Logistics and Rituals
How to plan travel, logistics, and timing around marathon training while balancing work, family, and life. Covers hotel and course planning, early-morning training blocks, recovery scheduling, and keeping consistency when life gets busy. Latest marathon: Hartford 2026, 3:18 at 7:34/mi, a Boston qualifying time at age 51. Next goal: 3:10 at the NYC Marathon in 2027.
Meeting the qualifying standard does not guarantee Boston entry.