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Though part of the film was shot in Toronto, Duffy believes that the onsite filming in Boston was essential. “Quincy Market, Fanueil Hall, you can’t fake that shit,” he declared. “As far as I’m concerned, fuck everywhere else...
...cameras were rolling, the cast claims they grew serious. “Everyone seemed to be there for love of the piece,” said Connolly, a veteran actor of 55 films, citing numerous extras who showed up to take part in the film, both in Toronto and Boston. The other actors confirmed their commitment to the project, which looks likely to encompass a third installment...
...show’s enthusiastic fan base contributed to the excitement surrounding the sold-out event, which was sponsored by the African American Studies Department and two local charitable organizations, the Boston Foundation and the Ella J. Baker House...
...Women are a relatively new force on the marathon scene; for decades, 26 miles was considered simply too grueling for the fairer sex. The Boston Marathon in 1972 became the first major race to allow women; they were welcomed into the Olympic race in 1984. That's not to say it was the first time a woman had competed: in 1966, Roberta Gibb hid in bushes near the start of the Boston Marathon and then jumped into the race shortly after the starting gun fired, finishing (unofficially) in 3 hr. 21 min. 40 sec. The next year, Kathrine Switzer registered...
...return, at the revival of the modern Olympic Games in Greece in 1896. In that event, 17 runners ran 40 km, or 24.8 miles, with Greek runner Spyridon Louis taking the gold medal with a time of 2 hr. 58 min. 50 sec. Inspired by the event's success, Boston inaugurated its race the next year; it is now the oldest annual marathon in the world. In 1908, the marathon course at the London Olympics ran from Windsor Castle to the royal box at the Olympic stadium in White City (some sources say the Princess of Wales wanted her children...