2016 adidas Boost Boston Games


What was once the adidas Grand Prix in New York has come to Boston. Known for its Street Meet, some of the best athletes competed on Charles St. between the Boston Common and Public Garden.

Who would've thought after all those years of watching the NBC broadcast of meet on TV while it was in New York that it would suddenly show up in Boston?

The athletes: Jenn Suhr, Yohan Blake, Warren Weir, Jason Richardson, Tori Bowie, Bianca Knight. These are the kinds of athletes you would expect to see in Rio this summer competing to attain eternal glory at the Olympics. To be just mere feet away from them as they gear up for Rio was just... exhilarating.

The location couldn't have been more perfect either. It was on Charles St. between the Boston Common and Public Garden. People who didn't even know the event was going on could just pass by and watch the meet. Great way to attract attention for a sport that doesn't get much attention until the Olympic year.

After the meet was over, I had some time to just relax. I walked over to the Public Garden and just took a sit and stroll. The sun was just beginning its descent and I could just bask and the ambiance and really just, take the whole afternoon in. Listened to some jazz play, took a picture of a swan, watched those cute ducklings make their way around.

As for next year, I might want to consider paying to get a good seat. Not that I would need it, but to watch the finish of the races, that would be a good place to have a watch.

Anyway, have a look at some of the photos I snapped over the course of the day.