Am I A Deer In The Headlights?

There are marathons, then there's Boston. No marathon has more tradition. I first became aware of Boston after Frank Shorter won the Olympic Marathon in 1972. I vowed then that I would run Boston. I was running track and cross-country in high school. Then, the running boom hit, difficult qualifying times were established, and the Boston vow became a dim memory.

After several years work, I ran a 3:29 at the Long Island Marathon last May. Finally, Boston was to be mine. Here it is, it's just over 11 weeks until my date with my running dream. I know my training has been a bit soft. Today, Alison posted a commentary about her training this past week. Her reference to Heartbreak Hill got me rattled. As if that was not bad enough, Runner's World posted a link to Hal Higdon's Boston Bound training plan. Higdon says of the late stages of Boston, "If you enter this stretch fatigued and unable to maintain running form--particularly if forced back onto your heels--you will pound the muscles of your lower legs to pulp."

Suddenly, I feel like a deer in the headlights!

My follow-up post can be found here.