Boston Marathon madness

I spent the past two days walking around Copley Square taking in the sights and sounds of folks preparing for Monday’s Boston Marathon.

From my perspective, there’s nothing more authentically Boston than the annual trek from Hopkinton to the Copley Square area. Some of the world’s top runners converge in the Bay State on Monday, April 21 bringing with them the thrill of competition and the agony of de feet (I know, bad pun).

Wanna check out the Boston Marathon? The closest MBTA stations to the finish line are Hynes Convention Center and Kenmore Station. Unfortunately, Copley Square is closed on race day. Also, even if you have the desire to run the marathon as an "unofficial bandit" runner, don’t do it. Organizers strongly dissuade participation without registering.

Early Monday morning, I’m handing out promotional material for Povo.com near the Cleveland Circle area on Beacon Street. Meanwhile, check out Povo’s handy-dandy insiders’ guide here.

Also, the BPD has issued a smackdown on drunken revelry along the race route here.

UPDATE: Click here for photo gallery from my Boston Marathon adventure.