Today was the 114th running of the Boston Marathon, and we went up to watch my mom run the race. Turns out that mass transit in the Boston area on a day like today (a holiday for people in MA, also the marathon, and a Red Sox home game) is really difficult to use. The original parking lot was packed, and by the time we even got close to the city, we didn't think we'd get to the spot on the route we wanted to get to. Turns out that the Boston Marathon website allows you to track runners and see what their progress and projected finish time is. Mom was cruising, and with under 10 miles to go, was projecting to finish under 4 hours, which would be a personal best! We made our way to the finish line, and checked her stats - she finished in a time of 3:58:24, which bested her personal record by 3 minutes! In the 6 years she's been running marathons, this is the first time she's finished in under 4 hours - and the best part? She qualified for Boston again next year! We're all proud of you Mom! :)
Until Tomorrow,
Athina
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