CATCHING UP WITH ... 'Iron heart' Boyle finishes marine marathon, gears up for NYC
By: David Sherfinski
Examiner Staff Writer
November 1, 2009
Brian Boyle, profiled last week in Personal Best, completed the Marine Corps Marathon in just over 4 1/2 hours last weekend -- the second of three marathons that he will run this month.
"It was great," he said. "It was awesome.
"To be honest, I'm a little sore," he conceded.
Boyle, who has come back from major injuries and a coma after being hit by a dump truck five years ago, ran in the Baltimore Marathon earlier this month, and headed to New York on Friday to prep for the New York City Marathon on Sunday.
He said he wouldn't recommend running three marathons in a month, but he wanted to honor the servicemen and servicewomen before heading to the Big Apple.
Though Boyle grew up in nearby Welcome, Md., he never had such a personal experience with Washington and the monuments as he did last Sunday during the race. He walked for much of it -- not by necessity, he said, but to soak up more of the experience. At the water and aid stations, he also paused to thank the volunteers working the booths.
"That was a day to reflect," he said.
He said he planned to come back next year to run in the 35th Marine Corps Marathon.
"The weather was good; the people were awesome," he said.
