Current location:World Wanderer news portal > politics
For Boston Marathon's last 100 years, it all starts in Hopkinton
World Wanderer news portal2024-05-22 11:19:16【politics】7People have gathered around
IntroductionHOPKINTON, Mass. (AP) — Workers zip in and out of the tents that dot the Hopkinton Town Common, flag
HOPKINTON, Mass. (AP) — Workers zip in and out of the tents that dot the Hopkinton Town Common, flags flutter from the gazebo, and crews assemble the platform where the starter will fire the gun to send the Boston Marathon field on its way. On race day, this otherwise sleepy New England town serendipitously located 26.2 miles from Boston will swell to three times its size.
Once a year for the last 100 years, Hopkinton becomes the center of the running world, thanks to a quirk of geography and history that made it the starting line for the world’s oldest and most prestigious annual marathon.
“It wouldn’t be the Boston Marathon without Hopkinton,” said Meb Keflezighi, who was conferred with honorary town citizenship after winning the race in 2014, the year after the finish line bombing. “As the sign says, ‘It all starts here.’”
Although the Boston Marathon was born next door in Ashland, where 15 men toed a line near Metcalf’s Mill in 1897, the start was moved to Hopkinton in 1924 to conform with a new international distance standard. With a field for the 100th anniversary that will top 30,000 runners, the town strains to absorb the crowds and yet still maintains its small-town hospitality year-round.
Address of this article:http://congorepublicofthe.cezaryphotography.com/content-07a099978.html
Very good!(11)
Related articles
- Julia Fox reveals when her celibacy will end as she appears in see
- New US inflation data 'along the lines' of what Fed wants, Powell says
- Move over Fashion Royalty, REAL Royalty has been on view at the catwalk shows
- Snap! How toned Pippa Middleton matches her bikinis with her designer wardrobe
- Warner holds out IPL hot shot Fraser
- Queen Camilla could stand in for King Charles at the 80th anniversary of D
- HKFP Lens: Hong Kong through the eyes of photojournalist Wong Kan
- Meet the new 'dynamic duo'! Anne and Sophie pair up to share the royal burden
- Garcia, Winker go deep as Nats end slide, beat struggling Twins 12
- The abandoned villa in Italy where Edward VII's mistress, Alice Keppel liked to sun herself
Popular articles
Recommended
Australia's deputy prime minister pledges support to Solomon Islands during visit to Honiara
LIZ JONES: Kate's strength has made me ashamed. And there's one self
Six people killed in Canada in rare mass murder case
Kate will 'lean on' her trusted nanny Maria Borrallo as she recovers from abdominal surgery
Clark signs deal with Wilson Sporting Goods for signature line
Isla Phillips: The little royal and great
Sensitive, self
Ministry of Health proposes 134 job losses
Links
- VOX POPULI: ‘Domicide’ is yet another terrible addition to the lexicon of war
- VOX POPULI: Radiation lingers even 70 years after H
- Politics updates: Follow updates for the latest on government targets
- Public servants want to know if management positions will be on the chopping block
- Chinese warships sail around Japan as tensions rise ahead of G7 summit
- VOX POPULI: Ruling may be near on how to best romanize Japanese
- Clandestine lab found during search for 'dangerous' suspect in violent kidnapping
- Iceland violent volcanic flare
- VOX POPULI: Scent of snow fills the air after Tokyo receives a wet, wintry mix
- Latest review should 'put to bed' methane debate, minister says