Your annual marathon photo is here, West Seattle!

I mean, you know how it is. Every year, you see those photos pop up on the West Seattle Blog — the ones where everyone's gathered, usually somewhere familiar, all bundled up or ready to go. This year, it's the West Seattleites who ran the Boston Marathon, all lined up, looking super determined. It’s an annual tradition Joe Drake puts together, and honestly, it just warms my little Seattle heart, you know?

### Why This Matters for Us

It’s not just about running a marathon, is it? It’s about that quiet, enduring Seattle spirit. We're not always the loudest, but when we commit to something, we really commit. These folks, they trained through those grey, drizzly mornings at Discovery Park, probably ran along Alki Beach when the wind was whipping off the Sound, and then they went all the way to Boston.

* It shows that deep, community connection that West Seattle still has, even as the rest of the city feels like it’s changing every five minutes.

* It's a reminder that Seattleites, for all our supposed "freeze," are incredibly dedicated and supportive of each other's crazy goals.

* And, I mean, it’s a marathon. That's just super impressive, right?

That's Seattle — Rainier's out, everything's forgiven. It’s the kind of thing that makes you proud to live here, to see your neighbors pushing themselves, representing us all the way across the country.

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