Boston Marathon 2012

odinmusashi

Registration for the coming Boston marathon (http://www.baa.org/) has been started.

Any Ching will join the race?

By the way, can the race result of SC Hong Kong Marathon be used as qualify time?

odinmusashi

有冇師兄可以分享波馬住宿安排呀？
因為很多就腳酒店也full book了。
煩惱中.......

odinmusashi

violalo ching,

I've reserved a room in Buckminster Hotel (http://www.bostonhotelbuckminster.com/). The hotel is near to subway and finishing area. The room rate is definitely not cheap but at least acceptable.

By the way, I've read some posts in the forum of Runner's World and some gurus opined that any hotel that is near to subway should be fine, as you can take subway to Boston Common for official shuttle bus to starting area.

So there should be a lot of cheaper options.

odinmusashi

有冇師兄/姐會跑2012波馬呀?

揮下手，吹兩句吖。

odinmusashi

Congratulation.  
I was also super-excited when I received the confirmation email at that time.
And I'm now preparing documents for visa application - expensive and annoying

odinmusashi

Any good places to eat boston lobsters?

odinmusashi

Really a tough game.  

We ran in the sun for over 95% of time and it was just too hot (I believe that 30C was in the shade only) to run. According to local news, it was the 4th highest temperature in the history of Boston Marathon, and the winning time of mens champion was the 2nd slowest time in history. Absolutely not a good day for running.

Because of such abnormal temperature, the offical even provided deferment arrangement for entrants who decided not to race this year.

Although the weather was bad, the atmosphere was amazing and thousands of spectators came out to cheer and support the runners. Many of us can finish the race just because of their life-saving support - water, ice, orange, brownie, candy......Thanks to them.

[ 本帖最後由 odinmusashi 於 2012-4-19 18:08 編輯 ]