The day before...
Erst einmal in die lange Warteschlange einreihen...
Es ging aber schneller voran als gedacht!
Not bad!
Eine der Hallen innerhalb der "City Hall Plaza" Boston während der Pasta Party
Pasta Party
Pre-Race
16. April 2012
Es geht los!
6:00 o´clock... queuing for the buses...
My new friends, the "Cedar River Runners" from Seattle
Once in 12 buses every seat is taken, they pull out...
One hour drive in an American school bus...
The Athletes Village is a giant lawn with some big tents...
2 hours waiting, relaxing ... went by faster than expected
About 9:15 the first 9000 runners (wave 1) start walking to the starting lineup
Last chance for a porta potty...
Check in... (here my Corral 5)
Ready to go!
The Race
Der Marathon beginnt...
Finally the start!
Erst einmal Bergab... alles locker... ein gutes Gefühl...
Jede Verpflegungsstelle wurde gerne genutzt...
The sun was burning, no shadow, no clouds ...
Sehr viele private Bands machen ordentlich Stmmung an der Strecke!
The water refreshment was used by EVERYONE, even it was a detour...
Die Studentinnen des "berühmten" Wellesley College haben ihrem Ruf alle Ehre gemacht... ;-)
After 25km everything was still fine but was harder than usually for a marathon at this point in time...
P.S.: Mein "Bonn Marathon Shirt" wurde von einigen Läufern erkannt und es gab nette kurze Unterhaltungen mit Landsleuten auf der Strecke
The Newton Hills are starting, not steep but tough...
Der längste und letzte Hügel, der Heartbreak Hill...
viele gehen obwohl er nicht steil ist...
The last Hill but not the last climb...
Wer glaubt danach geht es nur noch Bergab täuscht sich!
The last 2.2km are still a long way to go, but the crowd in Boston is fantastic...
Last climb, last turn... yeah
greeeeeat feeeeeeling :-)))
Done!
Post-Race
Im Ziel ...
After the race first I needed a place in the shadow to relax ....but I was HAPPY!
The protection film was not really necessary at this temperature...
...if you don't smile and show that you're fit, the medical team will put you in a wheel chair ;-) 
Also now cold water is still comfortable to cool down!
My legs are "empty", but I was just feeling goooooood :-)
In the evening/night...
The End
Abonnieren
Posts (Atom)