MFR 137: Boston
Mojo For Running Podcast
debbie voiles
4.9 • 555 Ratings
🗓️ 13 June 2019
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Boston. That word inspires emotion in every runner, as it does with me. I've always been a word person, which is just part of the reason I was an English teacher for 15 years. I think about words. Those six letters move me. They have for years but much more, now. Six letters that, to me, carry a level of emotion just below the word, family, and that is saying a lot.
Whether you've only watched the race on TV, been one of the thousands lining the race course on marathon race day, or you're working toward a BQ right now, the word has the power of few others.
I hope you enjoy this podcast about my Boston Marathon race a couple of months ago, the first time I have ever qualified to run it. Whether you ever get to do that race or not, I highly recommend you travel to Boston and do one of the many races there that you can get into every year. I took my Run Tampa group to Boston to do the Boston Run to Remember Half and 5 mile in May of 2018, a fantastic trip. The course is different, but we went out and ran the last mile of the marathon course, a great experience for all.
If you aspire to run it, then go for it. Most people can qualify, but it will require a year of careful planning and strategic training. For others, it might seem impossible, and may require many lifestyle changes and several years to get there.
If you want to do it, and qualifying is out of the question, then, by all means, seek out a charity bib and commit yourself to honoring the opportunity and raising the money you pledge to raise.
One way or the other, it can be done, and I hope this podcast inspires you.
Boston Marathon qualifying times
Athlete's Village in Hopkinton
The video is too big for my site, but I will put it on Facebook.
Run Tampa
Carly qualified in her very first marathon and requalified in this year's race with a blistering time of 3:19. Yowza!
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Debbie Boyles, coach at Mojo for Running with episode number 137, Boston. |
| 0:20.4 | Welcome to the Mojo for Running podcast. I'm the coach, Debbie Boyles, and this is the podcast for |
| 0:26.8 | Middle of the Packers, regular people not afraid to work up a sweat, who embrace the outdoors |
| 0:32.2 | and that wonderful feeling of endorphins surging through their veins. My goal is to provide the information you need |
| 0:39.1 | to achieve your goals. As many of you know, I did the Boston Marathon this year just a couple |
| 0:47.4 | of months ago. Even after 42 years of running and 10 years doing marathons, it was beyond thrilling. |
| 0:54.0 | And today, I'm excited |
| 0:55.9 | to share the whole experience with you. But first, I want to congratulate all of you |
| 1:01.1 | participating in my Mojo for Running Plank Challenge that I started the day the last episode |
| 1:06.6 | about planks went live. As I record this, it is day 18 of the challenge. People are participating |
| 1:13.5 | all over the world, and I love reading your comments and seeing your photos. I've shared pictures |
| 1:19.2 | of people planking in airports at jury duty with their dogs, with their grandkids at the beach |
| 1:24.9 | in London, Australia, and more. |
| 1:28.6 | Keep the photos coming. |
| 1:34.9 | Just post them on the Mojo for Running Facebook wall in the comments under that day's challenge post. |
| 1:45.0 | Or post them on your own Instagram wall and tag Mojo for Running Plank Challenge and tag it. If you didn't participate, don't let that keep you from doing it. |
| 1:48.0 | Start today. |
| 1:49.0 | You don't need to be on the same day as the rest of the people. |
| 1:53.0 | Quite a few people have started along the way. |
| 1:56.0 | The idea is to do a plank for one minute for 30 days. |
| 2:00.0 | And if you can't do one minute in the beginning, |
| 2:02.2 | you work up to it over the first few days. |
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