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Forgoing their usual trek around the Charles River, several members of the Harvard community yesterday took their daily run to the big time--Heartbreak Hill and the Boston Marathon...
...runners agreed that Heartbreak Hill once again lived up to its reputation. The Hill is so named because it is a particularly hilly part near Boston College towards the end of the race, when runners desperately struggle to try to get a second wind and finish the race...
...Heartbreak Hill is up and down, up and down. It comes at a time when you hit the wall," said Geesaman, who finished his second Boston Marathon in a time of 3 hours and 50 minutes. "It is really traumatic...suddenly you just have nothing, you start getting chills, you can't lift your legs...
Although the Harvard contingent managed to getpass Heartbreak Hill, they did not escapeinjury-free...
...made it up Heartbreak Hill without stoppingwhich in itself was an accomplishment," Hrniceksaid. "My time would have been substantiallyfaster than that, but I got cramps during the lastthree miles...