Boston Marathon Race Report

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I just finished up my Boston Marathon race>

Bob,
You have to be the slowest marathoner on record.

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I just finished up my Boston Marathon race>

Bob,
You have to be the slowest marathoner on record.>

How true! And he even brags about it...

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Hey, people.

I just finished up my Boston Marathon race report, and thought I'd
share it here.

Not perfect but another finish! Thanks for sharing "the good, the bad and
the ugly"!

--
Les<SlowFoot> Stewart
Beaumont, TX

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Not perfect but another finish!>

Les you dumb jew, It took the guy two weeks to finish a 26 mile race,
and you THANK him????

Wow, now I can see why there's not a whole lot of posting activity here
anymore. Too bad.

Mike C

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Not perfect but another finish!>

Les you dumb jew, It took the guy two weeks to finish a 26 mile race,
and you THANK him????

Very cool report. Funny thing, how we can run for miles and miles in
training---then we get into a race and start questioning everything
within the first 3 or 4 miles. Things we wouldn't give a second
thought to on a training run suddenly take on epic proportions on race
day.

Way to tough it out. Sounded like a rough day...but thanks for sharing
it just the same!

Mike C

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Hey, people.

I just finished up my Boston Marathon race report, and thought I'd
share it here.

Disclaimer: I'm not a qualified runner; I've been there twice as an
invited runner, and once as a charity runner (this year for

Dana-Farber

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Cancer Institute).

However, I know how unbelievably hard it is to get into Boston (my
current PR of 3:53 is a good 43 minutes away from what I need at age
34), and I have done my best to honor the race and those who actually
earn a slot in Hopkinton.

I feel lucky to have been there, and did my best to capture

everything

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Boston is all about.

The link -
http://www.bobmina.com/2005_Reports/Boston_2005.htm

Bob Mina
West Chester, PA

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Wow, now I can see why there's not a whole lot of posting activity here
anymore. Too bad.

Mike C

Yeah, we've got a pitiful fellow around here...... but this too, shall pass.
--
Les<SlowFoot> Stewart
Beaumont, TX

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but this too, shall pass.>

Really? Please explain how that works. You see I've heard BS like this
for years, so I'd like to hear what's so unique about this dummys plan?

"This dummy" here. Nothing unique about my plan at all. I'm just
someone trying to get through 26.2 the best that I can. Didn't work
out this time - maybe next time.

While I expected a few trolls to remind me that I'm not in danger of
making the Olympic "B" cut anytime soon (and therefore am not worthy to
write about such), I didn't expect to be tagged as "B.S." so quickly.

So it goes. I've heard it all before, and will again, no doubt.
There's always folks who's purpose in life is to tear others down.
What can you do?

Thanks for the compliments Les and Mike - appreciated!

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Hey, people.

I just finished up my Boston Marathon race report, and thought I'd
share it here.

Bob, very nice report. Congrats on finishing Boston.

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Disclaimer: I'm not a qualified runner; I've been
there twice as an invited runner, and once as a
charity runner (this year for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute).

That's great. You were invited for a good cause. That's what matters.

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However, I know how unbelievably hard it is to get
into Boston (my current PR of 3:53 is a good 43
minutes away from what I need at age 34), and I
have done my best to honor the race and those who actually
earn a slot in Hopkinton.

I/we do appreciate it. If you want to qualify, remember these two
things:

1. get older
2. don't get slower

Anyway, it worked for me. ;-)

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I feel lucky to have been there, and did my best to capture

everything

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Boston is all about.

You certainly did. It looks like some of those photos are from
http://jimrhoades.com/05/boston
I found a couple of my photos there, but it wasn't easy.

--
Phil M.

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Hey, people.

I just finished up my Boston Marathon race report, and thought I'd
share it here.

Enjoyed the report - temperature has a significant effect on heart-rate...I
guess that was the critical flaw in your plan.

Congrats for toughing it out - I hope the next one is a smoother ride!

Anthony.