Boston Marathon 2012

L Train

posted: 4/16/2012 at 1:56 PM

Quote from NaderAlfie on 4/16/2012 at 1:49 PM:

Quit being so effing happy.

MrFinn

Prince of Fatness

posted: 4/16/2012 at 1:57 PM

Quote from L Train on 4/16/2012 at 1:56 PM:

Quit being so effing happy.

+1

Semi-retired.

NaderAlfie

posted: 4/16/2012 at 2:08 PM

Nice to see you two back together. How special.

Julia1971

This girl is on fire.

posted: 4/16/2012 at 2:48 PM

I survived! I think that was the hardest physical challenge I've ever done in my life. I tried to cry at the end, but I don't think my body was capable of making tears so I just made weird faces and noises. Best part: my SRLopez sighting!

Time was 3:36:49. Full race report to follow in the sub-3:30 forum. Right now, I have a bottle of champagne making it's way from South Boston with my name on it.

2013 PRs:
5K: 20:43

10K: 43:44

10M: 1:09:15
HM: 1:34:37

M: 3:23:53 (NYCMQ, BQ-20)

WrigleyGirl

posted: 4/16/2012 at 2:55 PM

Great job on a tough day, Julia. Enjoy your champagne.

"Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood." -Daniel Burnham

"Good grief you are gross." -L Train

LedLincoln

Food

posted: 4/16/2012 at 3:15 PM

Quote from Julia1971 on 4/16/2012 at 2:48 PM:

I survived! I think that was the hardest physical challenge I've ever done in my life. I tried to cry at the end, but I don't think my body was capable of making tears so I just made weird faces and noises. Best part: my SRLopez sighting!

Time was 3:36:49. Full race report to follow in the sub-3:30 forum. Right now, I have a bottle of champagne making it's way from South Boston with my name on it.

Was SRL wearing pink??

Congrats to you and the others who earned that champagne on a brutal day. My hat is off to you all, and I look forward to the race reports!

testing testing

srlopez

Eye of Sauron

posted: 4/16/2012 at 3:43 PM

Congrats julia! that is amazing. no pink for me except pink accents in the hat. I revised my 335 plan to 345 based on how I do in Hawai'i things. First half was where I needed to be. Second half, nope. I faded a bit, but honestly I started getting a bit freaked out by the people weaving in their zombie trances so I slowed even more and drank up. Ugly 151/202 split. Yikes. Ah well... I had big fun.

And once again Mr. Wizard (aka: Stevie Ray) explains the internet.

srlopez

Eye of Sauron

posted: 4/16/2012 at 3:46 PM

Oh. 50 yards or less before the finish was a dude lying in the fetal position right in the middle of the road. eek. He had two people helping him and a golf cart scattering runners trying to finish so they could get to him in the confined space. They werent trying to do cpr or anything, so that is probably good. I hope.

And once again Mr. Wizard (aka: Stevie Ray) explains the internet.

henryc

Player

posted: 4/16/2012 at 3:51 PM

I saw Keith Straw waving his magic wand near DQ and my day magically went to shit from there on out.

bhearn

posted: 4/16/2012 at 10:09 PM

Quote from spaniel on 4/16/2012 at 1:22 PM:

Winning time was faster but that's one data point...10th place in 2004 was 2:22 vs 2:18 today. It was still the noon start in 2004, 85 degrees standing in the corral IIRC, the weather channel said 79 at the start today. No idea how the humidity compared. Let's just say both races were in the realm of decidedly miserable, it's hard to make a real comparison.

Probably which year was worse is something that will be debated for some time. However, it did hit 89 in Newton today, by 1pm. The other factor was the wind... mostly, we had a 5-10 mpw tailwind, which made the temps even worse. The air was just dead; there was no cooling.

They told us at the start it was over 80, though Weather Underground disagrees.

"Way to make Borat look overdressed"

AussieGirl76

First 50 mi