Wow! Got to see the last lap of the Women's Marathon Olympic Qualifier in downtown Boston today. The Olympic qualifier course is different than what we will run tomorrow, with a loop course in downtown Boston, but uses the same finish line.
We set up across from the library about 100 yards from the finish line. Here is Deena Kastor right before winning the qualifier in 2:29:35...from a field of 180 of the top women runners in the United States. When we got into position she was about 1:20 behind Magdalena Lewy Boulet, and ended up passing her at mile 23. The top 3 finishers go to the Olympics: Kastor, Boulet, and Blake Russell (Blake came in 4th in 2004 and just missed the cut) will represent the US in Beijing. Incredible to watch!
Coverage for Monday:
9:30 am to 12:30 pm: Live TV coverage on Versus, and WBZTV has cameras set up to catch all us non-pro runners :) give it a try at http://wbztv.com/bostonmarathon/Boston.Marathon.Find.2.586606.html
10:00am to 1:30pm: I'll have my GPS tracker on...directions on the right side of the page to log in.
10:00 am on....: Live coverage at http://www.baa.org/
Thanks for all the well wishes! More later this week after the race!
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Hi dear Greg......Uncle Dave and I are sending our best to you for tomorrow......the Boston Maraton....wow! It is really awesome and we are proud of you. I remember when you qualified at the Chicago Marathon. That was a fun evening. Hugs to sweet Jarrod and your Marci too. I'll be checking on you. Love, Aunt Paula xo
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