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...cared about maintaining the character of the Marathon by allowing everyone to run, it could curtail some of the conveniences it now provides. I'm sure most competitors could do without the stew served afterwards, and I'd be willing to bet that another Hopkinton building would be available for checking in and dressing before the race. Another thing that could go is the certificate sent to everyone who finishes in less than four hours. The B. A. A. should provide only necessary services...
...race highlights was at the start in Hopkinton. The Bermans, a husband and wife team, were lined up, and just as the gun sounded a promiscuous runner pinched Mrs. Berman in the right buttock. Her husband responded, in the name of valor, with a right hook to the man's jaw but missed and decided to start running...
...noon today about 1200 insane people are going to line up Hopkinton with the sober intention of running 26 miles and 385 yards. The occasion for this lemming-like stampede is the 73rd Boston Marathon...
...Marathon is probably your best entertainment value in the area. Assuming you are registered with the AAU, which requests $1 for the honor of membership, you pay only $2 to enter the Marathon and here is what you receive: bus ride to Hopkinton, numbers and pins, dressing facilities at Hopkinton Junior High School, 26 miles of open concrete, dressing facilities in the Prudential, and best of all, tasty beef stew in the Pru afterwards. And of course, while you're receiving all these benefits, you enjoy a healthy run as well...
...Hopkinton Junior High, runners covered their crotches with Johnson & Johnsons, rubbed in Ben-Gay, and got their heartbeats checked by the doctors...