My First Boston Marathon

I was so excited to be in Boston for my first Boston Marathon!


That sentence made it sound like I was running, didn't it?



No way! I am not interested in running another marathon; my first experience with running a marathon (the Deseret News Marathon in SLC) taught me a lot, but I'm not exactly anxious to run another one.

However, I really loved watching the Boston Marathon this year with my friend Vanessa! We watched at Coolidge Corner in Brookline, which is about mile 24. We saw the tail end of the elite runners, and I couldn't believe how good they still looked! The subsequent groups of runners looked more like I remember feeling when I got to mile 19 of my marathon...really exhausted. It was a super cold with a nice icy rain, I felt so bad for the runners! Hot chocolate, a jacket and an umbrella kept me (fairly) warm, but the runners were soaked!

I didn't get very many good pictures of the runners--this was the best one I had. But it was really cool to watch! When we got too cold we went to the North End for some super yummy italian food!

I can't wait for next year's Boston Marathon--my friend and classmate Cora qualified and is so excited to run it!