Boston Marathon

**catnapper** · 04-17-2009, 10:01 AM

My son is running in the Boston Marathon Monday!!!

So everyone, please send oodles of "Run, Forrest, run!" Vibes to him!
He's listed in the top 2500 runners. That is in the top 10% of runners

And this was his first year running marathons. I personally think he's crazy -- I don't like driving 26 miles, let alone running it!

Here's a photo of him from one of his many races... actually 2 years ago. I'm a bad mommy who only has one photo of him running on her photobucket account

**lvpets2002** · 04-17-2009, 10:05 AM

Well he looks to be in shape for it.. I as well in my much much younger years was a runner.. It was easy then to do 20 miles.. I would be lucky to do 2 miles now..

Hey Best of Luck to Him..

**Karen** · 04-17-2009, 10:40 AM

The Marathon Goes right by our street! What will his bib number be? We'll look for him and cheer extra loud! (What's his name - yelling out Go Cameron's Uncle! might confuse people!) The neighbor children usually hand out water, we are right before Newton City Hall and Heartbreak Hill!

**lvpets2002** · 04-17-2009, 12:08 PM

WoW Karen sounds if you will have a front row seat.. That would be exciting.. I always watch it on TV.. Now I thought this was always on Saturday or Sunday.. But this one is on Monday..

Am I thinking of a differant Marathon??

**Karen** · 04-17-2009, 12:16 PM

It is always, always on a Monday. It's Patriot's Day, celebrating the "shot heard 'round the world" that happened a few miles from here and started the American Revolution, but in the towns along the route, it's Marathon Monday for sure!

**lvpets2002** · 04-17-2009, 12:18 PM

Ok I have just got my days crossed.. I just know its this Marathon that I watch every year.. Now does NewYork NY have a Marathon too??

Originally Posted by Karen

It is always, always on a Monday. It's Patriot's Day, celebrating the "shot heard 'round the world" that happened a few miles from here and started the American Revolution, but in the towns along the route, it's Marathon Monday for sure!

**catnapper** · 04-18-2009, 07:37 AM

Originally Posted by Karen

The Marathon Goes right by our street! What will his bib number be? We'll look for him and cheer extra loud! (What's his name - yelling out Go Cameron's Uncle! might confuse people!) The neighbor children usually hand out water, we are right before Newton City Hall and Heartbreak Hill!

Oh my goodness, how cool!!! His bib # is 2348, I think he'd get a HUGE kick out of being called Cameron's uncle! He'd even laugh harder if you shouted "Go Uncle Buck!" because thats what Cameron yells out at his races!

They actually wanted to bring Cam because he has so much fun at his races, but they knew it would be mass chaos at this one.

I am so proud of him. I wish I could be there for him, but I can't stand crowds and would be having a day-long panic attack. He might be running the Broad Street Run in Philly in a few weeks with my dad.... and even that "small" race is too crowded for me to sit with my mom.

Oh well, Callie and the kitties appreciate having me home with them

**Laura's Babies** · 04-18-2009, 09:37 AM

How exciting. Karen, you could make signs for him and place them along his route! Wouldn't he be surprised!

**Karen** · 04-18-2009, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by Laura's Babies

How exciting. Karen, you could make signs for him and place them along his route! Wouldn't he be surprised!

Completely not allowed, trust me - they have already been cleaning up the whole route, setting up porta-potties, fences, etc. for days! But I and the neighbors will watch for his bib# and WILL yell "Go Uncle Buck!" really loud! He won't have any idea what I look like, so I won't bother to bring fruit or anything for him, as it would slow him down to look for me!

**Karen** · 04-18-2009, 09:09 PM

Oh, dear - Kim, could you doublecheck that bib number? I went to look that up, and that one belongs to a Jean-Michel Pelletier from Quebec! With the bib number, we can see where along the race he is, and make sure to be out there for when he is gonna pass by, so I want to make sure we get the right one.

**catnapper** · 04-18-2009, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by Karen

Oh, dear - Kim, could you doublecheck that bib number? I went to look that up, and that one belongs to a Jean-Michel Pelletier from Quebec! With the bib number, we can see where along the race he is, and make sure to be out there for when he is gonna pass by, so I want to make sure we get the right one.

Hmmm... thats certainly not Uncle Buck!

He said he'd be wearing an orange and black jesey. Now you know as much as I do!

**Karen** · 04-18-2009, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by catnapper

Hmmm... thats certainly not Uncle Buck!

He said he'd be wearing an orange and black jesey. Now you know as much as I do!

Okay, but do get that bib number - given that with the thousands of people running, even if he was wearing a zebra-striped jersey, he'd not be the only one, and orange and black are Newton North's high school colors as well! Newton North is less than a mile from the Marathon route and very near me!

Did you know you can track his progress online the day of the race?

http://www.bostonmarathon.org/

and if you go here:
http://www.bostonmarathon.org/2009/c...EntryLists.cfm

you can find a runner name or bib number - which is how I know my friend Heather isn't running this year. But her heel has been giving her trouble for the past year, so I figured she wouldn't be.

**Karen** · 04-19-2009, 04:51 PM

So anyone who wants to track Catnapper's son's race, you can type his bib number - which is 2324 into the Boston marathon site's tracking part tomorrow. When he's approaching mile 20, he'll be hearing us cheer! I'd go write "Go Tony" on the street in my sidewalk chalk (I am sooo tempted), but I would definitely get run over - Commonwealth Ave. is never without cars entirely - and probably arrested. And it'd be all smudged before he got there anyway, as the wheelchair racers start earlier by i think two hours, and there's a slight downhill part where we are, so they will be going as fast as they can to build up momentum for Heartbreak Hill!

**Cinder & Smoke** · 04-19-2009, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by Karen

So anyone who wants to track Catnapper's son's race,
you can type his bib number - which is 2324 -
into the Boston marathon site's tracking part tomorrow.
When he's approaching mile 20, he'll be hearing us cheer!

And if you want to *watch* him run ...
Check out the Live Marathon Coverage on >>>

http://www.universalsports.com/Sport...8&SPSID=105671
Coverage starts at 9:30 am EASTERN Daylight Time

Map of the Marathon route with landmarks shown >>>

http://www.baa.org/images/BostonMarathon/CourseMap.gif

GO Uncle Buck / Tony