Boston 2008 - Almost to my Race Report

Monday was a day I had been thinking about for 4 years. Every time I tried and failed to qualify for Boston made me want it even more. My Boston Marathon race day was finally here and I was ready to soak it all in.

I knew when I signed up that this wouldn't be a fast race for me. There were too many missed workouts and long runs due to our wedding and honeymoon, along with a foot injury, to put me in peak shape for a hard race. Of course, I wouldn't trade our wedding and honeymoon experience for anything, so it didn't bother me at all. Duane's training was about the same as mine because of his work, so we decided to run Boston as an easy long run and to try and have as much fun as possible.

I woke up at 5:30 AM so that we could catch the charter bus at 6:45AM for the trip to Hopkinton. There were a lot of other Austin runners there including Travis, Ken, Chris and several members of my Rogue group. We all got to talk about our plans for the race and give each other a little grief.

In Hopkinton, they take you to the Athlete's Village where everyone waits for the start. I got out to get some fresh air, use the restroom and take some pictures.

About 50 minutes before the start they called Wave 1 to head toward the start. Along the way we dropped our bags at the school buses and walked in a huge mass of runners to the starting corrals.

(To Be Continued. I want to go to bed)