This year I decided to get my butt out of my office to watch the elite athletes run by mile marker 19 for 116th annual Boston Marathon. The route is only a 0.7 mile walk from my office, yet this is only the 2nd or 3rd time I've gone in 14 years.
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| Mile 19 is by the Poland Spring label on the route, just before Heartbreak Hill |
I kept track of the athletes progress using the interactive map on Boston.com. When the female runners got to the 13 mile mark, with a pace of 2:58, I left my office to get into position. They ran by me at 11:23 am. The men, who started 28 minutes after the women, crossed my spot at 11:35 am.
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| Lead truck for the female elite runners |
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| Lead pack of elite women The woman on the far right, wearing the pink shorts (her name is Sharon Cherop) had the winning time for women at 2:31:50. Jemima Sumgong, behind Cherop in the blue shorts and yellowish shoes, took second with 2:31:52. Third went to Georgina Rono, behind Kilel in the black running suit and red shoes, with 2:33:09. |
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| Checking position |
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| Of course, everything is filmed |
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| They were fast |
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| Lead truck for the men |
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| Male elite winner Wesley Korir; he was actually a bit behind the first pack of men |
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| Korir up close |
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| Mathew Kisorio of Kenya (left) took 10th at 2:18:15; Levy Matebo of Kenya (right) took 2nd at 2:13:06 |
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| On the move |
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| They were so close to us! |
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| Gone so quickly |
I'm really glad I went. The day was beautiful, and you can't help but to be inspired by these amazing athletes.
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