The weekend before the Boston Marathon

Carrie and I left for Boston Saturday April 16 mid afternoon. The majority of the people on the flight were running the Marathon. When we arrived in Boston it quickly became apparent that this city was Marathon crazy. From the baggage carousel , on the "T" and in the hotel it was Marathon mania.



Hotel Elevator Door....





Shortly after checking into the Hotel I just had to do it ...run to the finish line. I headed out on a rather blustery evening along Summer Street towards the Boston Commons.



It was 2K to the Boston Commons and another 1.5K to the Finish Line




On Sunday we had a busy day planned. I jumped on the T headed off to the Expo to get my Race Kit at 09:00 am. The pickup was quick and efficient, I was also able to get into the Expo purchase the obligatory Adidas jacket. Headed back to the Westin to get Carrie and we were off to the Canadian Tea Party Brunch at 11:00am. After brunch I we walked along Boylston to the race finish and a few more pictures...







We then headed off to Fenway to see the Jays and the Red Socks play Ball. The "T" was absolutely packed with Runners and folks heading to the Game....






The weather was a little blustery at the start of the game but it soon cleared off. It was pleasant afternoon in the Sun wathcing the Red Sox beat the Jays...













After the game we headed back to the Hotel and had dinner at the Irish Pub. After dinner it was back to the room for some last minute race preparation. Retired around 10pm , the wake up call was for 4:45 am.