Boston Marathon Race Report 2012 - REDEMPTION 2013

Arriving at Boston Logan Airport 

This is the start of the race!

It was FREAKING HOT!

Woke up at 5:00 am headed to the transit took Hyatt Harborside shuttle to the blue line and then headed to Commonwealth.

We got there 7 a.m. and just hanged out at the athletes village till 9:20 a.m. and then we headed towards the corrals!

Splits -

Mile 1 - 6:05
Mile 2 - 5:48
Mile 3 - 5:48
Mile 4 - 5:44
Mile 5 - 5:51
Mile 6 - 5:46
Mile 7 - 5:49
Mile 8 - 5:54
Mile 9 - 5:52
Mile 10 - 6:04
Mile 11 - 7:18 Stopped to take off compression socks cause they were soaked with water.
5:59
Mile 12 - 6:13
Mile 13 - 7:04 Stopped to take off my socks cause they were bothering me.
Mile 15 - 6:29
Mile 16 - 6:17
Mile 17 - 7:26 Stopped to go to the restroom at this point I just wanted to stop. I should have DNF but my pride carried me through.
Mile 18 - 7:06
Mile 19 - 6:56
Mile 20 - 7:19
Mile 21 - 7:33
Mile 22 - 6:41
Mile 23 - 6:59
Mile 24 - 6:53

Missed the last two splits poured water, gatorade and ice to cool the core temperature but it wasn't enough. I just said the heck with it and decided to cruise this marathon in. IT WAS HOT HOT HOT! DID I SAY THAT IT WAS HOT!

My Race Gear for the Boston Marathon

 The lines to the yellow buses begins here!

Dennis and I waiting in the Village

Just went to the restroom about the 4th time lol

It was the hottest marathon with no shade and water hot as hell! I stopped 3 times! I had never walked in my previous 13 marathons and today was one of those days that no matter how good you want to do you have to adjust or be sent to the hospital .. I chose to adjust! Boy it sucked lol


Ran my worst marathon ever under brutal conditions the best thing is that I'm ALIVE and get to live another day (a lot of people dropped out or deferred to next years race) REDEMPTION 2013! Thanks for the support!

Congratulations on Finishing the
116th Boston Marathon!

Benny Rodriguez
Net Time	2:50:44
Overall	228/21554
In Gender	214/12588
In Division	179/4329