Woody Harrell North Carolina Age – 25 April 16, 1973 3:09:28 358th Place First, a little background: My so-called road...
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From BQ to Boylston: My First Boston
From BQ to Boylston:
My First Boston
Although they are all 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometers) in length, no two initial trips from Hopkinton to Boston are exactly alike. We love to hear runners tell what made their initial race unique…
We Love Collecting Old Boston Stories
Although we love all Boston Stories, we are especially fond of tales of the early days. Before timing chips. Before prize money. Before the turn of the century…
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We are runners whose love of the Boston Marathon spans a half century. BL had its beginning in 2013, 3/4 of a mile from the finish line on a tragic day when every runner had a story to tell.
Boston Marathon Stories
Something to Remember when I’m 88
Jessica Ferguson Mississippi April 2017 F 35 – 39 The Boston Marathon experience is, for the serious runner, the ultimate...
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Ode to the 121st Boston Marathon ♥
Because there’s no way I could describe what it was like to experience Boston, I won’t even try. Instead, I’m...
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“Just go straight up the stairs to the right.”
In 1982, I was 25 years old. I qualified for The Boston Marathon at the Dallas White Rock Marathon in...
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"I can still see the eight year old's grubby fist opening as if in slow motion to reveal the offering he had for me: a single red grape..."
Unattractive race pictures or not, when I’m 88, I will look back upon these memories and remember when I was young, fit, and did hard stuff!
A man started yelling at me, "Come on... don’t stop NOW, you can Do this!" I remember thinking, "OK, this guy says I can do it, so I guess I better run!"
After a 39 year hiatus, I am back and still the USA’s good luck charm: Every single time I run the Boston Marathon, an American runner wins.
Boston Bibs Through the Years...
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