Race Recap BQ in Vaporfly Next

We had weather that started in the mid 40s and ended in the mid 60s. The course was beautiful, scenic, and featured a nearly constant downhill slope. And I pretty much had no idea how fast I needed to be running to race this race. I ultimately ended up going out too fast for the first half of the race, and I paid for it a bit at the end. But I was able to hold everything together long enough to cross the finish line without blowing up for a time fo 3:01:52. I needed 3:10 to qualify for Boston. My previous marathon PR was 3:17:43

This video is super long and I apologize for that. If you want to skip ahead:

2:43 Parking at Tunnel Marathon
3:47 Raceday packet pickup
4:00 Gear check
5:54 Running in the tunnel
7:14 Gear drop after the tunnel
9:13 Pacing with Stryd Footpod Power Rating
11:22 At the halfway point
13:16 Running with a pack
14:02 aid stations
14:46 pain in the heels
16:04 pain in the right hip
17:20 stryd/gps distance vs course markings
17:55 mental math and the wheels falling off
19:26 seeing the finish
20:38 didn't believe the clocks
21:46 realizing I BQ'd
22:58 finishing in second place! (temporarily)
23:30 finishing in 30th place
24:04 breaking 3?
24:24 post race atmosphere at Tunnel Marathon
25:14 overall thoughts on Tunnel Marathon
25:42 How fast am I without the downhill?
26:20 Varpofly Next on a trail
28:09 the pants I wore
29:13 the singlet
29:51 final thoughts
30:57 why i won't put the camera down for a goal race

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