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  40 - gloves, shirt, arm warmers, 3/4 tights.  Vest/Jacket for chill 35 - gloves, shirt, arm warmers 3/4 tights.  Vest/Jacket for chill 30 - 250 merino wool top and heavy weight pants (asics)  Too hot. 30 - t-shirt, arm warmers, full length tights, merino wool gloves.  Probably needed to keep the vest and extra layer gloves (getting code on top at the end). 25 - merino wool top, tights, jacket.

 Testing: In Rotation: Adidas Adios Adizero Pro 2 -  Not a bad shoe.  Have to try a longer distances. Brooks Aurora-BL - Just purchased as an alternative to the Maxroad 5.  Transitions faster. Hoka Mach 4 - Nice shoes.  Like this as an easy day choice. New Balance RC Elite 2 - Nice, soft, long distance shoe. Soft enough to use for other runs. Nike Alphafly - Long run shoes.  Need to wear down.  Nike Vaporfly Next % 2 Aqua - Training shoe. Nike Vaporfly Next % 2 White/Pink - Training shoe. Nike Vaporfly Next % Volt - Race shoe.  Puma Deviate Nitro Elite - Nice.  Feels like lower drop than 8mm.  Not sure I can take longer distances.  My track shoe. Salomon Sense Ride 2 - Like this over the Pegasus.  Firmer ride.  Better for trails. Saucony Endorphin Speed - Black old. Almost retirement age. Saucony Endorphin Speed 2 - Blue. Starting in rotation. Saucony Endorphin Pro - Firmer than Vaporfly.  But not bad.  Probably won't take over 1/2 marathon.  Good for shorter races.  Will use as pr

 Testing: Adidas Adios Adizero Pro 2 -  Not a bad shoe.  Have to try a longer distances. Hoka Mach 4 - Excited to try this shoe.  Finally on sale. In Rotation: Brooks Aurora-BL - Just purchased as an alternative to the Maxroad 5.  Transitions faster. New Balance RC Elite 2 - Nice, soft, long distance shoe. Soft enough to use for other runs. Nike Alphafly - Long run shoes.  Need to wear down.  Nike Vaporfly Next % 2 Aqua - Training shoe. Nike Vaporfly Next % 2 White/Pink - Training shoe. Nike Vaporfly Next % Volt - Race shoe.  Puma Deviate Nitro Elite - Nice.  Feels like lower drop than 8mm.  Not sure I can take longer distances.  My track shoe. Salomon Sense Ride 2 - Like this over the Pegasus.  Firmer ride.  Better for trails. Saucony Endorphin Speed - Green. Retirement age. Saucony Endorphin Speed - Black old. Almost retirement age. Saucony Endorphin Speed - NYC. Retirement age. Saucony Endorphin Speed 2 - Blue. Starting in rotation. Saucony Endorphin Pro - Firmer than Vaporfly.  But

Thoughts 1+ month after Boston 22: Due to changes in airplane flights, had to push flight from mid-afternoon to 1st thing in the morning.  This worked out well in the end.  Arrived in Boston by 8:30am.  Slept till noon and then went to lunch and the expo.   Meals were much "lighter" then the 1st time I ran in the fall.  This was a good idea. The expo was MUCH better.  Felt more like the Chicago expo vs. the horrible Oct Boston expo.  Jess tried alot of shoes.  We did end up buying a roller (R8).  I still like this device, especially for calfs. Surprised how much time we spent at the expo (over 3hours between getting bib and walking around).  Didn't buy anything except the roller. Had to stop by tracksmith to buy a singlet.  The color one I wanted was out of stock (a bummer). Now to rag on the Ritz.  As soon as I arrived, asked about breakfast on the day of the run.  Didn't get any clear answers.  By Sunday, I had given up and went to CVS to buy peanut butter and jelly

 So, in taper for Boston.  Last week was a bit off with the throwing up situation after the long run.  Missed one day, which cost me 7 miles of distance.  Long run on Sunday was slow the last 2 miles.  Not as much energy given having to run 4 days in a row due to the first 2 days of the week being off for recovery.   Switched gels away from Precision Hydration due to the over use during the 20 miler.  Switched back to Spring and Huma.  Still a bit off on the long run.  Believe it wasn't due to the gels though.  Focused on a gel every 3 miles and water every mile. Weight hovering around 139.  Low was 136.5 this weekend.  Will see if we can keep it under 140 leading into the race. Locked in on the following: Path Projects Shorts Tracksmith Singlet (BQ or Chi) Injinji mid-weight socks 5 Springs and 5 Humas Garmin 945 Julbo sunglasses Arm Warmers (Zensah) Gloves - Merino Vaporfly Next % 2 Naked Running Belt - 6 8 oz flask (will rely on more water at the stations) - upgrade if hotter to

Testing: Adidas Adios Adizero Pro 2 -  Not a bad shoe.  Have to try a longer distances. Puma Deviate Nitro Elite - Nice.  Feels like lower drop than 8mm.  Not sure I can take longer distances. Saucony Ride 15 - First run was pretty firm.  Likely won't try again till after Boston. In Rotation: Brooks Aurora-BL - Just purchased as an alternative to the Maxroad 5.  Transitions faster. New Balance RC Elite 2 - Nice, soft, long distance shoe. Soft enough to use for other runs. Nike Alphafly - Long run shoes.  Need to wear down.  Nike Vaporfly Next % 2 White/Pink - Training shoe now. Nike Vaporfly Next % Volt - Boston race shoe.  Salomon Sense Ride 2 - Like this over the Pegasus.  Firmer ride.  Better for trails. Saucony Endorphin Speed - Green. Current goto speed.  Almost retirement age. Saucony Endorphin Speed 2 - Blue. Starting in rotation. Saucony Endorphin Pro - Firmer than Vaporfly.  But not bad.  Probably won't take over 1/2 marathon.  Good for shorter races.  Will use as prim