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A cartoon character with curly hair and a headband is eating spaghetti with meatballs. The character is wearing a blue and yellow athletic outfit with a race bib labeled "2026." Spaghetti noodles and sauce are hanging from the character's mouth and fork, and some sauce is splattered on the outfit.
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Do I Have to Run the Boston Marathon to Be a Real Bostonian?

Welcome to “The Salty Cod,” a monthly column in which humorist Steve Calechman grapples with uniquely New England dilemmas.  God, I hope not, because I screwed up […]

By Steve Calechman
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Here are the 2022 Boston Marathon Winners

It’s Patriots’ Day in Boston, and the 2022 Boston Marathon is underway. Competition is particularly fierce this year, as the race makes its big return […]

By Spencer Buell
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Elite Runners to Watch at the 2022 Boston Marathon

The Marathon is back, folks! As in, fully back on schedule on the traditional Marathon Monday in April, just like you remember it. And to […]

By Spencer Buell
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The Boston Marathon Bombing Memorial Won’t Be Ready Until Summer

A long-awaited memorial to the victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing is going to be awaited a little bit longer. The $2 million project […]

By Ellen Gerst