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Re: A Belated Boston Marathon Race Report

Laura — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:12:14 -0000

Haha, I have so many unfinished race reports on my hard drive, and several more I haven't even started. Kudos to you for getting it done :)

Re: A Belated Boston Marathon Race Report

Andrea Hill (afhill) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:56:24 -0000

Boston is such an amazing experience, though! To really "get it", you should read my first Boston report. I thought the same thing: what a hassle and expense. But then you get there, and you're an absolute superstar! The whole city embraces the event and you will get stopped and congratulated if you show as much as a limp the next day.

Seriously, Marathon Monday is a holiday that everyone celebrates! I love going by the biker bar and seeing all these gruff folks chugging beer and cheering on the runners. It's definitely a fantastic experience!

Re: A Belated Boston Marathon Race Report

lindsay — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:51:14 -0000

when i saw this post's title i thought good lord this is overdue! :) sorry about the overall weekend experience being less-than fabulous.

i am running boston in 2010, but only because it'll be my first, postponed from '09 for scheduling reasons. qualifying was a huge goal for me and then when it happened i didn't really feel the same towards actually running boston... all the hassle is annoying to me. smaller races in smaller towns are much easier to get to, not to mention not nearly as ridiculously pricey when you add it all up. i also don't like to repeat races for some reason.

Re: A Belated Boston Marathon Race Report

Andrea Hill (afhill) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:53:03 -0000

Ooooh I bet New Orleans would be great!

Andrea F. Hill

Re: A Belated Boston Marathon Race Report

Meredith — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:19:16 -0000

I've already decided to not do Boston. I'm thinking either Miami, Myrtle Beach, or New Orleans in winter and then full-on training for Ironman.