Marathon Monday

So I just got back from a great 70+ mile ride. Did the old out and back route for the marathon, and boy howdy was it fun. I highly recommend everyone do this with me next year. For those of you not in the know, you get up at the butt crack of dawn, meet some place in Boston, ride out, turn around and sprint back!

Basically the elite wheelchair men are fast as hell, and you have to stay ahead of them or you get kicked off the course, easy enough to do if you leave Boston around 6:30. Heartbreak hill is still full of heartbreak cause by that point your are like 50 miles in and it sucks…but you know thats what the gear shifter is for…unless you did it fixed like some of my friends did…insane.

So I am pretty tired, I am going to go eat some ice cream, happy marathon day everyone!

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Pre-Boston Marathon Bike Ride

Found this through the FaceBook (thanks Xue for the tip!) Looks like fun.

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If you forgot to raise $3000 to run this year’s marathon, but remembered you still have your beloved bike, this ride is for you.

Come join my fellow biker friends and me for this glorious bike ride along the Boston Marathon Route the night before. This won’t be a race, but a slow-paced relaxing ride under the moonlight. We only encourage you to come if you want to have a good time. There’s been talk about a boom-box bike, and who knows, there might even be free coffee and doughnuts at the starting line depending on the turnout, so come with and tell your friends! All are welcome!

Details:
When: Sunday April 19th
Where:
-10:30pm: Meet us at South Station in the food court with your bike to buy tickets.
-11:00pm Catch commuter rail out to Southborough (we checked with MBTA, and bikes are allowed on the train) Fare is $6.75. I’d bring $10 just in case.
-12:01am Arrive at Boston Marathon Starting Line in Framingham,
-12:25ish: Begin our glorious bike ride into Boston
-2:25ish Arrive at Copley Square in Boston.

Even though we’ll be going slow, it’s still a two hour ride, so things you should bring:
-Your bike
-Commuter Rail Fare money ($6.75)
-At least one bottle of water
-gloves (it gets chilly at night)

And some other things you might want to consider bringing:
-Additional snacks and beverages
-spare tube and/or patch kit
-helmet/blinkies
-silly hats

For support, we will do our best to bring put together a First Aid Kit. And in case of flats, we will bring a pump and a patch kit, but I’m sure many of you will be able to help those who need it just in case.

Official Marathon Route:
http://www.bostonmarathon.org/images/BostonMarathon/CourseMap.gif
Map of the route we’ll be taking:
This ride will happen weather permitting, so we’ll be keeping posted on weather:

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