"The Boston Marathon becomes the Holy Grail for runners everywhere." -Boston, by Hal HigdonThere are very few marathons you need to 'qualify for' to gain entry which has definitely increased the prestige of running Boston! A sure way to validate your status as a distance runner is by qualifying for Boston.
And now, Andie, Paige, and Jennifer are signed up to run the 115th Boston Marathon! Woot! Woot!
On Monday (always on a Monday, hurray, it's never on Sunday!), April 18th, 2011, Patriot's Day, they'll head out of Hopkinton, Massachusetts and run 26.2 miles through Wellesley and the famous "Heartbreak Hill" and finally into the famed Copley Square finish.
As a toddler, Andie awaited her Dad's appearance at the finish line several years in a row and now it'll be his turn to cheer her on! And cheer we will! We are very proud of our "A" Team Boston qualifiers!
"When Joan Benoit Samuelson asked another runner about the location of Heartbreak Hill enroute to her first Boston victory in 1979, she was told, "Lady, you just passed it!" -Hal Higdon
