Thursday, April 23, 2009

The Road to Boston-Day 3 (4/18/09)

Up at 4:30, ouch! More pain as the back is still sore, but a little less than yesterday. Take the train out to JFK, read the papers and catch the flight to Beantown. The flight is smooth and short. I call the hotel and 15 minutes later, the shuttle shows up. It's 9:00 a.m., I am hoping that they will let me drop off my bags. But, they do better than that. They let me check in! I unpack and then catch the bus to the T which is what the locals in Boston call the Subway. I ride it in and go to the Convention Center.

Thousands of thin, high strung runners. All jabbering away about carbo loading, depletion, new shoes etc. I stand in line with the rest, get my number and tee shirt. Then I wander around the expo and watch people buy stuff. I settle for one tee shirt, a coffee cup and a pull over. Then I walk to Newberry Street and have a hamburger, read the paper and go to Trader Joes for supplies. Take the train and the bus back and chill out for the rest of the day and night. Read a lot and napped.

As long as I am walking the back and hamstrings are tight but don't hurt much. If I sit down, then getting back up is a slow and painful process. The first 20 minutes of walking aren't much fun either. Oh well.

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