Final blog post in what has been a seemingly endless Boston Marathon campaign!  First, the good news—I was able to finish the race in 3:55:07.  Not a personal record by any means, but given I had barely trained, had a nagging foot injury, wore a big iPhone costume, and tweeted 30+ times with commentary/photos during the run, I was pretty happy!

Here are some highlights from race day:

My route tracked beautifully using RunKeeper (shows a little long since I started it before the start line and doubled back a couple of times for photos). Battery held up easily with the 1.4.8 build, just hit the top lock to dim the screen and you are good to go!

Here is an action shot of me running in the iPhone costume. . .

Here are some loyal RunKeeper fans on the side of the course. . .

Proud mama. . .

Celebrating after the race. . .

Close-up of the medal. . .

And finally, here is the video footage from the third and final installment of our marathon footage (this one with race day coverage). . .

We had a blast putting all of this together, and also managed to generate a ton of press around our efforts.  Here are some highlights since my last post. . .

PR Week – http://www.prweekus.com/IPhone-app-uses-Boston-Marathon-to-build-buzz/article/131032/

NY Times – http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/technology/personaltech/20marathon.html?ref=business
Xconomy (Part 2) – http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/04/20/runkeeper-crosses-marathon-finish-line/

Geek.com – http://www.geek.com/articles/apple/the-iphone-app-that-ran-the-boston-marathon-20090421/

The33TV – http://www.the33tv.com/pages/content_landing_page/?iPhone-runs-Boston-Marathon=1&blockID=270711&feedID=460

jkOnTheRun – http://jkontherun.com/2009/04/20/iphone-running-in-113th-boston-marathon/

Switched – http://www.switched.com/2009/04/21/developer-runs-boston-marathon-dressed-as-an-iphone/

I want to extend a HUGE thank you to all of the people who made this little project possible. We had extremely tight deadlines, and everyone really rose to the challenge. I am still amazed that we were able to pull it off, especially given all of the seemingly impossible hurdles! Special thanks to Professor Dave Gerzof and Team Emerson. The fact that these college students conceptualized, structured, and implemented an idea of this magnitude under such tight deadlines just blows my mind—-well done!

I also want to thank the team at eCast Video, Michelle Fournier, Tom Boates (who we HAMMERED with graphics work), Neal Cadogan/Hemlock Ink, Jackie Moldau/Velocity Screen printing, Candy Ford/Blue Wave Marketing, Robin Zaragoza (she got me in touch with Spaulding to get my marathon number), and the whole team at Spaulding Rehab (including Liz Norris, my physical therapist).  And of course, the rest of the FitnessKeeper team (Raizlabs included) who has built the product that I used to track my race so well!

Spaulding Rehab Hospital is the charity I ran through—in addition to being a world-class rehabilitation hospital, all of the people I have come across there happen to be great people as well. If you enjoyed our efforts and are feeling generous, think about a small donation to support a terrific cause. . .

http://www.firstgiving.com/runkeeper

Thanks everyone! Now it is finally time to get back to building the business. We have LOTS more in store, and will have some pretty cool things to show you in the near future. Stay tuned!!!

Jason

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