JP District Councilor Matt O'Malley ran in the 2012 Boston Marathon and recorded his last 200 yards.
District 6 Boston City Councilor Matt O'Malley video recorded his last 200 yards while running the 2012 Boston Marathon. The Arborway resident represents Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury. O'Malley has run the Boston Marathon before, but not in 80-degree heat. In the video at one point O'Malley looks in the camera and playfully says, "200 yards is more than I thought." He also yells, "Let's make some noise!" You can hear people yelling for him, too. The always congenial councilor congratulated people as he passed by.
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The special edition PatchCast recaps images and outcomes of the 116th Boston Marathon.
This special edition PatchCast features images and information provided by Patch sites from throughout the region and all along the Boston Marathon route.
Families and friends of athletes from around the world descend on Boston for the marathon, and plenty of them brought signs to cheer their runner on.
Not everyone was dressed for maximum velocity at the Boston Marathon.
For most runners, clothing is pretty simple and utilitarian. But for spectators (and some runners), Marathon day was for fashion. Did you gets some snaps of wild outfits? Please share them!
Plenty of folks were on hand to pour Gatorade, and race staff packed lunches for runners.
Let Patch help you keep up with the progress of local runners in today's race.
Welcome to Patch.com's live blog for the 2012 Boston Marathon. We'll keep you updated with live reports from our trusted editors from various parts of the route, photos, and posts from Facebook and Twitter. If you plan on being along the route, you can upload your own photos or video here on Patch. Tell what you're observing and help us report what's going on along the route.
Not everyone was dressed for maximum velocity at the Boston Marathon.
With temps rising to 85 degrees, runners did whatever they could to shake off the heat and keep on going.
Chris Troyanos, medical coordinator for the Boston Athletic Association, explains what he and his crew have done to ramp up for the day's heat.
Here's a little bit about your neighbors who are among the people from JP scheduled to run in the 2012 Boston Marathon.
UPDATE, April 17: According to the Marathon Web site, the Palumbos both finished the race. Congratulations! ~~~~~ Jon and Laura Palumbo of JP were scheduled to run the Boston Marathon. Their runs will be raising money for Good Sports, which Lauren describes this way: "Good Sports distributes sports equipment, footwear, and apparel to community organizations offering programs to disadvantaged youth helping to lay the foundation for healthy, active lifestyles." Here are their respective fundraising pages: Lauren Jonathan
