boston marathon

[seclark]

any of you worthless bastards running/watching this tomorrow?

brought the wife up yesterday. staying next to fenway, right on the course(25mile mark). she's checked in and ready to head out at 5am tomorrow to the starting location. i'm hitting the pubs until she runs past the hotel.

who else is in on this?
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[seclark]

Originally Posted by Superbowltrashcan

Ran this back in 1996 (geez 20 years ago?) and can honestly say it was perhaps the highlight of all my running experiences. If you have any chance to get to an earlier spot on the course, consider Wellseley College at the midpoint, the fire station right before runners ascend heartbreak hill, or from the top of heartbreak Hill on the way to Boston College. These last two are the spots a runner needs to see a friendly face. The College is mostly for you. All the coeds come out and scream for the runners. More importantly it is roughly 1500 coeds....

like i said, the hotel is right on the course. i can sit in the lounge and drink. go out 15-20 minutes before she runs by. let her give me a kiss and head to the finish while i go back in and order another beer. aint no way i'm going back up to the finish. she can walk back to the hotel and take a shower. i'll rub her feet, then go back down and order another brew.

marathons are a lot of work.
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[seclark]

Originally Posted by Toby Waller

On a Monday?

wtf? no...on friday.
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[Easy 6]

Competitive distance running is self imposed murdertorture

[seclark]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

Competitive distance running is self imposed murdertorture

tell me about it.
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[Toby Waller]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

Competitive distance running is self imposed murdertorture

All you have to do every day is walk half a mile and run half a mile and you are doing some good for yourself.
There's no point in 5 ,10,15 miles.
The first guy that did it ,died. No one took the hint

[Red Dawg]

Marathons are stupid.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Tuckdaddy

Marathons are stupid.

If you were anxiously awaiting word of the outcome of a battle against an invading Persian army, you wouldn't be saying that.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by seclark

any of you worthless bastards running/watching this tomorrow?

brought the wife up yesterday. staying next to fenway, right on the course(25mile mark). she's checked in and ready to head out at 5am tomorrow to the starting location. i'm hitting the pubs until she runs past the hotel.

who else is in on this?
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That's the bomb.

[Toby Waller]

Originally Posted by Tuckdaddy

Marathons are stupid.

Here here

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by seclark

tell me about it.
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Much respect to your wife for even attempting it... and yet there YOU will be, sitting on your ass taking in Bostons historic pubs

An honest best of luck to your wife

[seclark]

Originally Posted by Toby Waller

All you have to do every day is walk half a mile and run half a mile and you are doing some good for yourself.
There's no point in 5 ,10,15 miles.
The first guy that did it ,died. No one took the hint

you're quite the peckerhead, aren't you?
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[Toby Waller]

Originally Posted by seclark

you're quite the peckerhead, aren't you?
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What's wrong? It's true.
You don't have to go to extremes.
5ks and marathons are pointless.

[Mr_Tomahawk]

I don't think they are pointless...

I use them, distance races, to get my ass off then couch to train and eat right. Otherwise, I would be another overweight American.

Thus, for me...they aren't pointless. They serve as a motivator.


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[Renegade]

I ran one. 4:20. I just don't think my body can do what it takes to take knock an hour off to qualify.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Toby Waller

What's wrong? It's true.
You don't have to go to extremes.
5ks and marathons are pointless.

Is a 5K extreme? Pioneers probably walked further than that to their mailbox every day.