I did it, and I did it fast! Assumed audience: People interested in endurance running (or endurance sports more generally), or who just like to hear what I am up to as a runner. I ran the Boston Marathon yesterday! It went great! Apparently my body likes sea level and going downhill! The race went fast on multiple levels. The short version It was a blur of cheering and noise and being continually astonished at how fast I was going, the miles ticking away unbelievably quickly from the sheer energy of the crowds and the other runners, a brief annoying stop at a port-a-john, and a finish time that was almost 4 full minutes faster than I thought I could conceivably do going into this. As usual, you can find the activity on Strava if you like! By the numbers: Official time: 2:51:04 (6:32/mile) 2,431 / 5,775 among men 18 – 39 3,046 / 16,449 among men 3,207 / 29,297 overall I’m usually a top 1 – 2% finisher… in much smaller local marathons. (For scale: Denver Colfax and Boulderthon had less…
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