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Angela Berkley,
High School Student
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He pulled off his sneakers and socks, and there in front of me were the feet that had run countless marathons, including the 1957 win at Boston and competition in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.
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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer
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The threat of hyponatremia has become so serious that technicians at major marathons like Boston and Pittsburgh are testing the blood of runners after the race to detect any abnormalities that indicate electrolyte levels gone haywire.
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Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster
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The club also hosts a pre-Boston pasta dinner, provides bus transportation to the marathon's start in Hopkinton and a return trip from Boston back to the Merrimack Valley.
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Anita Ganesh,
Poet
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Works shown include original paintings for the Boston and NYC marathons as well as illustrations that have appeared on the cover of Marathon and Beyond Magazine.
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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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Nike vice president Tom Clarke, a veteran of 35 marathons, got particularly angry watching a train of foreigners dominate the 2001 Boston Marathon.
Boston Marathon's spectators receive Baptist volunteers' aid and witness.
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Zhang Xian Qian,
Ex-Olympic Swimmer
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Loretta has competed in over 25 marathons, finishing with the fastest 25 women runners in the Pittsburgh Marathon, twice with top 100 women runners in the Boston Marathon and most recently winning a gold medal in the 1999 Special Olympics World Games half-marathon, as well as excelling in other sports.
By running in marathons, 10-milers, or whatever be the distance, a sports fan like me can actually "compete" with the likes of elite athletes such as former Olympic competitor and Boston Marathon champion Bill Rodgers.
A competitive athlete himself, Tom has run numerous marathons and is a Boston Marathon qualifier.
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Pete Trengle,
Bass Player
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This marathon is a low-key, flat, 4 loop race started in 1977 by the Renaissance All Sports Athletic Club to give Marathon runners a last chance at qualifying for the famed Boston Marathon.
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Shane Kelly,
Bar Tender
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CIM is a favorite for runners around the world to make their qualifying time for the Boston Marathon and is ranked in the top 5 U.
This "raising of the bar" through qualifying standards is what sets Boston apart from all other marathons, exempting the Olympic trials marathon every four years.
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