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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Boston Marathon Stories

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 want to be a clearing house for Boston memories. Here are some of our favorite links, starting with Michelle Lewis's Official Music Video for "Run Run Run"
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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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Because there’s no way I could describe what it was like to experience Boston, I won’t even try. Instead, I’m...
Read More“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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Boston Bibs Through the Years...








