How to look like a Dork at the Boston Marathon

· Get to the airport 4 hours early, and nervously suck down a bottle of Gatorade every 20 minutes.

· Practice walking down stairs backwards the day BEFORE the marathon.

· Go to the Bill Rodgers running store and ask to see the back room.

· Save on meal money by repeatedly going to the Expo and getting free
samples of energy bars.

· Wear last year's finisher's metal during this year's race.

· Wear every jacket at once for every year you've been to Boston.

· Run the entire race along side the guy in the Superman costume, and
keep pulling on his cape.

· Send endless e-mails out to everyone, with worthwhile information in
any of them.

· Tell everyone you see that you usually train with Dean Karnazes and Pam
Reed, and that you're only here for a short speed workout.

· Ask the Red Sox fans whatever happened to Mia Hamm.

· On the way to Boston, do a training run in the aisle of the plane.