The Boston Marathon — 100 Tweets

April 20, 2008 | in Fitness | 0 Comments

For all those running, sponsoring or supporting tomorrow's 112th Boston Marathon, here's a 100 Tweet snapshot from Twitter.

Constance: Boston marathon tomorrow. Translation: get outta Boston today.
mousewords: @MoonPhase Oh my gosh, how cool! Good luck to your dad running the Boston Marathon! Twitter will be cheering for him! :-)
MoonPhase: My dad’s going to be running the Boston Marathon for the second time tomorrow! Can’t wait to watch him run!
Diann: 13.25-mile-run on some of the boston marathon course this morning. feeling it now.
davefleet: Getting a little cabin fever - sitting in my hotel room all day, resting up for the Boston Marathon tomorrow.
SXHotdogs: stevegarfield: heading to Boston Marathon finish line in a few.
stevegarfield: heading to Boston Marathon finish line in a few.
jmcnally: us pals: can anyone tivo the boston marathon on espn2 tomorrow (11:55 to 3 Eastern) and get it to me here in canada? wife will be so gr8ful!
keramurphy: so many Boston marathon jackets
gcalig: is waiting outside the women’s room at the Boston Marathon Convention Center; I’m not a creep; I’m married.
fanchatter: @steverunner woops just checked your site and saw that you’ve run the Boston Marathon 6 times. hope the 7th is your best. have fun tmrw.
miguelem: Some good, short videos to help get you pumped up for the Boston Marathon: http://snurl.com/252po
conniecrosby: @KeithBurtis thinking about our buddy @davefleet on his Boston Marathon run. Would that be happening right now?
digittante: lamonti in Seattle, WA: A buddy of mine is wearing a GPS during the Boston Marathon...new web service .. http://tinyurl.com/5qeapg
lamonti: A buddy of mine is wearing a GPS during the Boston Marathon...new web service for athletes: http://www.watchmyrace.blog...
thaisleon: Boston Marathon warm up rolando a manha inteira, o Lance Armstrong corre esse ano tb. A cidade ta meio caotica..
Kabren: And I still wish I could see the Boston Marathon.
gordonshumway: Breakfast then heading to pick up my race number. FOR THE BOSTON MARATHON. I’ll be this excited until mile 22 when I’m praying for death.
melmcbride: @runnershigh Boston Marathon: watch it live online, listen to podcasts, learn about the history and course http://tinyurl.com/6dt8fp
freecollegeinfo: Locals prepare to run at Boston Marathon - Towanda Daily Review.. http://tinyurl.com/5bp7zu
distanceschool: Locals prepare to run at Boston Marathon - Towanda Daily Review.. http://tinyurl.com/6kultm
homeschooledu: Locals prepare to run at Boston Marathon - Towanda Daily Review.. http://tinyurl.com/5zrlk5
educationprogra: Locals prepare to run at Boston Marathon - Towanda Daily Review.. http://tinyurl.com/6e4bp4
MyWayOnNow: No Pasta, but Matzo & Potatoes for Boston Marathon Runners
http://tinyurl.com/6z7nxa
AffiliateRob: Getting ready for my trip to Boston tomorrow. My wife is running in the Boston Marathon on Monday.
tangr: Who’s going to watch Boston Marathon on Monday? I am planning to go if I can get most of my gradings and course prep done.
daveevans: Went for run just now. Nigerian pace setters? for the Boston Marathon ran by like I was crawling backwards, humbling and inspiring.
UticaNY: [od] Burfoot, Welch, Hayes to join Hall of Fame : Amby Burfoot, who won the Boston Marathon i.. http://tinyurl.com/4dr488
evephillips: wearing all the cheesy boston marathon race gear - it’s that time of year!
davefleet: At the Boston Marathon expo, buying the mandatory jacket!
kittell: Today’s run, 5.06km: http://tinyurl.com/5jfgub - at this rate, the sun will burn out before I train enough to qual for Boston Marathon...
dayinhistory: 19 APR 1897 The first Boston Marathon was run.
