![]() ![]() ![]() Runners who had gotten more than halfway were deemed to have "completed" the race, but Ben felt this was not a clean way to get the record. In 2013, when he was running to set the record, he had passed the halfway mark when the bombs went off and the race was cancelled. In 2012, he tied the record for most consecutive Boston Marathons. And while I had my fill of marathoning (including some more with Ben) by the early 1980s, Ben has been there every single year since 1968. But, then again, back then, there were only about 1,000 runners.īen had in fact started in 1968 it was his description of that first race, which he said required hardly any preparation, that got me interested the following year. ![]() “It’s just a different world.”īack then, he said the athletes were rewarded at the finish line with beef stew and showers at the Prudential Center. “In 1968, you showed up at Hopkinton Junior High School, and some guy would put a stethoscope on your chest to confirm that you were healthy enough to run it and hand out your number, and you were on your way,” he said. ![]()
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