Runningwild is #14941.
I'm #346.
They used to start the non-elites at 1,000, but I guess they changed it this year. This is definitely my lowest-ever Boston bib number!

Deanna,
This is unimaginable. I'll be thinking of you and your family.

I will be racing the 5K on Sunday, in a shallonge with CinC. But better yet... I just found out today that I will be going as a representative of the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon , working at their booth at the Expo on Fri/Sat/Sun! :D Be sure to stop by and say Hi! I have to practice sayi...

Apologies for my rude post. I'm running easy until my asthma goes away. it's been killing me!

Here's what CRS just posted on Facebook: "For those people wondering about our Acura Race, stay tuned for more information, looking at a new date, venue and maybe even distance!!!!!"

Bairu says he wants to run a flat course in the fall of 2011. Not sure which one.

Hope this is not the way he goes out. What is the word on Simon Bairu? I haven't seen anything to explain why dropped out. Simon ran into some serious fuelling issues and passed out just past the 22-mile mark (six miles further than Haile :)): http://runningmagazine.ca/2010/11/sections/news/exclusi...

Runningwild and I are in! We're now $350 US poorer. Now to arrange a hotel, flights and three days of babysitting.

Love this quote from the wikipedia beer mile entry: "Much like the four-minute barrier in the mile-race, the five-minute barrier tempts beer-milers world wide." That means running a four-minute mile *and* downing 4 beers in 15 seconds each! Record-holder Jim Finlayson of Victoria averaged...

The big question is: how many wrong turns will I make?

The part I find hilarious in all this is the idea that "mass participation" somehow forces the Elites to slow down. Does the fact that legions of overweight, beer-guzzling middle age(+) men play men's league hockey prevent Canada from putting a world class hockey team on the ice? Frankly ...

Europe has the best selection of runderwear for men. I have some from Marks & Spencer also some from Germany. All have very thin and lightweight waistbands and are about 100 times more durable than anything for sale in North America.

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Hi Mel!

Scott wrote an article in Canadian Running about his diet:

http://runningmagazine.ca/2010/04/sections/health-nutrition/nutrition-get-real-whole-foods-for-runners/

OK, so we'll play 20 questions then. :P Was this your first Boston? It was my fourth Boston. I ran it as my second marathon in 2000, PB'd in 2002 and joggled it in 2006. If no, was it as awesome this time around? Did you PB the course? I really enjoyed it this time around. The first time I bonked b...

I ran the Boston Marathon yesterday and it was AWESOME!

Thanks to all the trackers. It was fun to read this thread after the fact and relive the race as it unfolded.

Great photos, Ray. Good to see you on both flights!

And Doonst had to go and ruin it! We were on a good roll there.

http://mybaa.org/BostonMarathon/2011.html NEW QUALIFYING STANDARDS FOR 2011 Age Group Men Women 18-34 3hrs 00min 3hrs 30min 35-39 3hrs 05min 3hrs 35min 40-44 3hrs 10min 3hrs 40min 45-49 3hrs 20min 3hrs 50min 50-54 3hrs 25min 3hrs 55min 55-59 3hrs 35min 4hrs 05min 60-64 3hrs 50min 4hrs 20min 65-69 4...

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I might do the 50.

They don't clear it, but there's been very little snow this year. I ran the Parkway trail a couple of weeks ago and it was perfect. That might change over the next couple of weeks, though.