Marathon Monday [mar-uh-thon muhn-dey] : A practical rite of passage (if not the running, then at least the attendance) for those that call the Hub their home.
Marathon Monday is an obscure ritual for out-of-towners and newcomers to comprehend. The first question that people usually ask me, when I declare my love for this day is, But what do you actually do if youre not running? Let me explain.
Marathon Monday is basically a day to celebrate just about anything-- for just about nothing for all of you fiscally concerned folks. Technically known as Patriots Day, thanks to Paul Revere who started this whole 26.2 mile tradition, Bostonians gather together and line the streets from the start of the race in Hopkinton, Ma to downtown Boston and simply, well, celebrate. Theres no price to park your blanket down, no entry fee, and a whole lot of fun for the cost of, maybe, a pack of hot dogs.
What do we celebrate you ask? We celebrate our overmotivated friends who are running, we celebrate the Sox who always play an early home game this day, we cheer on anyone who has painted their name on their arms, legs, or t-shirts, and we even celebrate those poor SOBs who are only halfway through the race and already have bloody nipples (yes, an underpublicized but nevertheless brutal marathonal hazard).
Marathon Monday is our state-given right to eat, drink, be merry, and play hooky without actually getting in trouble! People dress up, or forget to put pants on, run into the streets for high fives, and generally make a spectacle of themselves. It doesnt help police officials that the route goes past almost every major university within the Greater Boston area along the way too. The day is often a wonderful dichotomy of prime human fitness positioned next to complete sloth and buffoonery. And the runners love the mayhem tooin fact, the crazier the better, and the more support youll get along the way! Just see for yourself.
To date, I havent missed a Marathon Monday since I was eight years old. When I was young, my family and I used to set up shop in Hopkinton and cheer the runners as they began their journey. Lunch was in a brown bag, and the exuberance of watching those Kenyans whiz by was all that I needed. As I grew older my unbridled excitement for the Marathon remained constant, although the contents of my brown bag had certainly changed. Every year is a new experience, and there is always something to doeven if cheering isnt your thing.
So next year, consider it your civic duty to call up an old friend that lives on Beacon Street, grab a Hibachi and a Red Solo cup, climb out onto their questionable roofdeck and make the most out of Bostons favorite (not-so-real) holiday.
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