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If you suspect that you are suffering from a sports hangover today, know that you're not alone. As a reward to all the Bostonians who (somewhat) graciously gave up our city to marathoners on Monday, the fates decided to bestow upon fans pretty much the single greatest championship-free sports day we can expect to see this year; while we were anticipating a busy day, we weren't quite expecting things to be that sensational.

                                                               

Bostonist was on Beacon Street today, catching the marathoners at about the 23-mile mark. We saw Deriba Merga and Kara Goucher come by in first; Merga went on to win while Salina Kosgei pulled through for the women's win. Check out the pics! Top five in each race:

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Well, it's Marathon Weekend. The tourists are here, the runners are out, and the course setup has commenced. Once a year, the Marathon turns runners into celebrities, motivated regular people into athletes, and lazy regular people into drunken spectators. Over the years, Bostonist has compiled a collection of tips on the Marathon; here, we review them for your convenience. We'll be providing a photo gallery of the course later today or tomorrow.

WBZ reports that the caffeination conundrum affects marathoners, too. Some folks load up on coffee before the race; others use (ew) decarbonated Coke. (Carbonation is often thought to decrease the amount of oxygen that can be carried in the blood—a bad idea when you're embarking on a 26.2-mile run.) Caffeine goes into effect about half an hour after you ingest it, and may let muscles use fat stores for energy sooner than they would otherwise. It also reduced perceived effort. Sounds like a feasible reason to caffeine up, but we'd probably still be drinking water before the race. If we were ambitious enough to run it.

Since the Red Sox have had recent success in Game 7 situations, the Bruins were probably hoping that it would rub off on them, allowing them to shake off a history of constantly losing Game 7. Sorry, try again. Last night brought a close to the hockey season in Boston, when the Bruins lost to the Montreal Canadiens in a 5 – 0 shutout. Habs rookie goalie Casey Price won his second shutout of this series. Elder statesmen of the Bruins Glenn Murray was out most of the game due to getting slammed into the boards and suffering from an injury to his mid section.

--Leaks into tunnels may not endanger cars or trains, but Back Bay & South End buildings might collapse. [Boston Globe]

The results are in: Robert Cheruiyot repeated last year's victory to join an elite group of individuals who've achieved four Boston victories (Clarence DeMar, Gerard Cote, Bill Rodgers and Catherine Ndereba also have that distinction). Dire Tune won on the women's side in an amazing sprint to the finish. She's the second Ethiopian woman to win Boston (the first was Fatuma Roba). Top five in each race:

             

Bostonist got up early today to check out the 2008 U.S. Women's Olympic Marathon Trials downtown. The course took the women on several loops through downtown, finishing at the same spot on Boylston where tomorrow's Boston Marathon will end.

Boston's favorite holiday, Patriots' Day celebrates the first battles of the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Lexington and the Battle of Concord, the site of that "shot heard round the world." Today, April 19, is the "official" Patriots' Day (and the day on which the battles were fought in 1775), but the holiday is officially celebrated on the third Monday in April. Aside from the Boston Marathon and Sox game Monday, this weekend brings us an army of other fun events including several battle reenactments. Read on for a brief schedule of some fun, family-friendly Patriots' Day events to check out tonight, tomorrow, and Monday.

Some people do their best work under pressure. Maybe that was the key to the Bruins 5-1 win over the Habs last night in Montreal. Phil Kessel, who has spent the majority of the playoffs on the bench, was the spark that got the B’s going in the second period, scoring the first goal for the team. It was the 3rd period when the Bruins decided to show the Canadiens that they weren’t going down without a fight with goals from Glen Metropolit, Zdeno Chara, Marc Savard and Vladimir Sobotka. With this win, the Bruins bring the series back to Boston Saturday night for game 6.

The Boston Marathon has occasionally been the province of the inexperienced, and it's also opportunity for the mid-range runners to feel a sense of pride for finishing such a big race. When it comes to winning, though, Patriot's Day is a time for elite runners. The Boston Athletic Association has come out with a list of elite athletes expected to excel in this year's race, which includes last year's winners Robert Cheruiyot and Lidiya Gregoryeva.

It's easy to think of Boston as a sports team town: the Celtics are smokin', the Sox are starting off nicely, and even the Bruins have somehow avoided hibernation (til now). But don't forget about individual athletic feats at this time of year. In just two weeks, Boston will host one of the most revered traditions in sports, the Boston Marathon (in its 112th running), and we're here to help you make your 2008 Boston Marathon experience as enjoyable as possible. (At least there's no pesky torch involved.) Whether it's how it started, where to watch, or just where to avoid if you're uninterested, Bostonist is here to help.

