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Marathon Monday Boston-The Pain of the Run
It struck me quite convincingly leading up to and certainly during the 2010 Boston Marathon that training for and running a ‘Boston’ (or any other marathon for that matter) is very painful. This became quite apparent when my sister, much to her disappointment, came down with an injury and had to drop out of the race weeks before it began. Her pain even prior to the race was much different than that experienced by the thousands of runners on Marathon Monday in Boston. All of the runners experienced varying levels of discomfort as they navigated the 26.2 miles of what can only be pure hell.
Most of the runners below are elite, top-level athletes, at the top of their respective careers. You see Ryan Hall, the top American finisher, whose pain can only be known by realizing that he failed for the 2nd year in a row to finish first. Even Erkesso, the woman’s top finisher, looks uneasy as she repeatedly looked over her shoulder for the nearest competitor.
I don’t think that I’ll ever even pretend to be a marathoner, but I will always respect those that are. Great job to all who ran and finished Boston, we’ll see you in NY, Abby!
