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Showing posts with label 111th Boston Marathon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 111th Boston Marathon. Show all posts
Mission Almost Accomplished by Rio De La Cruz
After two weeks of decent training and generally lovely weather in Washington DC, Boston greeted us with biting cold gusts of damp wind-not ideal for most tropical inhabitants like us. Although we were forewarned that temperatures in Boston would be cooler than in DC, nothing prepared me for running a marathon in this harsh weather. And to make matters worse, our travel agent messed up our hotel reservations at the Westin Copley Place Hotel. After a 1.5-hour flight from DC, it took over 4 hours before we finally decided to pay extra for another room, just so I could get off my feet and relax for the night.
But the stressful saga continued the following morning when the front desk still could not find our reservations (despite paying for it months ahead) and we had to be transferred to The Colonnade Hotel since the Westin was fully booked for the marathon weekend. The stress level was reaching critical level at this point and my head was ready to explode. To make the long story short, after giving a mouthful to our travel agent over the phone, we were finally able to get a room for our last 3 nights. But we couldn’t even check into the room yet because it wasn’t ready. It was already past lunchtime and with no breakfast and lunch on the day before my race, I was already fuming mad, stressed out, and starving. And I still had to pick up my number packet at the John Hynes Veterans Convention Center! Good thing the pick-up venue was just across and walking distance from our hotel. We saw a Chinese bistro along the way so we settled for a disappointing brunch of bland Americanized Chinese food before proceeding to the number pick-up. continue reading here
But the stressful saga continued the following morning when the front desk still could not find our reservations (despite paying for it months ahead) and we had to be transferred to The Colonnade Hotel since the Westin was fully booked for the marathon weekend. The stress level was reaching critical level at this point and my head was ready to explode. To make the long story short, after giving a mouthful to our travel agent over the phone, we were finally able to get a room for our last 3 nights. But we couldn’t even check into the room yet because it wasn’t ready. It was already past lunchtime and with no breakfast and lunch on the day before my race, I was already fuming mad, stressed out, and starving. And I still had to pick up my number packet at the John Hynes Veterans Convention Center! Good thing the pick-up venue was just across and walking distance from our hotel. We saw a Chinese bistro along the way so we settled for a disappointing brunch of bland Americanized Chinese food before proceeding to the number pick-up. continue reading here
Rio De La Cruz in the 114th Boston Marathon
26735 runners po lahat ang lumahok sa 114th Boston Marathon noong nakaraang lunes. Dahil sa sobrang siksikan sa finish line, minabuti ng Pinoy Humor na mag abang na lang sa 24th mile marker doon sa Coolidge Corner. Nagbakasakaling matiyempohan ang limang Pinoy at dalawang Pinay runners.
Ang hirap maghanap ng kababayan sa ilog ng mga runners. Hay.... para kang naghahanap ng hay in a needle stack. Teka minute si Rio ba yun? Uy naka-afro, pormado ... ay siya na nga. Si Rio De La Cruz! Kasabay ni Hello Minnie! Takbo Pinoy! Takbo!
Ang official time ng mga Pinoy; Rio B. De La Cruz - 3:00:15, Proxy Cabuag - 3:32:11, Alex Dino - 3:40:32, William Veto - 3:40:32, Jenny Kelly - 3:59:15, Rowena Dejesus - 4:18:45 and Aloysius Llaguno - 4:52:13.
Miss 2010 Boston Marathon
Ang first runner-up sa 2010 Miss Boston Marathon ay si Tooth Fairy.
And here is the 2010 Miss Boston Marathon...from the Philippines, Hello Minnie!
Heto yata ang assassin ni Hello Minnie.
John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo 2010
Voted the best runner's expo in the country by Runner's World Magazine, The 2010 John Hancock Sports and Fitness Expo kicks off the Boston Marathon Weekend. You can still catch it tomorrow from 9:00am to 6:00pm.
Boston Marathon runner's bib number pick-up.
Adidas is the official footwear and apparel supplier of the Boston Marathon.
Adidas official Boston Marathon jackets are briskly selling at 90 bucks each.
On Display are the past official Boston Marathon jackets. I have the 1997 blue, 2007orange and 2007 black jacket.
The finish line in front of the Boston Public library.
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