Alicia Priselac recounts her race - as well as the after-race bunion-therapy station back home.

Matt O'Malley describes his agony and ecstasy on the course.

Penny Cherubino posts photos from the Hereford Street turn, including one of the double-amputee guy running the race.

Patriot and Redcoat run the Marathon. And yes, she got all the way to Brookline holding a hobby horse.

Presidents' Day was a couple months ago, Abe:

That's a lot of runners on Beacon Street:

That's some marketing gimmick.

Om Gal discusses why experimenting with drugs as a teen might have cured her of her need to seek risks:

In mid January, I found myself running around Castle Island in South Boston at sunrise, on a morning when the temperature dipped well below zero. It was dark, with only faint splashes of orange, the color of campfire embers, alighting the skyline opposite Logan Airport. Castle Island, it should be said, is not actually an island, as in a land mass surrounded by water. Instead, it’s a small bay, encircled by a footpath that typically draws throngs of runners, walkers, bikers, and loiterers. This morning, however, I am alone - save for some construction workers at Conley Terminal, who, when they glimpse me struggling to negotiate my way over sheets of ice, are barely able to conceal their shaking heads and incredulous expressions that all but say, "WTF are you are thinking, lady? It's freezing out here!" ...

If it's cool, look for Bill Rodgers.

You know, the guy who pushes his son in a wheelchair in the Marathon every year. He's competing with a guy who kept dog sledding despite throat cancer for the title of the toughest athlete.

Via Holmes & Co.

Aaron Donovan loves when friends jump into the Marathon to run for awhile with their friends.

Paul Kelleher captures the women leaders at mile 17 (he took more Marathon photos, too).

This little kid just stood in Washington Square with his hand out today. It was amazing how many runners gave him a hand slap.

I'm watching the Marathon live. Is it just me, or does Bob Lobel also remind you of Fred Willard in "Best in Show"?

I mean, I love the guy, but he seems to be there for the celebrity factor, and he's a bit underprepared. As Biktimirova and Tuna battle it out:

Bob: "When's the last time a Russian woman won the Boston Marathon?"

Other commentator: "Last year..."