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 Visiting the finish line, weekend before the race |
 Visiting the finish line, weekend before the race |
 Visiting the finish line the day before the race |
 Cathie |
 Cathie and Greg - Decked out in ALL our Boston gear! |
 Visiting the finish line the day before the race |
 Visiting the finish line the day before the race |
 At the Expo |
 At the Expo |
 At the Expo |
 Waiting in line for the Pasta Dinner at City Hall Plaza |
 City Hall Plaza (Location for the Pasta Dinner) |
 City Hall Plaza (Location for the Pasta Dinner) |
 Storefront in downtown Boston |
 View of sunrise from our hotel room on race day - perfect weather! |
 Waiting in line at Boston Common for the buses to Hopkinton |
 Waiting in line at Boston Common for the buses to Hopkinton |
 Waiting in line at Boston Common for the buses to Hopkinton |
 Waiting in line at Boston Common for the buses to Hopkinton |
 On our way to Hopkinton! |
 On our way to Hopkinton |
 Walking to the Athlete's Village |
 Walking to the Athlete's Village |
 The famous "It All Starts Here" sign in Hopkinton |
 The Athlete's Village |
 The Athlete's Village |
 The Athlete's Village |
 The Athlete's Village |
 The baggage buses |
 The 1/2 mile walk from the Athlete's Village to the starting corrals |
 Residents in Hopkinton give out last minute supplies for free! |
 The 1/2 mile walk from the Athlete's Village to the starting corrals |
 Waiting for the start in Corral 4, Wave 2 |
 Waiting for the start in Corral 4, Wave 2 |
 Waiting for the gun to go off |
 And we're off to Boston - 26.2 miles away |
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 Running through Framingham |
 A funny sign near Natick |
 Running through Natick |
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 Approaching Wellesley |
 20 K |
 The "Scream Tunnel" at Wellesley College |
 The "Scream Tunnel" at Wellesley College |
 The "Scream Tunnel" at Wellesley College |
 The "Scream Tunnel" at Wellesley College |
 Wellesley |
 I passed Team Hoyt (Rick & Dick Hoyt) in Wellesley |
 Kids in Wellesley Cheering for the Runners |
 Kids in Wellesley Cheering for the Runners |
 Newton Lower Falls |
 Newton Lower Falls |
 Hill #1 - Just Past Mile 16 |
 The first turn on the course near mile 17 |
 Newton Fire Station at turn onto Commonwealth Ave |
 Approaching Hill #2 at 17.6 miles |
 Running up Heartbreak Hill (Hill #4) |
 Running past the Citgo sign at mile 25 |
 Approaching the finish line |
 Official finish time: 3:42:37 |
 A sea of mylar sheets after finishing |
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 Getting finisher's medal |
 Getting finisher's medal |
 Runners collecting bags from baggage buses after finishing the race |
 I was headed back to the spot where the first bomb exploded... |
 Nervous runners and spectators watching news reports on TV through a bar window (15 min after bombing) |
 Our hotel was put on "lock-down" and this sign was placed in the lobby |
 Cathie and I in the hotel lobby shortly after we were reunited |
 The "selfie" we took on our hotel balcony and used by the Alton Telegraph |
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