Reese, the beagle, knows exactly how I feel after today’s marathon excitement: exhausted and ready to snooze on the couch! But, first, I want to share some photos from the big race, so here’s a bunch from the day.
Downtown Boston, near Mass Ave, was packed with spectators!
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As soon as the first runners came through, the crowds erupted into non-stop cheering!
We saw the women’s elite runners around mile 25. I was routing so hard for Kara Goucher (in the pink top). I wish she had won!
The men’s winner, Ethiopia’s Deriba Merga, followed behind the women just a few minutes later. He was hauling ass up that hill!
The pack of runners followed a little while later.
Runners turning onto Boylston Street… almost done!
The finish line is right around the corner!
Dinner
Tonight’s dinner was a quickie recipe from Real Simple. I swear you can’t go wrong with a fast and easy recipe from Real Simple, especially when you’re not at all in the mood to cook! For dinner, I had Garlicky Pinto Beans with a big salad packed full of veggies.
I’m feeling lazy tonight, so I didn’t snap a picture of my dinner– instead I borrowed one from the Real Simple website. 
I’m off to get organized for the work week– at least it’s only 4 days! G’night, guys!
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fun! you got some good pics
enjoy your night!
that dish looks great. LOVE Real Simple recipes
looks like you had a fun day!!!
So cool that you got to see the marathon! Woohoo for a 4 day work week!
That marathon looks like it was busy!
How fun, I would have loveto see the Boston marathon one day!
I love that picture of your dog, he looks awesome!
What a fun day, and that dinner looks right up my alley.
FAAABULOUS race photos, dinner, and Reese
That looks like a blast! It would be so exciting to see the marathon in action!!
Love all the marathon excitement! Thanks for sharing the pictures!
Those beans look wonderful! Glad the marathon was fun. Wish I could see it.
Great pics!! I happened upon the Chicago marathon one year, and the energy was electric! The beans look amazing too
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oh what cool photos of the race! how EXCITING!
Oh my gosh, what awesome pictures!
That is so amazing! I wish I was there!
Hey that looks like so much fun! I love cheering people on during marathons
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Your picture of the pot of beans was WAY better than Real Simple’s!
I’ve never read Real Simple, but all of the recipes you use from there seem great!
I was also cheering for Kara via the net! Too bad she didn’t win.. she looked really disappointed in the end.
By the way, do you have a recap somewhere about how you felt after your 30 day yoga challenge?? Notice any changes in your bod? Sorry if I’ve missed it somewhere!
awesome pictures. I was screaming for Kara and I am SCREAMING for her to pick it up but it just wasn’t mean to be. That picture if great, was that right after she threw off her gloves
I watched the elite runners come through Kenmore! Merga – astoundingly – did not look like he had just run 25 miles. Unbelievable.
Wow… what an event! Very cool.
Cute beagle picture! I took my dog out walking on Saturday and check out her exhausted look: http://seesaraheat.wordpress.com/2009/04/18/tired-dog/
Haha, great marathon recap and love the beans, I had beans for dinner last night too!
I love the pics of the elites! That’s the one downfall to running the marathon – you miss all the excitement and have no idea who wins until much later. It was a great day to run and I’m so glad the rain held off!! Congrats to the other runners!
Love the marathon pics – Kara Goucher is from my home state (MN)
We are all very proud here! I also loved the picture of Reese. I have a beagle named Sally and I absolutely love beagles!!
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