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A Marathon in Three Parts, Goal the Third

Three Hours, Five Minutes, Zero Seconds or less. For a male, 34 years or younger on race day, 3:05:00 is the qualifying time to register for the Boston Marathon. In all practicality, it will probably...

A Marathon in Three Parts, Goal Number Two

Everything in threes, but before the third comes the second and after one comes number two. As a logical extension to my first goal of crossing the start line, my second goal is to cross the finish...

A Marathon in Three Parts, The First Goal

Goals are good, goals are great, goals help keep you straight. I have fifteen days until I run my first marathon. Taper depression is a thing. Randomness. For any given race, I have three goals that...