Kzoo_Gazette: Schoolcraft stroke survivor to compete in Boston Marathon: After suffering a stroke in January, a Sc.. http://tinyurl.com/4ffxka
themshow: at runner’s expo for Boston Marathon
JeffVilimek: 2 days to the Boston Marathon. Client lunch yesterday and I had to stick to only carbs. Good writeup on “the wall” http://tinyurl.com/5ssn57
DuckyDoesTV: thinking of hitting the Boston marathon expo after I switch laundry but before heading back for festival stuff.
miguelem: You’re definitely a writer, dude, and not a runner. You just compared a 3-time Boston Marathon champ to Forrest Gump. http://snurl.com/24z5v
steverunner: New webpage has been set up for my Boston Marathon coverage: www.steverunner.com hope you like! G’night all.
zappos_alfred: Hey @brentlyjr good luck with the Boston Marathon. Godspeed. Kick ass.
brentlyjr: Too bad I don’t have a cool Zappos running top to wear in the Boston marathon
brentlyjr: just got back from the final run before Boston Marathon
jbone66: Done with work & ready 2 play. Boston Marathon weekend! Maybe next year.
Hybernaut: #mbta Copley station closed Sunday morning (olympic marathon trials) and all day Monday (boston marathon)
BJN: Preparations for the Boston Marathon are well underway. Tents and barricades are up. Street are already blocked off. Such a huge event here.
daigofujiwara: Check out the interactive map that I built for Boston Marathon. http://tinyurl.com/553h9p
StephanieSmith4: Well my parents left today for the Boston Marathon, and prom is tomorrow so I hope it is fun
steverunner: I’m at mallow(?) 11 of the Boston marathon course. Coming up on Wellesley college. http://tinyurl.com/4epnr3
steverunner: Traveling into Boston on Boston Marathon course on at Mile(?) Marker 9. http://tinyurl.com/5ewcna
davefleet: Almost time to put the Boston Marathon cancer research fundraiser to bed. $2,200 raised for the cause so far! http://tinyurl.com/2ga3xs
cowsandmilk: glad I know someone running in the boston marathon so I have motivation to go watch...
farksport: [Interesting] Boston Globe searches for the answers as to why Kenyans have won the Boston Marathon each.. http://tinyurl.com/3udzez
miguelem: Just finished assembling my iPod playlist for the back half of the Boston Marathon (no music for opening miles).
AmandaGravel: @BigTC I’m feeling pretty good. Looking forward to a long weekend here in Mass. Boston Marathon is on Monday! Cheer for @ANGirard
miguelem: Okay, time to run, thus concluding this training cycle for the 2008 Boston Marathon. Next time I run will be the race itself.
freiert: The winner of the boston marathon gets $150k. That’s got to be the highest pain/pay ratio of any professional sport.
Drusy: throwing pots and listening to pre-Boston Marathon podcasts. Go Steve and Matt!
gradontripp: Why being the first and biggest is good: Boston Marathon to bring in $112M in spending. http://is.gd/76Q
steverunner: Boston Marathon Fdip meetup, Saturday night, 6:30PM. FREE BEER! (not really) http://tinyurl.com/5n7tez
lfschwartz: Just made a donation to Kathy Sexton’s husband’s Sean Boston Marathon run for Alzheimer. Please consider donating http://www.seansexton.com
stein: the boston marathon bet: http://tinyurl.com/43y33z
davefleet: Only a few days left until I run the Boston Marathon. Can you spare a $ or 10 for cancer research? http://tinyurl.com/2ga3xs
DougH: @kencring What, run? Hell no! running is violent and dangerous. @ANGirard and @davefleet are running the Boston Marathon next week tho
miguelem: Cruising through Twitter and “following” select folks who mention “Boston Marathon” in a tweet.
surfingtrucker: Next Monday is the Boston Marathon - avoid our fine city if possible!
miguelem: Wrapped things up at work today...taking time off between now and Boston Marathon.
steverunner: Pre-Boston Marathon meetup, Saturday night, 6:30PM. Hope to meet you there! http://tinyurl.com/5n7tez
davefleet: Started a pool at work on my Boston Marathon finishing time. Some ppl believe in me- 3:06:45… some think I’ll crash/burn - 4:02:01
dolphinstreet: Leaving for Boston Marathon in the morning… going for a last speed workout on the track now.
