Not a lot happened on the training front last week once I completed the Boston marathon. I was feeling a bit fatigued and decided to take the week extremely easy, meaning one 45 min bike session. I have been training steady for the last four months so I am due for a little break. Plus [...]

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Here are some of the various pics Wendy took at mile 20. Enjoy! Pro Women Not a single pic was taken with the women having their feet touching the ground. They all have special powers that I have not acquired yet. Pro Men Stride for stride. Other notables Dick and Rick Hoyt. True veterans of [...]

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On Monday April 21st, 2008 I completed my first Boston marathon. I am a relative marathon newbie with having done three standalone road marathons while only racing in one of them because the other two I was injured. Being fairly new to the sport, I knew some basics of the Boston marathon but was still [...]

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My first Boston marathon is in the books. The short of it: Nice conditions. Dead legs. Fade. Big crowds. Challenging course. Big smile. Sore legs. 3:33:55 Full race report coming soon.

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Well tomorrow is the day. A day to be grateful for this opportunity and to celebrate it to the best of my ability. A special thanks to my wife and son for coming along and supporting me on this little trip. It has been a interesting trip but one that I will forever be grateful [...]

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The to-do list for Saturday went pretty smoothly which we were very grateful due to our rather interesting night. We were able to get in a few naps during the day which helped everyone. G took a nice two hour nap in the morning which we all took advantage of. After G’s nap we got [...]

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Don’t forget to check out the live online coverage of the 112th running of the Boston Marathon on Monday April 21st. Coverage starts at 9:30am Eastern on WCSN.com. Best of all, it’s FREE! Enjoy!

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