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Check out Dana’s website. She’s been writing not only about her time running the marathon, but also all the prep that’s gone into it.

This weekend was the Boston Marathon and it was a huge success! I tagged along to watch Dana crush the race with an amazing time and help out anyway I could. It was pretty fun and I also got to see a lot of the Boston area Kaos.

- Originally I was going to take my bike but it felt like way too much trouble considering our hotel was in the suburb of Revere and the green line of the “T” doesn’t allow bikes.

- I found a spot that was about a mile away from from the “T” stop near the 16 mile mark and rang my Team Pegasus cowbell & took pictures.

- The entire time I was able to use my iPhone to get Dana’s splits every 5k. 3G coverage in the Boston area is excellent, much better than Chicago

- I have been in quite a few crowds this past year (Beijing Olympics, San Diego Comic Con, Obama Acceptance Rally, Cubs in the Playoffs to name a few) and while Boston during the marathon wasn’t the worst it was definitely a force to be reckoned with.

1. It really is a lot of people (Wikipedia claims 500,000 people)
2. Lots of other stuff is going on (Red Sox, Celtics, & Bruins were all active)
3. The “T” while easy to use is got really over crowded
4. The vast majority of people are tourists
5. Point to point races are tough to spectate.

- Everyone was extremely friendly both locals & tourists.