Stud Muffin Strikes Again

Mark just ran marathon #28, his 4th Boston. And it turned out to be his 2nd Boston where the temperature was excessively hot. His first one (2004) was 87 degrees or so. But as a spectator, it was tolerable. This time it got into the low 90's, and it was too hot even for us as spectators. But even though they offered (because of the heat) to let any of the runners defer to next year, provided they didn't even start the race, he opted to "run" it anyway. And amazingly enough, he ended only 20 or so minutes behind his normal time. Not bad, considering the winner was 10 minutes slower than last year's time. And he completed the marathon, which 932 runners didn't. He wasn't one of the 2600 who sought help at the medical tents, either. He just did it smart. Because he's a stud muffin. (And I would have posted pictures, but I forgot a camera. So when I get pictures from our friends who did take a camera, I will post some.)