5 Days Until the Boston Marathon

You're probably as excited as me, and counting down the hours until the Air Force jets fly over the starting line in Hopkinton, MA signifying the start of the 115th Boston Marathon.  But let's just stick with counting the days for now.  Five.


That means it is time to figure out how to track me on Marathon Monday (also know as Patriot's Day), if you're so inclined to add a little extra interest to an otherwise mundane Monday morning.  And remember, the race starts at 10AM EST.  So if you're not awake for it, well, that's just lazy.

http://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/participant-information/att-athlete-alert.aspx
...which essentially says...
My bib number is 3734

•TEXT - Simply text the word RUNNER to 345678 using your US mobile phone. You will then receive an sms text response with instructions on how to submit a runner’s bib number. (Message and data rates may apply. You will be opted in to receive four messages during the race. Send STOP to quit. Available on participating carriers AT&T, Alltel, Boost, Nextel, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular, and Verizon.)

•EMAIL - Continue to the registration page (from the link above) for the AT&T Athlete Alert on the race website. Sign-up using your mobile phone number for SMS text message updates, or by entering an email address for email updates.
My hope is that the race takes me less than 3:07 to finish.  So you can use that as your baseline for determining whether or not you think I'm doing well or getting crushed.  :)

That is all.