LauraNelson: @pamelump agreed! this is like the last .2 miles of the boston marathon haha...
TKGore: I want everyone to know that WCSN.com will provide a free, live global webcast of the Boston Marathon on April 21
keefey: just got back from her last training run before the Boston Marathon!
davefleet: Three days until I fly down for the Boston Marathon. Looking forward to meeting @bryanperson beforehand!
todtod: darn just missed an episode of Nova about people training for the boston marathon.
marathonchris: But I met someone who lives 2 blocks from the Boston Marathon finish, who know someone who lives in Hopkinton - she says I should run bandit
dcerrato: Watching a Nova episode about training a dozen non-runners to run the Boston Marathon. Kinda apropos of our new running team at work.
SusanW: NOVA documentary on the Boston Marathon made me cry. I think that says a lot about my week, really.
psychoredhead: NOVA is doing a Boston Marathon challenge. Oh home sweet home I miss you!
CyrusM: @davefleet same here! See you there...BTW Boston Marathon is breaking with a 112-year tradition by putting corp ads at the start& finish
thebigness: wondering how to better promote our upcoming coverage of the Boston Marathon
raveninnyc: @brooklynbeast only a yankees fan would wear anything yankees in the boston marathon
seacoastonline: Reading: EHS guidance counselor readies for Boston Marathon: EXETER — Besides working ha.. http://tinyurl.com/66b3as
anyt: AP: APNewsBreak: Boston Marathon to put ads at start, finish [Sports] http://tinyurl.com/598hg9
kencring: Just crossed Boston Marathon finish line. Much easier in a car.
ModaMags: The Globe did a nice piece on my former boss running the Boston Marathon for Children’s Hospital, I added my own http://tinyurl.com/5arlan
davefleet: Crossed the $2,000-mark for my cancer research/Boston Marathon fundraiser! Can you spare $10 for a good cause? http://tinyurl.com/2ga3xs
wurk4fude: mel and sop are running the boston marathon next monday. i really should go but i have to skip out on work. aikes decisions
gordonshumway: One week till the Boston Marathon. Please, knees, don’t shatter till then.
RunningDude: Only 1 week to go for Boston Marathon. Getting excited. A couple of short runs this week and then relax before the race.
BigAir: Andrea Berninger is running the Boston Marathon for TEAM BOOMER - FIGHTING CYSTIC FIBROSIS on April 21st - Good Luck Andrea!!!
lizwebpage: The Boston Marathon they almost cancelled: http://snurl.com/24b8s New Englanders would NEVER let that happen!
miguelem: Back from a 10 mile run...the last sharpening run until Boston Marathon. Too bad I lost those 3-4 weeks in March, I’m not peaking yet.
w1wra: just got my Boston Marathon volunteer assignment. Iwill be posted at Athlete’s Village at the starting area. This should be fun.
BryanPerson: @steverunner You could join fellow Boston Marathon runner @Davefleet and me in Boston next Saturday.
jensir: “(Katy Holmes)she is actually trying to run away from scientology” (running Boston Marathon this year) --Steve Runner Fdip137
alextaylor: 1982 Boston Marathon. The Duel in the Sun: http://tinyurl.com/6fu8fm Epic, except for the bad camera work.
alextaylor: 1982 Boston Marathon. The Duel in the Sun: http://tinyurl.com/6fu8fm Epic, except for the bad camera work.
runnershigh: [feed] Boston Marathon Course Guide : Boston Marathon Course Guide http://tinyurl.com/6z48za
skath: Yay! I get to eat lunch with the astronaut lady who ran the Boston Marathon in space + shot wasabi all over the International Space Station.
cjweeks: Heading to the gym but wishing I was running this years Boston Marathon. Oh well! More years to come
davefleet: Holy crap I’ve run over 2,000km while training for the Boston Marathon! Aiming to raise $3000 - that’s $1.50/km—http://tinyurl.com/2ga3xs