Boston Marathon
Michael Bayer #7291
4/18/2005 
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 Waiting to load the buses to take us to Hopkinton		 Boston_R1-052-24A
 Welcome to Hopkinton and the Athlete's Village		 Boston_R1-050-23A
 Athlete's Village		 Boston_R1-048-22A
 More resting in the village
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Resting in Athlete's Village prior to race. A fellow Houstonian took the photo
Waiting in Athlete's Village
On the way to the start line		 Boston_R1-042-19A
 Waiting in corral #7 for the start

Looking good at mile 5		 Boston_R1-034-15A
 The college girls! Their high pitched cheers could be hear 1/2 mile away.
Looking pretty bad at Mile 15
Still standing at mile 18
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 Adoring and cheering fans		 Boston_R1-028-12A
 More cheering fans		 Boston_R1-030-13A
Still more cheering fans		 Boston_R1-032-14A
 On Hereford St approaching the final turn onto Boylston St

Almost home!!		 Boston_R1-020-8A
 400 yards from the finish.		 Boston_R1-016-6A
200 yards from the finish line! I think the spectator I handed the camera to must have been drunk. As sick as I was I could have done better.
Victory!
4:04:56 net time
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 Looking back on the finish line shortly after finishing		 Boston_R1-014-5A
 Still too sick to stand after the police helped me up to my hotel room I lied down for several hours to let my nausea settle down