To my family and friends

To my family and friends who are going to track me during Boston Marathon:

Thank you all for prayers, encouragement, guidance, support, and love during this special marathon journey.  Regarding to my 1st Boston Marathon, my foremost goal is to enjoy this special experience, then, to re-validate my “elite” status as one of my coaches suggested:-). I cannot help but to smile when I read Coach Scott’s expectation for me (of course, he was joking). 

I haven't mastered the art of "negative splits" and had all my races with undesired positive splits, which means that I run fast at beginning and slow down late on. So, don't be excited for me if you "see" me to run fast at the beginning of Boston Marathon. By the same token, don't worry for me if you "see" me to fade late on. By God's grace, I shall finish the race within its time limit (6 hours), and hopefully qualify for Boston Marathon again (within 4 hours for my age group).


ps.

To other Boston Marathon runners:

I have been monitoring Boston weather frequently those days, but have never occurred to me to check the weather in Hopkinton, the start city/town of the marathon.   I just received the following email from one of my coaches. Hope it will serve as a reminder to you, too. Have fun and best of luck to all runners.

“……the weather for Monday looks really good for the race. HOWEVER current forecast for Hopkinton on Monday is mid-30s during the early morning, with a breeze. We will be there for 2-3 hrs before the start of the race, and we are OUTSIDE. As you know, we cannot take blankets, sleeping bags, etc. out to Hopkinton like we have in the past. You are limited mainly to the clothes that you wear, plus your race gear underneath. Dress for 30deg weather on Monday morning!! And plan to leave the extra clothes at Hopkinton when you go to the start……”