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...finally finish the Boston Marathon, a mere 2:10 behind the men’s winner. Barely able to walk after completing the course in 4:15—I nearly take up the offer of the kind volunteers and jump into a waiting wheelchair. But seeing that most of the people accepting that offer are about 30 years older than me, I decide to just tough...
...108th, and our first. And while remembering those inspirational words from “Pre” was more than enough to get us through some of more difficult sections of the course, it turns out that I would need his strength for a much longer period after the marathon. Even though I had managed to get through the 26.2 mile course in the 85 degree weather—30 degrees more than normal and the warmest since the 1987 marathon—without any major problems, the same can’t be said for that night. Unlike most...
...That may be a harsh assessment of someone who finished fourth in the 10,000 m at the Sydney Olympics, but to the British runner Paula Radcliffe, 30, that result meant losing badly. Since then, she has won race after race and set a new world best for the marathon. She has had success not just in road races and cross-country but on the track too--a far harder arena in which to excel. If she has a little bit of luck in Athens this August, she will add an Olympic gold medal to her collections...
...This is the most horrible race I’ve ever been involved with,” said exhausted Quincy House Tutor John C. McMillian, who struggled with the sun and wind from the start of the marathon...
...Crossing the finish line, I saw how the marathon really makes Boston feel like a community,” she said...