115th Wacky Boston Marathon

Some 27000 runners representing 90 countries took part in the 115th running of the Boston Marathon. Heto po ang funny side ng Boston Maratot. Injuy!

A wardrobe malfunction waiting to happen.

I'm in a pickle whether run or just ride the T.

With full packs and in boots, members of the U.S. Army join the 115th Boston Marathon. We salute you guys!

These colors don't run.

High five for Team Griffin's Friends!

Pearly Shells, from the ocean, shining in the sun...

Please just one kiss.

Late na me. Wer na U?

Marathon Sax.

Ang Kawawang Koboy.

 

The Swan Boats of Boston

The weather is so nice, parang Maynila but not muggy that I decided to bring my lunch baon to the mini lake of Boston Common.  Isang lata ng Ligo sardines, itlog na maalat at kamatis atsaka kaning lamig sabay kamayan na.  As usual puno ng turista ang Swan Boats of Boston.  Gustong sumakay ni Bertha kaso bawal daw. Ang sabida pa eh  "read the sign kid."

For over 130 years, the Swan Boats have been a part of the Boston experience. As a welcome sign of Spring, they grace the waters of the Boston Public Garden, the first botanical garden in the United States. Famed in the stories Make Way for Ducklings and The Trumpet of the Swan, the Swan Boats are the only boats of their kind in the world.

The current Swan Boats carry around 20 passengers, seated on transverse benches, on a 15 minute figure of eight voyage around the lake. The boats are 30 ft long (9.1 m), and are formed of two pontoons in a catamaran  arrangement. They are manually propelled by a crewmember, often a high school or college student, who pedals and steers the craft from within the swan outline shell at the stern. The pedals drive a paddle wheel situated between the boat's twin hulls. [wiki]

Boston Marathon Runners

Elite Runner

Just a mile to go.

Hitting the wall.

Almost there!

Where's Daddy?

Seeing double.

Go Pinky go!

Along the Green Line.

It's all downhill from here.

See ya at the finish line!

Rio De La Cruz in the 114th Boston Marathon

 

26735 runners po lahat ang lumahok sa 114th Boston Marathon noong nakaraang lunes. Dahil sa sobrang siksikan sa finish line, minabuti ng Pinoy Humor na mag abang na lang sa 24th mile marker doon sa Coolidge Corner. Nagbakasakaling matiyempohan ang limang Pinoy at dalawang Pinay runners. 

 

Ang hirap maghanap ng kababayan sa ilog ng mga runners.  Hay.... para kang naghahanap ng hay in a needle stack.  Teka minute si Rio ba yun?  Uy naka-afro, pormado ... ay siya na nga.  Si Rio De La Cruz!  Kasabay ni Hello Minnie!  Takbo Pinoy! Takbo!

 

 Ang official time ng mga Pinoy;  Rio B. De La Cruz - 3:00:15,  Proxy Cabuag - 3:32:11,  Alex Dino - 3:40:32,  William Veto - 3:40:32,  Jenny Kelly - 3:59:15,  Rowena Dejesus - 4:18:45 and  Aloysius Llaguno - 4:52:13.

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Miss 2010 Boston Marathon

Ang first runner-up sa 2010 Miss Boston Marathon ay si Tooth Fairy.

And here is the 2010 Miss Boston Marathon...from the Philippines, Hello Minnie!

 

Heto yata ang assassin ni Hello Minnie.

Happy Patriot's Day

 

Patriots' Day celebrates the first battles of the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Lexington and the Battle of Concord, the site of that "shot heard round the world."  Today, April 19, is the "official" Patriots' Day (and the day on which the battles were fought in 1775), but the holiday is officially celebrated on the third Monday in April.  It is also the 114th running of the Boston Marathon, the world's oldest annual marathon. 

John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo 2010

Voted the best runner's expo in the country by Runner's World Magazine, The 2010 John Hancock Sports and Fitness Expo kicks off the Boston Marathon Weekend. You can still catch it tomorrow from 9:00am to 6:00pm.  

Boston Marathon runner's bib number pick-up.

Adidas  is the official footwear and apparel supplier of the Boston Marathon.

Adidas official Boston Marathon jackets are briskly selling at 90 bucks each.

On Display are the past official Boston Marathon jackets. I have the 1997 blue, 2007orange and 2007 black jacket. 

The finish line in front of the Boston Public library.