iPhone Running the 2009 Boston Marathon

Jason Jacobs, CEO of FitnessKeeper, will run the 113th Boston Marathon tomorrow dressed as a giant iPhone.

Boston-based FitnessKeeper is the maker of RunKeeper, a popular iPhone application that uses the built-in GPS in the device to enable runners, cyclists, hikers, etc, to track their activities including duration, distance, pace, speed, and path traveled on a map.

With only 3.5 weeks to prepare, RunKeeper teamed-up with college students from Dave Gerzof’s social media class at Emerson College.

Here’s the behind-the-scenes preparation leading up to the big day tomorrow.

113th Boston Marathon organized by the Boston Athletic Association

DATE
Monday, April 20, 2009

TIME
Push Rim Wheelchair Start: 9:22 a.m.
Elite Women Start: 9:32 a.m.
Elite Men & Wave 1 Start: 10:00 a.m.
Wave 2 Start: 10:30 a.m.

DISTANCE
26 miles, 385 yards (42.195 Kilometers)

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