Boston Marathon Pamphlet (1) (1)

AlsoForYourStayinBoston...

"Th e Bost on FENWAY PARK THISIS...
M ar athon
em bod i es BOSTON
ever ythi n g that
i s Bost on - t h e
tou ghn ess, the
gr i tti n ess, the

h i st or y."

- Sh al an e Fl an agan
(Ru n n er in th r ee
Ol ym pics an d th e
Boston M ar ath on )

DISCOVER BOSTON RICH H ISTORY str eets to watch an d ch eer on
th e ath l etes. Al th ou gh th e m ajor
Boston is h om e to a var iety of Th e Boston M ar ath on occu r s on m ar ath on s in Ch icago, Lon don ,
h istor ical sites an d m oder n Patr iots' Day,wh ich m ar k s th e Ber l in , an d New Yor k ar e gr eat
attr action s, bu t m or e th an th is, it an n iver sar y of th e Battl es of exper ien ces, th e cities don 't sh u t
h as a cu l tu r e an d atm osph er e Lexin gton an d Con cor d, th e fir st down to em br ace th e m ar ath on
th at can n ot be fou n d in an y oth er battl es of th e Revol u tion ar y W ar , l ik e Boston ian s do. Besides th e
city. On e of th e top attr action s an d it is a state h ol iday h er e in people r unning or cheer ing,
l ocated in th is city is th e Boston M A. Th e h istor y th at u n der l ies people in other cities with
M ar ath on , th e wor l d's m ost th e h ol iday m ar k s a poin t of pr ide m ar ath on s typical l y despise h ow
pr estigiou s an d wel l -r espected for m an y in th e Boston ar ea. Th e th eir com m u tes ar e al ter ed
m ar ath on r ace. Viewed as th e m ar ath on adds to th e excitem en t becau se of th e even t.
M ecca of M ar ath on s an d th e of h avin g th e day off fr om sch ool
Su per Bowl of r u n n in g, it attr acts an d wor k an d th e ack n owl edgm en t QUA L I FYI N G
m or e atten tion th an an y oth er of th e h ol iday. Ru n n er s in th e Boston M ar ath on
m ar ath on ... bu t wh y? W h at m u st qu al ify to com pete, wh ich is
m ak es th e Boston M ar ath on su ch CITY SUPPORT par t of wh y th is r ace is su ch a h u ge
a vital par t of th e r u n n in g An oth er r eason wh y th e Boston even t. Qu al ifyin g for th e Boston
com m u n ity an d spor ts cu l tu r e as M ar ath on stan ds ou t is becau se of M ar ath on is th e u l tim ate
a wh ol e, as wel l as th e city of th e su ppor t th e en tir e city sh ows accom pl ish m en ts in th e r u n n in g
Boston itsel f? for th e even t. Ever y year ,m il l ion s com m u n ity,as it r equ ir es a ton of
of people com e out onto the discipl in e, per sever an ce, an d focu s.