Today marked the 113th running of the Boston Marathon. While over 25 thousand remarkable athletes exercised their bodies and minds through 26.2 grueling miles around Boston, I decided to exercise my new Canon 5D and head down to Beacon Street to capture some of the action.
This was the first time I witnessed a marathon, and frankly it was much more inspiring that I expected. For me, it wasn't the remarkable speed of the elite finishers that stuck with me. Instead it was the ceaseless 5 hour tide of runners that blew me away. I stood at the 24 mile mark, and seeing so, so many runners nearing their inevitable finish made me realize what a personal accomplishment the Boston Marathon was to these people. It sounds odd, but I almost felt privileged to be a witness to their success. There's a lot of photos here, so I hope you all enjoy!
Pictured above are the elite women runners who placed in the top 3. Kenya's Salina Kosgei (leftmost runner) wound up winning the race, while Dire Tune of Ethiopia placed 2nd. USA's Kara Goucher (pictured in front) placed 3rd, only .09 seconds behind Kosgei.
It's no surprise that this shot is poorly composed... Deriba Merga was flying! Merga, of Ethiopia won the elite mens race with a time of 2:08:42. It sometimes takes me that long to finish my morning coffee... for real.
Daniel Rono of Kenya placed 2nd.
Ryan Hall of the United States placed 3rd, only .98 seconds behind Merga.
Pictured above is 3 time Boston Marathon winner Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya. Cheruiyot finished in 5th place. This is one of my favorite shots from the day.
The most inspiring two seconds of the day came with
Richard Whitehead of Great Britain ran by.
This dude may not have won, but he did win Best Mustached Marathoner of the Day.
A view of the Boston Marathon from the Green Line T.
Today marked the 113th running of the Boston Marathon. While over 25 thousand remarkable athletes exercised their bodies and minds through 26.2 grueling miles around Boston, I decided to exercise my new Canon 5D and head down to Beacon Street to capture some of the action.
This was the first time I witnessed a marathon, and frankly it was much more inspiring that I expected. For me, it wasn't the remarkable speed of the elite finishers that stuck with me. Instead it was the ceaseless 5 hour tide of runners that blew me away. I stood at the 24 mile mark, and seeing so, so many runners nearing their inevitable finish made me realize what a personal accomplishment the Boston Marathon was to these people. It sounds odd, but I almost felt privileged to be a witness to their success. There's a lot of photos here, so I hope you all enjoy!
Pictured above are the elite women runners who placed in the top 3. Kenya's Salina Kosgei (leftmost runner) wound up winning the race, while Dire Tune of Ethiopia placed 2nd. USA's Kara Goucher (pictured in front) placed 3rd, only .09 seconds behind Kosgei.
It's no surprise that this shot is poorly composed... Deriba Merga was flying! Merga, of Ethiopia won the elite mens race with a time of 2:08:42. It sometimes takes me that long to finish my morning coffee... for real.
Daniel Rono of Kenya placed 2nd.
Ryan Hall of the United States placed 3rd, only .98 seconds behind Merga.
Pictured above is 3 time Boston Marathon winner Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya. Cheruiyot finished in 5th place. This is one of my favorite shots from the day.
The most inspiring two seconds of the day came with Richard Whitehead of Great Britain ran by.
This dude may not have won, but he did win Best Mustached Marathoner of the Day.
A view of the Boston Marathon from the Green Line T.
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