Jim at Boston: And now… the rest of the story

Last week, Jim Lamastra posted an innocuous race report about his race at the Boston Marathon. It read:

The day did not go as planned but as usual, this is about my favorite race on the calendar. Crowds are insane and the pre/post-race vibe is like nothing else I’ve been a part of. Cannot wait until next year.

Intriguing, right?

If you had tracked Jim on the official Boston site, you would have seen what his Garmin was telling him: a steady parade of splits all predicting a 2:40 finish time. All until the half-way point, that is, where “the day did not go as planned.” He has modestly refused to write this up, but it’s really just too good. Here is the rest of the story.
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