Boston week - wrap with John Zupanc

As you can see by John's Boston Marathon racing history snapshot today you have to be ready for anything when you step onto the line. It is OK to adjust pre-race goals based on weather, be a tad more patient early, or hopefully just get out there and roll.

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 John's Boston Splits

1981  49 and NW winds cross to tailwind perfect day

2:27.11 A big pr by 5 minutes

28.10-56.20-1:24.30-1:52.45-2:20.35-2:27.11

73:45/73:26

205^th place

This was a dream marathon, everything went perfect.

                       

1985  75 to 78 with cross to tailwind HOT

2:27.13 Felt I was in shape to run 2:22 my pr at that time but had to adjust to heat

27.30-55.30-1:23.30-1:51.45-2:27.13

18^th place

There was basically no one to catch over the last 10k, suffered but not like most.

1987  50 and nice

2:24.46  My best Boston time

27.15-54.30-1:22.00-1:50.00-2:24.46

71:40/73:06

36^th place

This is probably a more typical half marathon split for me, close but not even

1994  Sunny, 53 and tailwind

2:35.56  I was 41 and my best masters time at Boston

29.28-59.00-1:28.32-1:58.30-2:35.56

77:28/78:28

143^rd place

I was pleased with this effort

2004  75 with 84 at the finish, HOT, and a strong wind swirled around

3:05.49  I run better than most in the heat

35.37-70.37-1:45.50-2:21.08-3:05.49

92:23/93:26

476^th place

Happy to survive

2007  A big NorEaster with rain all day, strong swirling winds and 45, COLD

3:12.41  I was very conservative early to not die in the cold, big negative split

37.39-74.51-1:52.08-2:24.15-3:12.41

98:06/94:35

Not sure of the place but an example of the extremes you can get at Boston