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...write to commend Andrea Johnson and Abigail Branch for their column criticizing the Bolder Boulder marathon for its steps to increase the success of American runners (April 29). The race committee's decision to limit the number of Kenyan entrants is absolutely unconscionable...
These reasons are clearly not convincing. This tradition-bound, proud New England institution should join its state and celebrate Patriot's Day, letting students watch their peers in the incredible feat of running a marathon or enjoy spring in Boston if only by sleeping...
When is this triumphant day of spring, the day Massachusetts comes alive? It is the third Monday in April--this year, Monday the 20th. The Red Sox won, the 102nd running of the Boston Marathon brought its traditional crowd and prestige, the area public schools began spring break, businesses observed the state holiday, and numerous college students from Boston University, Wellesley, Tufts and M.I.T. enjoyed the festivities...
...start of the successful War of Independence is warmly cheered in Massachusetts and Maine, its former annex, on the third Monday in April, with re-enactments, fairs and a marathon to mark the event. The towns of Lexington and Concord plan their year around Patriot's Day. Even people beyond New England sometimes join in the fun: when Patriot's Day falls on April 15, accountants in New York also cheer, because the federal government allows the taxes of New Yorkers as well as Bay State residents to be filed a day later...
...Kids see it and begin believing that, `Hey, that old broad can put in 26 miles, maybe I can make something of myself and my life,'" said Koplowitz, who has walked the route of the New York City Marathon for the past 10 years...