{"id":7875,"date":"2023-04-22T10:15:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T10:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/?p=7875"},"modified":"2023-04-22T10:15:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T10:15:28","slug":"boston-marathon-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/?p=7875","title":{"rendered":"Boston Marathon 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>IWRR Superstar runner Ross Wilkes was in the US last week to tackle the most sought after marathon in the world.  He kindly contribute this account of his day&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/received_166592592665110-1200x675.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/received_166592592665110-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/received_166592592665110-850x478.jpeg 850w, https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/received_166592592665110-250x141.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/received_166592592665110-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/received_166592592665110-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/received_166592592665110.jpeg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The race was made in 1897 making it the oldest annually held marathon. It was created the year following the revival of the modern Olympic games. The course generally hasn&#8217;t changed with the start point way outside the city in the small town of Hopkington and a fairly flat course the first 16 miles before the hills of the Newton area crop up, with the biggest being the iconic &#8216;Heartbreak Hill&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crowds were insane, the biggest and loudest I&#8217;ve ever seen even in the more rural areas outside the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weather was decent, overcast with the odd shower which I much preferred over the hot and humid climate we&#8217;d had the week before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pacewise I aimed to sit just under sub 3 for as long as I could, I knew the later miles would be a struggle so would&#8217;ve been happy with over 3 hours but figured it would be worth a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/isleofwightroadrunners.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/received_1290368225250695-1152x675.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7876\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I still felt strong the final few miles even on the inclines and it became apparent I could stick with the faster pace and even push for a PB. I still believe the Marathon distance has a degree of luck to it and you never know if all the pieces of the puzzle are gonna be there on raceday but I&#8217;m very grateful it all worked out on such a event. Was really special to be part of a race with such a history.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Very well done Ross, he clocked an awesome time of 2:57:13, setting an impressive marathon PB on the biggest stage of all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IWRR Superstar runner Ross Wilkes was in the US last week to tackle the most sought after marathon in the world. 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