2018 Boston Marathon
The race was insane, it was in the high 30's with heavy rain and a 25mph headwind. I a brief recap is below, but here are some stats for you... 5% of the runners DNF'd 2,547 runners got medical treatment on the course, according to the medical director runners were coming in with body temp in the 80's 81 runners went to the hospital 60% of the elite field DNF'd. 5 elites bailed before the start, 23 gave up during the race. Only Boston I've ever seen emergency vehicles with lights/sirens transporting runners on the course. I had a rough day. Before the race, I gave an interview to an AP reporter and did a 3-4 minute segment on the morning show for the local Boston CBS affiliate. It all got worse from there. By mile 5 my legs were toast. Every muscle I had was crazy tight. I had friends at the 7.5 mile mark and I spent 10 minutes before seeing them debating walking off the course. I honestly kept going because I didn't want the AP reporter...