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Thur. 3-Fri. 4 at ECAC Qualifier (Ashland...
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...sign in Hopkinton Green that commemorates the marathon reads WELCOME TO HOPKINTON. IT ALL STARTS HERE. Actually, it all started down the road in Ashland on Patriots' Day, April 19, 1897, when 15 men from the Boston area and New York City entered the first Boston Athletic Association Marathon. A 22-year-old lithographer from New York named John McDermott won the race, though not easily. A few miles from the finish, McDermott had to stop because of intense leg cramps. Fortunately, he had an attendant who answered McDermott's command, "Rub!," and he crossed the finish line...
Times have changed, of course. The road to Boston is now paved. The leather shoes that McDermott wore gave way to canvas sneakers that gave way to leather shoes. The start was moved from Ashland to Hopkinton in 1924 in order to lengthen the course to the classic marathon distance. And in recent years, the traditional post-marathon beef stew served by the BAA has been replaced by a pre-marathon pasta party sponsored by Ronzoni. But from the beginning, Boston has been immensely popular: the seventh running of the marathon in 1903 attracted 200,000 spectators. This year...
Cybercafes attract computer nerds and novices alike. "Some of our most devoted customers are people who never touched a computer before," says Lynn Siprelle, co-owner with her husband of the Habit in Ashland, Oregon. Marshall Smith, owner of Cybersmith, says 85% of his customers have computers at home but come in for the advanced technologies available at his eatery. "Everyone has heard of CD-ROMs, but only about 10% of the country actually has a CD-ROM drive of their own," he says. Cybercafes have proved to be attractive marketing venues as well. Donna Karan advertised...