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Two key messages about the Boston Marathon Course:\nHopkinton, Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Newton, Brookline, Boston.Head Away From Nature West Near Ballpark Boston.\nand\nOnly 17% of the course climbs at a rate of greater than 1%.I\u2019ve learned many lessons from this course.\xa0 The Boston Marathon has taught me to conserve on the downhills, and pace myself on the uphills.\xa0 It\u2019s taught me to have humility amid the cheering crowds, to smile despite the pain gastronomical discomfort, to savor the race as if it were my last, and to celebrate the achievement no matter how physically and mentally exhausted I might be at the end.\nI\u2019m not expecting to set a course PR or even come close to 4 hours in the 113th Boston Marathon.\xa0 I am expecting to enjoy the day, and appreciate my life all the more.\nPatriots Day will be a day to celebrate the successful completion of my 20th Marathon\u2026a milestone of sorts that I can quite honestly feel proud of despite all the pain and weariness I\u2019ve had to overcome.\xa0 \nLife is short, but it should be long enough: and I am grateful for my life and the time I\u2019ve had and whatever happens to me on Marathon Monday will only add to my experience of this course, both of the Boston Marathon and the road of life.\nShow Links:Fdip Blog of the Week: Featured PodCast: The Neuman ShowThe Song \u201cDirty Water\u201d was by the Standells