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My work is right off of Beacon St by Kenmore... and we didn't get the day off! Needless to say the non-stop cheering has been slightly distracting (er, I'm on the internet now despite still being here - what does that say about my work ethic/desire to be elsewhere?) We got to go outside to see the leaders go by, though. Woo! ...And then the bosses shooed us back inside before the college kids around us could start cracking open their beers. ;)

I work in Copley Square right beside the finish line, and I managed to get outside just in time to see the women's finish. It was pretty exciting, but I couldn't help but feel bad for Kara Goucher after she came in third; you could tell she was trying really hard not too lose it from disappointment, but it must not have helped having the image of your husband trying to comfort you projected on a massive 50 foot screen in front of you.

This was my first Marathon Monday, and although it was fun, I didn't get it off work either!

I live on the course of a different marathon. It is interesting. The main thing is to remember marathon day! Usually, I wake up around 6am ot the sound of clapping and shouting and say "oh hell, it's marathon day." They close off huge areas of downtown for the race, which means that you essentially can't get out of downtown without huge amounts of hassle. I try to remember not to have any appointments that day, sometimes I forget.

It is nice though. Everyone is out and in a festive mood. Strangers on the street will greet you to chat.

Love Boston Marathon day... My company is based in Boston, so even though I live in the Midwest, i got it off too!

Okay- that's TOTALLY not fair! You don't even live in Boston and you got the day off?!

I had to fight through about 4 blocks of crowds just to get to my office today, and then wait 45 extra minutes for the train home because of all the looky-loos who came down to the finish line.

Argh! :-P

My grandmother lived right on the marathon route in Wellesley, so I got to watch it from her porch the year my uncle ran it. But I was in a revolutionary war fife & drum corps when I lived in Boston, so Patriot's Day was a big event for reasons unrelated to the marathon.

I used to work on the route in Coolidge Corner one year, but happened to have that day off. I still loved walking down Beacon from Cleveland Circle and watching everyone gather and cheer, just as much as I enjoyed going up to Heartbreak Hill with my family and watching as a kid.
I missed Boston so much today. This weekend in Nashville is the Music City Marathon, again just a few blocks from my house. I'll probably wander down to see it, but guaranteed it won't be nearly as fun as home...
Thanks for the post!

My boyfriend volunteered packing food for the marathoners all day, so after I was done in lab I walked downtown (from MIT) to say hello. The crowds were almost impassable---but it was so cool to see!