Crashing at the finish line of the 2009 Boston Marathon...

Watch the left side of the screen for the runner that falls on the first of two mats. That's me! With 1.2 miles to go, I was on track to hit my goal time of 3:30:59 -- the time required to qualify for the 2010 Boston Marathon for my age category. The only problem was that my legs were like spaghetti. In the last mile, I had to walk twice simply because I felt like I would fall if I didn't. With just a few hundred metres to go, I went all out to cross the line without falling -- but as soon as I made the finish line, my legs simply gave out. Quite possibly this was the perfect marathon for me: I made my goal time (3:30:38 chip time) and collapsed at the finish. Nothing like leaving it all out on the course!

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[AlasRotasLuv]

I'm looking for to finish my 1st 26.2 mercedes at 3:40 :P So psyched!!

[wbrucelamb]

@AlasRotasLuv Good luck! It its your first, don't be too married to the 3:40 target time. You don't want to end up in the medic tent on your first marathon! (Save the medic tent for your second or third!) :-)

[jk59beads]

Where did you get this footage? I finished the 2011 Boston Marathon and I'm wondering if there's a similar video from 2011 floating around.

[wbrucelamb]

@jk59beads I purchased a DVD from MyMarathonDvdDOTcom -- they had cameras setup at the start, 10k, halfway, 30k and the finish, plus included an interview that they recorded the day before the race. But I don't know if they are still in business, as I went to their website and it came up as being expired. But you may be able to find streaming video at bostonDOTcbslocalDOTcom - I've seen that in other races. Not as high res, but you can see the finish. Not sure if you can capture it to save it.

[BandNewsFM]

The chronometer displays 3:38:46

[wbrucelamb]

Yes, but I didn't cross the _start_ line until 8:01 because of the 11,000 runners in front of me. So my "chip time" (actual time from start to finish) was 3:30:38, which is what counts when qualifying for Boston.

[mYcHeMiCaLCaThY]

The one last year was right by my sis apart. It was nice seeing it from the 3rd floor!

[DzekoVelez]

Wow that faggot was taking pictures....to get te money if something actually happened to him...wow

[angelray45]

did you notice how fast the 2 paparazzis saw you falling and cutting across other runners to get at you?simply..

[BMCTT01]

They fell to get a Picture. Mama I'm on TV

[triptokeni]

i have been there ..have you seen me..wihite t-shirt???yeah thats me....

hhh.