L is for liver. mine, yours, ours...the boston marathon is for drinkers! so
much so they peppered the course with imbiber cheerleaders. seemingly every other shirt in front of me said "go liver". oh yes! i am serious. granted, there was not a drop of alchohol offered me until the 20k mark where some mindful soul handed me a pink plastic cup of beer. timely gesture...photo op just steps ahead. i am just hoping one of those "go liver" people were in the shot. either one of them, or that infamous dana farber. D is for dana. i never did figure out if that girl were ahead, beside, or behind me. the boston marathon is about giving.
ATHLETES VILLAGE:
got teary eyed when john kelly sang.
a pair of boston marathon gloves from some guy that appreciated my watching his place.
a free race photo from hewlett packard.
THE COURSE:
orange slices every few steps.
cold water from the spectators every few steps.
26 showers.
10 sponge baths.
a hot dog.
wet towlet.
kleenex.
4 sticks of vaseline.
jelly beans.
a hit of columbian. gotta love boston college.
pretzels.
eddy's real fruit popsicle.
a can of sierra mist soda.
a tangerine flavored power gel.
a boston marathon mylar wrap.
a medal.
a tan (85 degrees).
sunburn
THE FINISH: a pinch. walking to the hyatt regency shuttle some loser grabbed my ass. whereupon i threw my finish bag and medal to the ground and screamed in his face. !#&!!!! i think he is afraid of runners from this day forward.
THE SIGHTS: a transvestite in blonde wig and a pink flounced dress holding a water hose. a runner with "HUNG" on his back. a sign at wellesley "A GIRL LIKES A MAN WITH ENDURANCE. KEEP IT UP!" to all of us with endurance. keep it up. see you in 6 days at the jersey shore marathon. one down. four to go.
sutah on the jersey shore
running later