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Boston... New York City
Well, since I ran fast enough in Vegas to qualify for Boston Marathon, the chances are great that I will be in Boston in April!
The plan is to go with some friends, who are able rent an apartment in New York for real cheap. We'll all stay together in that apartment. Then take the train to Boston.
Is this a good idea? How long does it take to get from Boston to NY by train? I hear it's super expensive to get a hotel room in Boston during the marathon.
Of course, I hope to meet any Fretters along the way! We have several Niew Yaaahkr's here, don't we?
Anyway, let me know if you have tips/suggestions for the running Canadickian going to NY/Boston.
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Gee, I guess you're not familiar with that ordinance prohibiting Swedish Canucks from entering NY? I mean, ya gotta draw the line somewhere!
Robert, when you say "NY", I assume you're talking about the city, right? By train, it takes somewhere between 3.5 - 4.5 hours between NYC and Boston, depending on number of stops. You can check the Amtrak schedules for times and fares.
I'm up in the Albany, NY area, about 150 miles due north of NYC, straight up the Hudson River valley....
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Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements...
Yes, I mean New York City. I had a feeling that line had been drawn somewhere. I guess I'll dress up as some other nationality.
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Perhaps you could find a fellow fretter in the Boston area Robert
Anyone??
Congrats on making the cut for the Boston Marathon BTW.....personally, I don't think I have run a total of 26 miles in my entire life. However, get me on a bike and I can ride all day
GG
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Hey, good point--isn't Tremoloman from Beantown?Originally Posted by Guitar Gal
Perhaps you could find a fellow fretter in the Boston area Robert
Anyone??
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Hey Robert - I'm in Plymouth, about 45 minutes south of Boston, and there is a commuter train that leaves from here. That's also the start of school vacation week for me. We could put you and a friend up, or, if there is a larger group of you and you want your own place, perhaps we could find something around here for you - that's pretty off-season around here, and I don't think you'd find other marathoners competing for space. It'd be great to meet you in the flesh!
Ted C.
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Hmmm... Train schedules around Boston? Maybe ask Rosie, I'm pretty sure she's familiar with them.
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Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements...
I emailed Tremoloman, I think he's in Boston. Would be fun to hook up with some fretters!
Ted, that sounds really cool. I hope we can get together. Hotels are reasonable in Plymouth?
Who's Rosie?
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Rosie Ruiz http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_Ruiz
Apparantly she rode the train in New York to complete the marathon, and qualify for Boston to impress her employer.
In Boston, she messed up big time by jumping back into the race a bit too early and finished in first place for the women with a world record time. She hadn't realized that she didn't wait for the leading women runners to finish first... what a blunder!
She was eventually stripped of the title, and it was awarded to Canadian runner, Jacqueline Gareau.
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LOL!!!
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What a cheater. She never ran a single marathon, let alone qualify for one!
That ain't me, guys!
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I remember that too and I don't even run. Well I fast walk at 4mph on the treadmill now.
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We'd never accuse you of cheating... but them fancy yellow sneakers seem to have some impressive 'hovercraft / levitation' technology built into them.What a cheater. She never ran a single marathon, let alone qualify for one!
That ain't me, guys!
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Nah, that's just his body following the momentum of his tongue flapping in the breeze!
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Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements...
Well, "They Call Me The Breeze"... know that song?
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now that's funny....i don't care who you are!
when is the marathon robert...and if you end up staying in nyc that might be a good reason for me to visit a couple of my friends there and hook up with you too!
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them fancy yellow sneakers seem to have some impressive 'hovercraft / levitation' technology built into them.
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Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements...
April 21st is the Boston Marathon. I'll probably be in NYC a couple of days before. Would be fun to meet up!
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i'll check the dates....
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Regular Fretter
"Q" built'em for him & they also shoot poison darts to take out the runners in front of him.We'd never accuse you of cheating... but them fancy yellow sneakers seem to have some impressive 'hovercraft / levitation' technology built into them.
Robert, you are suppossed to be a bit more discrete than wearing the bloody number on your chest if you are in Her Majesty's Service.
I pick a moon dog.
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