Marathon Men - the 2011 Edition

So once again, five E Streeters took to the roads today to compete in the 2011 Boston Marathon, with another E Streeter joining me at the halfway point to get me into Boston. Thanks Andrew! Thanks also to our army of family supporters out there along the course!

An extremely warm day, with tons of laughs on the front end. Not so much on the back side. Great job by all, including those not represented in these photos (that means you Joe!) Photos courtesy of my RunCam, with an assist at mile 16 by Heather!

Question: by race's end, which of these two would need that vehicle seen in the background? Prior to departure (and a First Class delivery system courtesy of Elias and Victoria)Three of us, attempting a radical new stretching move perfected by one of our fellow runners (see next pic)Barry, showing off his patented pre-marathon stretching exercise, the "Scatman"The five fools waiting for the starting gunSean, at the starting line, telling Barry how many years in a row he plans to run a Sub 4 Lowell was well represented on the course, and Ryan basked in the attention it got himTommy and Sean (who's looking for the next town line)Father and son during happy timesTommy's got thumbs up because he's about to claim a town lineDon't know how he does it, but Sean always manages to find the women in the leopard clothingAlways stop to kiss the girls at Wellesley College. Thanks Nicole!Running through the debris that is a water stopAndrew has some marathon anger issuesThis photo on Heartbreak Hill comes courtesy of http://www.jimrhoades.com/Real men wear silver capesGreat job E Streeters! Take the day off tomorrow!