The Boston Punk Scene

Boston has always been punk.
And I'm not talking about Slapshot or SS Decontrol.
Think way back, to the three-cornered hat wearing fancy boys who started the place.
They were fearless hardcore bastards who told England to suck it before going off and starting their own damn country. Which is about as punk as it gets.

So it's perfectly fitting that, in two day's time, a small handful of American runners will try to pull another coup and throw off the yolk of East African supremacy that has dominated the distance running scene in recent years. You see, an American hasn't won Boston since Greg Meyer in 1983. But on Monday, April 20th 2009 four Americans in the elite field will try to change that. They are Ryan Hall and Brian Sell on the men's side, and Kara Goucher and Elva Dryer in the women's field. All are at the forefront of a small movement dedicated to getting America's fat, slow ass back into a seat at the table of international distance running contenders.

And whether they win or not, let's give a big Supervictory salute to these American asskickers for going out there and trying their hearts out. Oh, and while we're handing out SV salutes, let's not forget the other 25,000 motherstompers who've logged long months and many miles working their asses off to qualify for Boston. The punkest marathon around.