Showing posts with label Boston. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Boston. Show all posts

4.17.2011

It doesn't get any better than this!

 So, with the Boston Marathon set to run tomorrow, everyone is getting excited, hoping to see a new Boston record.  It seems rather likely that either the men or women will break a record, with another stellar field including the guy who set the record last year.  However, a major factor in what happens on race day is due to the weather, which almost always finds a way to spoil an exciting race with winds, rain, or even snow.  But not this year!  Below, are 2 photos of the Boston weather forecast and the course map.  If you didn't notice, the clear skies will be accompanied by a tailwind of 18mph.  Can you say lucky?  This is going to give 20,000 runners peace of mind tonight thinking about how fast they're going to run tomorrow.  To any non-runners reading this post, something like this is an equivalent level of lucky to the clips in the video below...