Joe, competing in just his 2nd marathon, finished the tough Boston course in 3:07:07, finishing 386th in his division. He improved 6 minutes from his 3:13 Tucson marathon qualifier. See this link for photos.
Last minute tips from Gampy:
Mutai set a world record 2:03:02:
Gram looks for Joe:
Joe arrives in Newtonville:
The crowd later in the day passing through Newton:
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My other photos of Genzyme fund raising runners:
http://photos.photographynovice.com/Events/Genzyme-NORD-Marathon-Team/16672878_79JpGt#1257125375_qjpwGSn
found there way here:
http://runningforrarediseases.org/2011/04/20/an-unbelievable-day/
and here:
http://corazon.typepad.com/recuerda_mi_corazon/2011/04/running-for-our-lives.html
So well done! Congratulations! You can take that off your Bucket list.
Way to go Joe – Awesome job!
i love the pure jOY of this!!!
thanks for your visit and for linking.
all this goodness becomes greater as it is past around!
Congratulations Joe, this is an incredible achievement!!! I was sorry to miss all the fun-it’s great to see the pics though.
Joe, you brought the magic with you! So pleased for you, your hard work and your goal realized.
Such a great time.
Jack, you captured it all in your usual amazing style and talent with the camera!