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Boston Marathon

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From my perch on the announcers stand at the starting line in Hopkinton, I could see all of them.  Every one of the 30,000 Boston Marathon participants from 99 different countries.  They took their marks for...

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    Tish Hamilton was talking to herself, as many distance runners do.  The 51 year-old was battling the hills of Newton for her 10th time, and she was promising herself this would be her final journey...

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On April 15, 2013 Roseann Sdoia  stood at the Boston Marathon finish line waiting for her friends to come in. An avid runner, Roseann ran four to five times a week, 3 to 5 miles.  In...

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It was kind of like a high school senior waiting for that fat envelope to come in the mail with an acceptance letter to their top college choice. On Wednesday 22,679 Boston Marathon applicants received an...

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The cruelty and devastation the Boston Marathon tragedy caused is still being felt around the world. With the two-month anniversary approaching, the nation is still rallying around this special city in many ways. One of...

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Just about a month after the Boston Marathon bombings stopped thousands of participants from finishing the race, a group of runners has organized the #onerun for all those who were halted by Commonwealth Avenue to...

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Fresh off their Game One win, the Bruins started Game Two of their first-round playoff series on a high note by having Boston bombing victim Jeff Bauman wheeled onto the ice in the pregame ceremony....

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There is a lot of buzz surrounding all Boston Strong merchandise. Most people buy it to help support the One Fund, but what people may not realize is that not every Boston Strong T-shirt sale...

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The tragedy at the Boston Marathon shook the country as images of the hundreds injured and heartbreaking memorials flashed across televisions throughout the nation. In response, many people from all over have tried to find...

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After winning the Boston Marathon last week, women's wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden competed in the London Marathon Sunday and dedicated her race to the victims of the Boston bombings. A look at how she honored...

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