A few lessons hopefully learned from my Boston build-up and race:

• 3 high intensity sessions in one week (4 weeks from race) was not a wise idea. The full impact of that week didn’t fully manifest until two weeks later and then I was cooked with two weeks from race day. Not where you really want to be both physically and mentally. I took a chance and paid for it.
• Following my own unstructured program provided much freedom, maybe too much. The emotional push to crank it up a bit more when feeling good increased the crash-and-burn factor. I probably could have used an unemotional second set of eyes to cross-check my plan.
• I don’t need to fuel in a standalone marathon like an Ironman triathlon marathon. I probably only need 100-150 cals per hour for a standalone 3-3.5 hr marathon. I was probably trying to put in closer to 200 cals and that only caused stomach issues. The intensity is just too high and this is not a 12-15 hour event. Duh!

Nothing like a solid growth opportunity!

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