[Fawn]

WHat is the purpose of this marathon? Who do they raise money for?

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

-— WHat is the purpose of this marathon? -—

When I was a kid, it was a fun, local curiosity, run by a Boston Sports Club. There were very few runners.

Back when I was a little kid, around 1970, I saw a guy jogging down the street in his sweats. It was such an uncommon sight that I asked my dad what he was doing. My dad told me that he was a “harrier,” which is British for “jogger.” Didn’t sound like much fun to me.

[Mears]

The Boston Marathon is an athletic event,not a fund raiser.

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