Oh yeah, 24hr run for cancer. Main goal is to run with a couple friends, but it would certainly be cool to run 100mi   Have never done more than 50, so really don't know what to expect.

3:23:02

Congrats again, Greg. You nailed that on a day when so many people struggled.

C-R sniffed it out already, but yep, 3:09:47. It was kind of ugly out there today for a lot of people so I'm extremely happy to have gotten it done.

Glad to hear it, Greg.   Also the Schneiders don't peek in here so much but I was very impressed with both of their efforts.

2:45:27

Back was 99% better by race day. This race is such a logistic challenge for runners. With getting up early and standing in lines for gear check, bus transfer, waiting to get released for the 1 mile walk to the start, the port-o-potty lines and being sandwiched in at the corral, it's an adventure just to start running. Started to have a rough go early on.  Kept it on the conservative side early on. It was tough resisting the temptation of going with the crowd at the start. It was definitely strange being passed by that many people. Fortunately over the miles, many of them came back.

The sun was intense and it got warm out there. I did what I could at each of the water stations to make sure I was hydrating. had more gu's than I ever have in a marathon and took salt tablets every 45 minutes (except towards the end). The hills were a welcome change of pace.  Ran those well where a lot of people seemed to struggle with them. The part that got me the most were the downhills.

It was another great experience and the crowds were fantastic. They were literally lining the course the entire way. Yes, the ENTIRE way. It was awesome and brought so much energy to the experience.

The he hardest part of the whole thing was when the race was over. All I wanted was a bottle of water and it seemed like I had to walk 3 blocks to get one. The gear check was another half mile away.  I did not do too well later on. I was queasy and did not feel good. Once I sat down, there was no getting up for a long time.

Another added bonus was getting to meet many other RA'ers (including the mastermind behind this site - Eric).

 

I'm glad to hear they didn't ruin the race experience gating everyone back, it sounded from the articles like they might.  In 2004 when it was nuclear high 80s, along most of the course people were stringing hoses from their house, carting out buckets of water to the curb, anything they could do to help.  Until the last 3 miles when they were gated back, which was 3 miles of hell.

 

I was scared they'd ruin this part of it.

In some areas from BC to just past Fenway, it seems like they kept the crowd further back. It was pretty wide from side-to-side but the crowds were still there. Wellesley still won for being the loudest.  Turning onto Hereford and then Boylston was just as incredible as you would imagine it to be.

Awesome running by everyone in Boston this week. That was a really fun race to watch. I live really close to work, so I normally go home for lunch at noon. I didn't get home for lunch until about 2 on Monday. My wife didn't really understand why it was important for me to see everyone finish 

Another DINO Trail race this weekend. Town Run Trail Park on the north side of Indy.

Another DINO Trail race this weekend. Town Run Trail Park on the north side of Indy.

 

Date	Who	Race Name	Location	Distance	Goal	Result
4/26	WhoDatRunner	DINO Trail Series	Indianapolis, IN	5K	<28:00

I almost turned over and went back to sleep this morning. I did not feel like racing. Drug myself out of bed and drove out there. The weather was great, but still wasn't too excited about running. Once the race got underway I started to enjoy it. It's a nice course and the weather was perfect. I maybe didn't run as hard as I could have, but I had a good time so I'm happy with the result.

Garmin says 28:30.