--The city of Boston is lawyering up big-time for an expected suit from Shawn Drumgold, a man wrongly convicted of the 1989 murder of a 12-year-old. Drumgold spent 15 years behind bars. [Boston Globe]

Cloverfield whupped on its competition at the box office this weekend and set a record for January. As Reel Hub noted on Friday, people couldn't decide if they loved it or hated it, which means the movie was at least interesting. 27 Dresses seemed like the kind of movie Julia Roberts would have turned down back in the days when she was shooting all those bridal movies like Runaway Bride and My Best Friend's Wedding.

--A new bill that limits--but doesn't ban--skin-shock treatments at the Judge Rotenberg Center was under discussion yesterday at the State House. The bill would "allow shocks to stop students from hurting themselves or others, but would prohibit shocks for more "minor" acts such as swearing, shouting, or failing to complete a task." And maybe employees could be a little more questioning instead of serving shocks whenever anyone calls up and asks for one. [Boston Globe, background: Bostonist]

The Track Girls are spreading the word from Us Magazine that Katie Holmes has received a special exemption to run this year's Boston Marathon, which will be on April 21.

A great capture at the Boston Marathon from Paul Keleher.

A weekend stand of winning baseball at home when the Sox take it to the Angels followed by the all day boozy spectator sport that is the Boston Marathon it's going to be a long week. Lucky for music fans there's a lot to look forward to and keep you up all night with that lovely ringing in your ears that only comes from live music.

Robert Cheruiyot won the Boston Marathon for a third time. He is an absolute Iron Man. We love the little detail that he blew a kiss as he crossed the line. Here are the names and times of the big winners:

--Today is the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Coco Crisp was scheduled to honor Robinson by wearing the number 42. Big Papi and third-base coach DeMarlo Hale were also planning to wear Robinson's number. The game has been postponed, so we imagine that they'll make up the tribute soon. --The Red Sox took down the Orange County Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim yesterday 8 to 0. Yes, we know their...

Spring is when we get busy here in the Ist-A-Verse. Very busy. But, after staying bundled-up indoors all winter, it's nice for us to be out, about, and collecting things to write about for you. Here's a glimpse at what's been keeping your favorite citybloggers busily away from home and out of bed. For LAist, strong winds attacked LA on the same day the Feds raided the Crips. Not to fear, though: the Japanese version...

As if running a marathon weren't tough enough, the participants in this Monday's Boston Marathon might have to cope with rain and cold.

This year the 111th Boston Marathon will be run, as usual, on Patriots Day. April 16th. The Boston Athletic Association (BAA) will be producing the event with over 500,000 spectators, as they have since the Marathon began in 1897. The Boston Marathon is the oldest annual marathon in the world - the modern marathon was revived by the Olympics in 1896, but is only run once every four years. As we were looking to run a story on the 26.2 we find out from the Globe that there were about six years that the 26.2 miles was just over 1,000 yards short of the total. Road construction and reconfiguration had eliminated a couple of the curves along the way which reduced the total distance. When the BAA found out about it they backed up the starting line. The trivia about the Marathon is almost endless - there's 111 years of trivia to keep you going.

A lot was at stake last night for the Red Sox. They had to avoid a sweep from the Texas Rangers, and Curt Schilling needed to prove himself after his unfortunate first outing against the Kansas City Royals. Prove himself he did. Despite some shaky moments from reliever Javier Lopez, Jonathan Papelbon came out and got the job done, helping the Red Sox defeat the Rangers 3 to 2.

Things are quiet now that the Pats won't be at the Super Bowl, so Bostonist took a little breather from the Redux. The Bruins are also off for the NHL All-Star Break. That leaves the Celtics and, if Bostonist stretches a tad, the retirement of Bill "Tuna" Parcells, former Pats coach and professional zinger-slinger.

The MBTA Police Union is seeking a merger with the Massachusetts State Police. Back in 1992 the state dissolved the Massachusetts Registry Police (enforcing registration and inspection) as a separate entity. Registry Police duties were included in the responsibilities of the State Troopers. We don't have immediate access to data supporting whether or not the initiative was effective – but anecdotally we definitely see more State Police cars than we ever did Registry Police. Today's...

We don’t really know what’s going on with the New York folks. They’re always up to something crazy. We thank Michael Malice who’s let us become his partner for “outside New York.” Now you can find the New York crazy conversations at NewYorkOverheard.com, while in Boston check in with us (your ears permitting) every Thursday for what nutso conversations we’re overhearing. Join the fun by sending in the things you overhear on your commute,...