Yeah.  Mardi Gras and Christmas combined with athletic endeavor!!!!!  I always write about the marathon up here and how much I love it.  That love will never be extinguished.

This year was relatively calm and featured lovely weather.  I also enjoyed how the city was full of people who had never been here before and were experiencing things like Boston’s odd weather and the green line for the first time.  Oh out of towners, you don’t know what you are missing out on!!!!!

Either way, it was a fabulous day.  Let’s check out our runners in this first of what you know will be more than one entry: