There Had to Be a Better Way

That’s what the founder, Graham Henshaw of PaceTat said which ultimately led to the brilliant invention of what is known as PaceTat.  Runners that have been training hard to reach a goal time for their marathon can’t do without one of these.

 

As the name implies, PaceTat is a removable tattoo that helps to keep marathon runners on pace during the marathon so that they can finish within their goal time. PaceTat (as pictured)  measures 1-1/2″ wide by 6-1/4″ long gets tattooed to the underside of your forearm.  The removable tattoo is made with 100% FDA approved ingredients, so should be safe for your skin.  PaceTat has made it easier than ever to keep check on your times during the race.  And it gives both mile splits as well as kilometer splits.  Need this kind of guidance for a half marathon?  Just cut it in half.

 

There’s no issue about the comfort as it’s part of your skin.  Easy to take off with baby oil or rubbing alcohol after your marathon, but will easily last for a few days on your arm just in case you are thinking about back to back marathons.

 

It’s my goal to one day qualify to run the Boston Marathon.  It will take discipline and training on my part, but I will definitely be sporting a PaceTat as part of my running kit in my attempt to reach my goal.

New Course Record for the Boston Marathon

Yesterday, Monday, April 17, 2006, 22,517 entrants (second largest in Boston Marathon history) set out to complete in the 110th running of the Boston Marathon, each runner trying to achieve their own personal goal.  For Kenyan Robert Cherulyot, his personal goal was achieved as he completed and won the men’s Boston Marathon race in two hours, seven minutes and 14 seconds, setting a new course record as he shaved off 1 second from the previous course record that was set in 1994. 

The women’s race was won by yet another Kenyan - Rita Jeptoo.  Rita, who was racing her first race on American soil, took the women’s race in a time of two hours, twenty three minutes and 38 seconds.  For Rita, who also won marathons in Stockholm and Milan in 2004, the Boston Marathon almost never happened due to a lost passport.  However, Rita made it to Boston, and although she never even had time to drive the course, let alone run it, she still managed to outrun the second place finisher by 10 seconds.

Runners at the Boston Marathon represented 94 countries and 50 states.

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