There are many different ways to experience Boston on Marathon Weekend. Some people come from all over the world to soak in the local culture, enjoy fantastic seafood, attend a Boston Red Sox game. And then run the race on Monday after a loaded weekend of tourism.
That’s never been our style.
Other runners fly in at the last minute, get their entry packet, run the race, and fly home with little sense of the city.
That’s never been our style either.
Our pattern is to stay about five days, hang out at the same haunts year after year (which are local establishments rather than historic monuments or sport arenas), sleep a lot, and save energy for the big day. Our celebration is the day after the race when we decompress before returning to our individual lives.
We go to the Black Rose, an Irish pub on the waterfront, where we devour fish and chips, listen to Irish music, and rehash the previous day’s trials and triumphs. We compare this year’s race to previous ones: the weather, the spectators, the finish line. Kevin’s time.
Then we head to our lodgings to pack and start home tomorrow morning.
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