scoolover
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Here is a BAA 5K report that I posted in my journal for anyone that cares.
I always get pretty giddy around big events that I am a part of. It is kind of dorky for a 35 year old man but Boston Marathon Weekend is one of the events I get giddy about. I have been a few times now and this year I was fortunate enough to be able to run the 5K.
When my wife asked what to expect in regard to time I had no clue. The week before I ran a sub 24 minute 3 mile race and I did not think that a similar time would be possible due to the crowd but I was also not expecting to run the slowest 5K of my life. There were not any corrals or time expectation markers for the 5000 registered runners. I guess that I lined up too far back when I put myself in the middle of the pack. Luckily, I really didn't care about the time and brought my camera to snap off a few pics. I guess that is a good indicator of seriousness. If you carry a camera, how concerned could you have been about being fast.
Anyway, the day started off pretty cold and lickily the rain had stopped as we took the D train to the start. My wife and two sons would have to find a place to hide as we raced. Not having a watch kind of made me uneasy because I am used to knowing where I stand time wise and when we started, I didn't even look at the clock. I was too excited to remember too. There is not too much to tell about the whole thing. It was very crowded and I did get a kick out of the people who kept weaving to improve their place. They were jumping planters, running into traffic and simple cutting corners.
Overall, the race was really cool. I don't think that I stopped smiling the whole time. Running a 5K with 5000 people was not so cool. I kind of like my 100-300 people local races. My finishing time was 28 and change so it took around a minute and a half to cross the start line. The post race refreshments were fine and typical. There was a medal the race shirt is really cool. I would definitely do it again but it is not an annual must do.
Here is a video of the last 1/4 mile or so. The guy with the high squeaky voice must be running next to me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brcvxEnGT_s
At the start:
About a half mile in:
Somewhere:
A few minutes after the finish:
Near the harbor:
Taken from the really cool childrens museum:
I always get pretty giddy around big events that I am a part of. It is kind of dorky for a 35 year old man but Boston Marathon Weekend is one of the events I get giddy about. I have been a few times now and this year I was fortunate enough to be able to run the 5K.
When my wife asked what to expect in regard to time I had no clue. The week before I ran a sub 24 minute 3 mile race and I did not think that a similar time would be possible due to the crowd but I was also not expecting to run the slowest 5K of my life. There were not any corrals or time expectation markers for the 5000 registered runners. I guess that I lined up too far back when I put myself in the middle of the pack. Luckily, I really didn't care about the time and brought my camera to snap off a few pics. I guess that is a good indicator of seriousness. If you carry a camera, how concerned could you have been about being fast.
Anyway, the day started off pretty cold and lickily the rain had stopped as we took the D train to the start. My wife and two sons would have to find a place to hide as we raced. Not having a watch kind of made me uneasy because I am used to knowing where I stand time wise and when we started, I didn't even look at the clock. I was too excited to remember too. There is not too much to tell about the whole thing. It was very crowded and I did get a kick out of the people who kept weaving to improve their place. They were jumping planters, running into traffic and simple cutting corners.
Overall, the race was really cool. I don't think that I stopped smiling the whole time. Running a 5K with 5000 people was not so cool. I kind of like my 100-300 people local races. My finishing time was 28 and change so it took around a minute and a half to cross the start line. The post race refreshments were fine and typical. There was a medal the race shirt is really cool. I would definitely do it again but it is not an annual must do.
Here is a video of the last 1/4 mile or so. The guy with the high squeaky voice must be running next to me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brcvxEnGT_s
At the start:
About a half mile in:
Somewhere:
A few minutes after the finish:
Near the harbor:
Taken from the really cool childrens museum:
