2016 Boston Marathon Thread (Read 667 times)

Run well everyone -- will be watching on the interwebs...

Good Luck and Have Fun!!!!

'Member what I said in that other thread about "It's just wind".  I take that back.    Warm at the start, then warm and windy, then cold and windy.  I turned in my second slowest marathon time - 3:41:something.  I just didn't have "it" today.

Hope others fared better!  Off to my annual champagne toast in Southie!

I had the original goal of ~2:50 but quickly scrapped that due to the weather and just went for NYC qualifier time.. Congrats to all finishers today!

I don't know if it was the heat, or if the hills would have broken me anyways, but after the second hill I was not the same runner. 3:18 and I was going for 3:10.

Add me to the list who got their butt kicked my the heat. 3:44 for me. Way off my qualifying and goal time. I could not stay hydrated. Despite taking water or Gatorade at every aid station, and drinking water 16oz bottles of water given to me by friends, I was just so dehydrated.

It was my first Boston and I was expecting the downhills to be more significant. I only noticed 2 hills, one at 16 and heartbreak because so much was made of it. I loved the crowds and the entire race experience. Hopefully I'll be back one day. A fall marathon is highly unlikely for me.

I'm joining the group that struggled today. 3:50 something. A good 20 minutes off goal time. The winner was 7 minutes from his best time.If it was a fall marathon, we would be used to the heat.

Anyway, that's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it.

 

Still an awesome experience. Those folks up there know how to put on a marathon!

I like your last line - so true!   Marathons are such a crapshoot, and this was evidently a tough one. Of the dozen or so RA runners I followed, only one (BadDawg, an amazing and awesome runner) made his goal.  Hope the journey and the Boston experience made up for the crappy weather for all of you!  Congratulations on your accomplishments!

Congrats to all of the finishers. i was watching it at home and was looking at the weather and thought there may have been issues.

We had a few runners in our group that were dehydrated and their times were slower as well.

Holy crap I am 50 so didn't put any pressure on myself to pull something fabulous out of a hat.  After the first few miles I didn't even look at my watch and went on feel.  I enjoyed the sunshine, the breeze was refreshing and I smiled and high fived everyone with a hand out.  I really enjoyed the wet paper towels too.  I got a cute little rubber band bracelet from a preteen girl and will always remember her smile and struggle to put it on my arm.  Even though it was not my fastest, by far, I think I felt a similar euphoria to the day of my PR.  It was great to see some of my favorite RAers.  I missed some of them too but they were in my thoughts.  Boston is always emotional and always worth doing again.  I hope to be back next year!

Congrats wannabe!  I guess you accomplished your goal as well!