Hip Redux
Was when the elite runners passed us mid-packers on an out and back portion. This was taken right after they passed MBC and I a little further up - everyone starting whooping and hollering and clapping. Truly awesome! This was our first race with elite runners, too, so I'm glad we managed to see them - Lelisa Desisa was beat out by Stephen Sambu during the last kick, I guess, but since I was somewhere at mile 3 when they finished I missed all the action lol
(photo from BAA)
Tight running quarters for the out and back for the mid-backers. How many runners in the race?
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” - T.S. Eliot
That's awesome.
Damaris
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So cool! Looks like it was a beautiful morning for a race!
PRs: Boston Marathon, 3:27, April 15th 2013
Cornwall Half-Marathon, 1:35, April 27th 2013
18 marathons, 18 BQs since 2010
I think they said 6k. Definitely one of the more crowded races I've done... didn't really clear out until mile 2 for those of us lined up in the 9-10mm group! It was just a sea of poeple. lol
delicate flower
It was tight from the back of wave one. It started to ease up at the 1K mark (for me, anyway). After that it never got crowded and I never had to break stride to get around anyone. For most of the race I could have reached both arms out and not touched anyone.
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that's neat. looks like it was a great day out there.
marathon pr - 3:16
When I did this race last year, it was very congested. It was a really fun race. Hot as hell though, as there really isn't much shade on the course. Maybe I'll do it again next year. Congrats on finishing it guys.
Running is my mental-Ctrl-Alt-Del.
Smaller By The Day
Wow. That is cool. Looks like if you got stuck mid-pack though, your finish time was going to be determined by the pack. That's a tightly bunched group.
Improvements
Weight 100 pounds lost
5K 31:02 Sept. 2012 / 23:36 Sept. 2013 (Same Course)
10K 48:59 April 2013
HM 2:03:56 Nov. 2012 / 1:46:50 March 2013
MARATHON 3:57:33 Nov. 2013
I always thought it would be cool to run on Storrow Drive. I saw someone wearing the race shirt in a store this afternoon, and they always have the best looking ones.
Barking Mad To Run
+1. That other side looks packed!
Congrats on your race.
Very cool getting to see the elites.
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." Theodore Roosevelt
The tees are awesome! We weren't on Storrow though - it was mostly on Commonwealth. Still a neat place to run.
Will run for scenery.
That is one of the true plusses of an out-and-back course. When you're huffin' n' puffin' and the lead runners come by it's a total WTF moment. I think that might be the only way to really appreciate what they're doing. Otherwise it just looks so easy.
And FWIW I've read in RRs by badass lead runners that they really DO appreciate cheers from "the pack" even if they can't spare the energy to respond.
Stupid feet!
Stupid elbow!
Cool pic, glad you all had fun.
That is one of the true plusses of an out-and-back course. When you're huffin' n' puffin' and the lead runners come by it's a total WTF moment.
It can also be quite dejecting lol! Good stuff O.