As I am sure everyone knows the Boston Marathon was a complete disaster this year because of a heat wave that hit. I volunteered as a clockwatcher at mile 16 which is in Newton Lower Falls and I have never seen so many people hurting that early in a marathon ever. At one point, the water station we were near had 8 people passed out on the group awaiting medical attention. There was one guy who came off the course threw up, passed out and we had called an ambulance for him, but while we were waiting for it to come he got up and continued running on. I have no idea if he finished or not but it was pretty insane.
It was hot just standing there in the shade, so much so that I had to do my Bear Grylls impersonation:
Luckily I didn't have to drink my own urine as there was a Starbucks about 100 yards away from where I was. I also picked up a cool souvenir as Geoffrey Mutai chucked his water bottle at me and it has his name hand written on it with his seed #1. I really enjoy volunteering for these events as it is cool to cheer on everyone who is trying to do something that only 1% of the population will ever accomplish.
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