By lmonroe@wwsport.com on 5/29/2009 9:30 AM
I had actually finished the Boston Marathon. I was proud, excited, and just ready to relax with friends. Read More » |
By lmonroe@wwsport.com on 5/28/2009 1:01 PM
Passing the 23 mile marker and heading into the last 3.2 miles of the race it felt like I had just started! Read More » |
By lmonroe@wwsport.com on 5/27/2009 10:46 AM
The most difficult part of the Boston Marathon course was just ahead of me. There is a slogan in Boston that, “The race doesn’t start until Mile 20.” I certainly wasn’t racing anyone, but I was well aware of how challenging the next several miles would be with hill after hill. I hoped my training (see the section on my “ugly” run in “My Training”) had prepared me for what I would need to do. Read More » |
By lmonroe@wwsport.com on 5/26/2009 1:21 PM
I was one third of the way through the Boston Marathon and feeling great; what would the next 9 miles hold in store for me? Read More » |
By lmonroe@wwsport.com on 5/22/2009 12:36 PM
The race had begun! The first few miles of the Boston Marathon were just a taste of what was to come. Read More » |
By lmonroe@wwsport.com on 5/21/2009 10:43 AM
After taking in the sights and sounds of the Athletes’ Village I was ready to relax before having to head to the corrals. I had my fingers crossed that I would be able to find the Spars’ house. Read More » |
By lmonroe@wwsport.com on 5/20/2009 11:28 AM
After missing Doug at the hotel I made it, via cab, to the buses that would take all of the runners to the starting line. The start of the 2009 Boston Marathon was less than 4 hours away! Read More » |
By lmonroe@wwsport.com on 5/19/2009 10:03 AM
My months of preparation were going to be put into action in less than 12 hours. I could hardly wait! Read More » |
By lmonroe@wwsport.com on 5/18/2009 1:27 PM
The time had finally come for me to have dinner with all of the people I had been looking forward to meeting- Dick and Rick Hoyt, Uta pippig, and all of the other runners on the team. There was just a small detour along the way! Read More » |
By lmonroe@wwsport.com on 5/15/2009 11:53 AM
Who wouldn't want a plethera of pictures to document their first time in Boston and their Boston Marathon expierence? Read More » |