Boston Marathon Miles 3 & 4

Today is the second part in weekly look at the Boston Marathon course.  Today we're (virtually) tackling miles 3 & 4.

The start of Mile 3 is the first water stop on the course which water tables on both sides of the road each mile to mile number 25.  Here the tree lined streets of suburbia continue but it's at the end of mile 3 where you come to the strangest part of the modern-era Boston Marathon.  You have traveled 3 miles and have not yet past a single Dunkin Donuts.  That's a pretty difficult feat inside of I-495 these days.

Mile 3 33:00 /11:50AM mile change -55 ft net change -225 ft

About a quarter of a mile into mile number 4 you finally hit the first Dunkins on the course.  On race day this is Dunkins is overflowing with runners jogging off the course to get their caffeine fix.  In 2011 Geoffrey Mutai used his iced double turbo shot to propel himself to the fastest marathon ever run (not true, well the Dunkins part isn't, the fastest marathon part is).

Ashland is also the home of the inventor of the electric clock Henry E. Warren which is why it's called "clock town" but doesn't include Watch City Brewery (that's in Waltham if you're looking for it but I wouldn't, I think both the beer and food are mediocre).  At the corner of Union and Chestnut Streets (about half way through mile 4) is a large clock tower which Marty McFly used to get back to the future after being hit on by his mom (that is a joke, apparently not a good one I've been told).

Mile 4 44:00 / 12:01PM mile change -85 ft net change -310ft

Part 1 Miles 1 & 2

Part 3 Miles 5 & 6 Due out 1/29

Part 4 Miles 7 & 8 Due out 2/5

Part 5 Miles 9 & 10 Due out 2/12

Part 6 Miles 11 & 12 Due out 2/19

Part 7 Miles 13 & 14 Due out 2/26

Part 8 Miles 15 & 16 Due out 3/5

Part 9 Miles 15 & 16 Due out 3/12

Part 10 Miles 17 & 18 Due out 3/19

Part 11 Miles 19 & 20 Due out 3/26

Part 12 Miles 21 & 22 Due out 4/2

Part 13 Miles 23 & 24 Due out 4/9

Part 13 Miles 25 & 26 Due out 4/16