According to West, a major part of getting through the marathon is ignoring the physical pain and telling yourself you can do it. Bill agrees that the right mental attitude is what allowed him to get through his first marathon. I had to walk at some points to stretch because of the pain in my legs. West offered some advice to anyone who may be considering running the Boston marathon. Unless you are in horrible shape, anybody can do this race.
People walk it or get through it any way they can.
There is no reason why anybody should be discouraged from trying it. According to the Boston Herald , the 30 year-old resident of Seoul, Korea, dedicated the victory to the memory of his father, who died last month at the age of 74. Bong-ju's win marked the first in the Boston marathon by a Korean runner since 1950. Copyright 2001 by the President and Trustees of Norwich University.