Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Rachel G. Bowers Globe Staff April 11, 2018 Christine Yost heard all the sage advice before running her first marathon — the Boston Marathon at that — last year.She threw it all out the window. “I call it an out-of-body experience, but not in a good way,” said Yost, 35, as she told the story with a dose of self-deprecation. Advertisement Her problems began with her wardrobe choice. It was hot on race day, but she wore a new pair of Lululemon leggings because she thought it would make for better photos. She elected against pouring water over her head to cool herself down because she did not want to get her shoes wet. And she embraced the notion that a rookie marathoner could finish in less than four hours.“When the gun went off, I decided to run faster than I’d run in training, because that’s super smart,” she said.It all began to unravel at Mile 16.“I was like the person whose plane crashes in the tundra,” said Yost, who lives in Brighton and is a librarian. “They just start making… Read full this story
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