He is the Big Winner!

Five lucky TrueBlue members will receive:

Complimentary registration for the Boston Marathon on April 21, 2008 (valued at $200)

Roundtrip flight to Boston, MA

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My husband entered this contest and got a call today that he is one of the five winners!! We are so excited. He just ran his first marathon on 12/2/07, the Las Vegas marathon, and finished well within his goal of 4 hours. If I remember correctly, he finished in 3h 52m. We lived in Boston for several years before moving to Vegas, so Boston is really our hometown marathon. It is extremely hard to get in, qualifying times are very fast, he said today he'd have to knock about 40 minutes off his Vegas finishing time in order to qualify for Boston based on his time alone. There are exceptions, for instance some charities offer registrations for individuals who agree to raise money for them, but for amateur runners, having an official registration for this marathon is difficult to achieve. It is a very competitive marathon and thought of as one of the elite races of the year, I believe. I am just so thrilled for my husband. He is in great shape right now, but was burning out a bit on his current fitness regimen and this is just the boost he needs to get focused and be working towards something tangible. I plan on going to Boston with him so I can be on the sidelines cheering him on. Marathon Monday is practically a Boston holiday, in fact it usually falls on Patriots Day, a MA state holiday, so a lot of people have it off from work. The Red Sox usually have a home game the same day, an early game starting at 11 am, so it is a festive day to be in the city. Not to mention the fact that it is often during the first few nice days of the year weather-wise and everyone wants to be outside getting some sunlight and fresh air. Just one more thing to for us to look forward to, I will keep everyone posted with the details.