MARATHON EDITION
Vol. 25 | No. 8 | April 10, 2024
IT ALL STARTS HERE!
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COMMEMORATIVE
HOPKINTON INDEPENDENT
Town celebrates 100th anniversary hosting start By Mary Ellen Gambon Staff Writer
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Kevin Clancy will push Chad Larivee in this year’s Boston Marathon. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO
By Jerry Spar Managing Editor
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f you’ve seen a runner pushing dumbbells around town in a wheelchair and wondered why, there’s a good explanation. Clancy | 7
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Hopkinton’s Michael Alfano stands next to his sculpture at the Town Common, which is situated in front of other Winged Foot-themed artwork to celebrate the Boston Marathon’s 100th start in town.
s legend has it, the decision to change the start of the Boston Marathon course from Ashland to Hopkinton a century ago came from an unlikely source — the queen of England. According to a history.com article, Queen Alexandra requested that the 1908 Olympic marathon start on the lawn of Windsor Castle so that young family members of the British royal family could view it. It finished in front of the royal box at the Olympic stadium — a distance that happened 100th start | 5
2024 ISSUE
INSIDE Page 6: LeDuc among honorary starters Page 13: Trendel aims high for One Summit Page 15: McCluskey heeds Emergency Fund call Page 17: Curry tunes in for music boosters Page 19: Freedom fuels Tate’s endeavor Page 20: Historical effort inspires Castoreno Page 22: Townie tradition boosts Tedstone