Thursday, March 27, 2014

Boston Marathon Mile 15 & 16

"Gooooiiiinnnnng Doooowwwwn" - Aerosmith

Mile 15 starts as runners past Hunnewell Park in Wellesley.  The last up hill before the big drop takes the runners through nicely manicured lawns, quaint shops and the Wellesley Hills commuter rail station.  The course crosses over route 9 and then the fun begins.

Mile 15 2:45 /2:02PM mile change +30 ft net change -330 ft

Mile 16 is a brutal down hill to the lowest point of the course.  This mile is all about going down, down, down.  The long down hill is steep and it really takes a toll on the legs at this point of the race.  I should be trying to conserve energy for the coming hills but knowing I wont have to go back up it as we have in training will probably allow me to just let gravity do with me what it will.

Mile 16 2:56 / 2:13PM mile change -100 ft net change -430ft



Part 7 Miles 13 & 14

Part 10 Miles 17 & 18 Due out Sooner

Part 11 Miles 19 & 20 Due out Soon

Part 12 Miles 21 & 22 Due out 4/2

Part 13 Miles 23 & 24 Due out 4/9

Part 13 Miles 25 & 26 Due out 4/16

Boston Marathon Mile 13 & 14

We're right around the mid-point now, no time to redouble our efforts ahead of the hills.

By the start of Mile 13 you should be able to hear the ladies of Wellesley College easily now.  It's been told that you can hear them up to two miles away but by the start of mile twelve you're about a quarter of a mile away   They pack the route and give runners a boost via their shouts, screams and smooches.



Mile 13 2:23 /1:40PM mile change -20 ft net change -345 ft

OK half way through the marathon now and we're getting to the part of the course which I am very familiar with.  Snaking it's way through Wellesley center and town hall, we finally come to St. Paul's church which the Miles for Miracles team has been using as it's training HQ for the marathon.  The crowds start to grow again and we're get ready for our decent into Lower Newton Falls.

Mile 14 2:34 / 1:51PM mile change -15 ft net change -360ft



Part 8 Miles 15 & 16 Due out 3/5

Part 9 Miles 15 & 16 Due out 3/12

Part 10 Miles 17 & 18 Due out 3/19

Part 11 Miles 19 & 20 Due out 3/26

Part 12 Miles 21 & 22 Due out 4/2

Part 13 Miles 23 & 24 Due out 4/9

Part 13 Miles 25 & 26 Due out 4/16