Saint George No Go

So the folks in St. George passed me over this year. I won't be running their marathon this October. Oh well, their loss. :)

However, I did find a Boston Qualifying race around the same time of year. The first annual Layton Marathon will be held October 9th, 2010. No lottery with this one, just first-come first-serve.

I might have a chance with this one. I've been able to maintain a 7-minute mile pace so far, up to seven miles. I know damn well that I'll need to able to maintain that pace for much longer to qualify for Boston. But I do still have 3 and 1/2 months to get there.

I just bought new running kicks a couple of weeks ago. Went down to the running store and got my stride analyzed and everything. The whole shebbang. I'm going with Brooks again. Those have treated me well, and they will hopefully lead across the finish line of the Layton Marathon in less than 3:10:59 come this Fall. Woot!