I’ve already shared some about the B.A.A. 5k and how awesome that race was and I’ve talked a little bit about great it was to spectate the marathon. But that weekend was actually jam packed with fun and I wanted to share my entire Boston Marathon Weekend Recap with y’all.
As you might remember, I’d been in Boston all week for a work conference. On Friday, after the conference ended, I switched hotels to one that was close to the start of the B.A.A. 5k and settled in for the night. I was absolutely exhausted and think I went to bed around 9pm. The next morning, I woke up and walked to the race. My race recap is here so I won’t rehash that.
Post race, we took a few Oiselle Team pics and then I headed back to hotel to pack up. My amazing teammate, Rebecca, was hosting Ashley and I all weekend and they swung around to pick me up after they ran a few cool down miles. We headed to the marathon expo and probably spent an hour or so wandering around – it was extremely crowded and so we didn’t linger too much. We headed back to Rebecca’s lovely home, just outside Boston and all three of us took a little nap. Rebecca is connected with a group of runners called Loopsters and they had a big group dinner in Cambridge that evening. Ashley and I happily tagged along.
After dinner we turned in pretty early since Sunday was another busy day. We had a team shakeout run in the morning and our gals came out in full. It was so fun seeing birds I hadn’t seen in awhile and meeting some gals I’d hadn’t had the chance to meet. Then to top it off we had a lovely run followed by breakfast with a handful of the group. Rebecca had another breakfast so Ashley and I wandered around the city for awhile and ran right into our friend Kristen, who introduced us to her friend and colleague, Christy Turlington. Such fun!
Next we headed back over towards the expo and had a quick lunch (I had to introduce Ash to Sweetgreen) before catching up with our friend Nicole. Then it was off to help Rebecca and her husband get ready to host 50 Oiselle teammates and their families for dinner. Yes, Rebecca is a saint. Keep in mind she was not only running the marathon the next day, she was guiding a visually impaired runner. Amazing. We had such fun at dinner and it was awesome to get to spend time with so many friends and teammates.
Of course, we turned in early again because we all had big days ahead of us. My time in Boston was such fun and such a joy. I’ve decided to make this an annual trip because it was truly the best experience. I highly recommend both the B.A.A. 5k, spectating Boston and just visiting the city in general. Ah-maz-ing!
Have you ever visited Boston?
This looks like such a fun weekend! I’d love to be there, even to spectate! Thanks for sharing!
it was THE BEST! definitely mark your calendar for next year!!
I’d love to have the chance to run the BAA 5k one year and spectate the marathon. Hopefully some day the dates will align with my Spring Break.
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It was really special – you would LOVE it!
You certainly had a wonderful weekend in my favorite US city. It is very impressive that your friend Rebecca hosted a large dinner than ran the Boston Marathon as a guide the next day.
Yeah, Rebecca is pretty amazing – you just reminded me I need to link to her blog in my post – so you can read her recap!
I’ve seen pictures from other Oiselle spectators of a huge group in Wellesley. That’s where I grew up, and looking at the pictures I kept thinking “that business wasn’t there before!” So glad you had a lot of fun in Boston.
Yes, we were in Wellesley and it was awesome! And right across from my favorite ice cream shop – JP Licks!!
Wow it sounds like you had an incredible time and I couldn’t be happier for you. I’ve always wanted to go to Boston during the marathon…maybe one day I’ll run it…
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You should definitely run it – such an amazing weekend!
I am super jealous – looks like great time and a fantastic race!
The Boston Marathon weekend is truly a magical time for runners! It sounds like you had a blast. So many fun meet-ups and how cool to see so many Oiselle runners!
WHAT FUN, Courtney! I’m so glad you were able to make this work with your trip; what an amazing experience!!
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I can’t imagine playing hostess to that many people and then running the BOSTON marathon. That’s insane! I’m glad you had such a nice time.
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This does sound like an incredibly awesome, fun-filled weekend! I think I need to plan a girls’ running weekend like this!