For the fourth consecutive year, I’ll be recording my goofy little podcast: Phedippidations as I run the 113^th Boston Marathon.  On Monday April 20th (Patriots Day) I’ll be “Twittering” before, during and after the race providing live, real-time updates of my experiences as I run from Hopkinton, MA to downtown Boston.

In April I’ll produce four episodes dedicated to the race:

4/5 Fdip181: The 2009 State of the Course
Join me as I run my last “long run” before the race, along the course starting in Hopkinton. I’ll describe the current state of course (road conditions, construction work, and things to watch for on race day), and give you some of the history of “mile by mile” history of this greatest of all races.

4/12 Fdip182: Running Legend: Jacqueline Gareau
The story of a great Canadian runner who won the 1980 Boston Marathon despite the fraudulent attempt of a Cuban American woman from New York to steal the title by cheating in this greatest of all marathons.

It’s the 113th Boston Marathon on Phedippidations, the podcast for Runners at SteveRunner.com

Internet radio host to feature 112th Boston Marathon

“Phedippidations”, the internet radio show for runners, will present a series of audio programs in the month of April, 2008 covering the history, heroes and experiences of the Boston Marathon.

In April, Phedippidations will present four episodes on the subject of the Boston Marathon:  Episode #136, April 6^th: “Running Legend Katherine Switzer”, a biographical episode about the woman who challenged the all-male tradition of the Boston Marathon, and became the first woman to officially enter and run the race. 

Episode #137, April 13^th:  “The 2008 State of the Course” recorded as Steve runs the course in preparation for race day. He’ll describe the race route, discuss some of the history of the event and give tips on what to look for on Marathon Monday. 

Episode #138, April 20^th: “The Great Race of 1983”, one of the most exciting Boston Marathons featured exceptional performances by Greg Meyer, Joan Benoit and Jim Knaub and was one of the greatest races of all time.  In learning about the 1983 Boston Marathon you will come to understand why Boston is the world’s greatest road race. And then, on April 27^th,

Episode #139 will feature “The 112^th Boston Marathon” recorded as Steve runs the 26.2 miles from Hopkinton Massachusetts to downtown Boston. 

On Patriots Day, April 21st, fellow runners will be able to track Steve “live” while he’s running the race.  A computer chip that he’ll be wearing will trigger sensors along the course which will report his location.   These messages will be sent to the Phedippidations Google Group, at http://groups.google.com/group/fdipgroup.  You’ll also be able to track his progress starting at 10:30 AM EDT at the B.A.A. website at http://www.bostonmarathon.com

Real time photos of the event will be uploaded, live, to a special “Flickr.com ”photo website so that listeners can see what Steve is seeing, and real time textual status reports will be uploaded to Steve’s “Twitter.com” account to give listeners a sense of his progress. 

Access to all of these tracking features will be available at SteveRunner.com.