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spur on your horses Kazakhs!

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Alright now, with yesterday marking Patriot's Day, the Boston Marathon of course went down and as usual it was an inspiring feat of humanity. I was amazed to see Ryan Hall streak off the line like he was setting off for a 5k and immediately put the elite contingent on edge. I thought it was unnecessary but I don't really think it significantly affected his race and he may have even weeded out some competitors by starting them off with some discomfort. Ryan Hall ran very tough, but Merga is a beast and there is no shame being around a minute behind him. THe women's race was uninspired but Kara Goucher still was impressive and it bodes well for her future that she has continued to perform consistently well in long races, it just comes down to the day. I just don't believe that she could outsprint the other two flat out so what are her options, especially into a headwind. She may have lucked out but the odds were stacked against her whether she lead for 5 miles or .5 and I assume there would have been a few other kickers around if she hadn't injected the pace and wittled it to 3 contenders.
In any case there were several good races by folks with Oklahoma ties. Tommy Manning now living in CO Springs went big with a 2:26, Chris "Muskrat" McClure ran 2:54, Aja Clark: 3:14, fellow Normanite Justin Lebeau: 3:23, Josh Heimbach 3:27, and Danny Ponder: 3:37. It looked like the wind was tough over the second half of the race and with there only being a few turns, it would have basically meant a constant headwind. I think I will definitely have to return to Beantown for another run someday as it brought me back to the sheer excitement and magnitude of this great event.
Jordan and I fine tuned a little this morning, with a 2x2mi. Splits were quicker than necessary but the morning was perfect and it was easy, as I can't help but wish for in a few days. I'm feeling good though and looking to have a smooth performance.

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