfortunately, my dad was diagnosed with cancer (NHL) Aug last year, I have been spending a lot of time traveling back-and-forth to Pune for his treatment and to be of little support to my mom. Whilst I was preparing for this marathon, back of my mind I wasn't even sure if I would be able to travel and run the race. All the more reason this race is very special and close to my heart. The idea was train and keep my fingers crossed. Thank god my dad has responded to treatment well and is in recovery. Back to the marathon training, I usually do a race sim...