Forewords |
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Foreword to the 2017 edition |
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Foreword to the 2017 edition |
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Why They Come Back to Boston |
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Introduction: Death in the Eye |
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Chapter 1 1897-1909 The First Marathon Runners |
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1897 The Start at Metcalf's Mill |
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3 | (5) |
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8 | (2) |
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1899 Larry the Blacksmith |
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10 | (2) |
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1900 Jack Caffery and Billy Sherring |
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12 | (6) |
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1901 Ronald MacDonald's Return |
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18 | (3) |
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21 | (3) |
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1903 In Defiance of the Doctor |
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24 | (4) |
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1904 The Streak of Yellow |
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28 | (3) |
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31 | (4) |
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1906 Rather Slow Plumber's Helper |
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35 | (3) |
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1907 The Most Favored Favorite |
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38 | (5) |
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43 | (3) |
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46 | (7) |
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Chapter 2 1910-1919 The Great War Decade |
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54 | (3) |
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1911 Clarence, Festus, Fabre, and Fowler |
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57 | (3) |
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60 | (3) |
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63 | (3) |
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1914 My Shadow Ran Faster |
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66 | (3) |
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69 | (2) |
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71 | (3) |
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1917 War Clouds and War Flags |
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74 | (3) |
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1918 The Khaki-White Relay |
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77 | (2) |
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1919 Why Carl Smiled at Frank |
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Chapter 3 1920-1929 The Running Twenties |
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85 | (3) |
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1921 A Celebration of Pals |
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88 | (3) |
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91 | (3) |
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1923 Saved by a Safety Pin |
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94 | (3) |
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1924 26 Miles, 385 Yards? |
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97 | (5) |
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1925 Chewing Tobacco and the Daily News |
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102 | (2) |
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104 | (5) |
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109 | (6) |
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115 | (4) |
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119 | (4) |
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Chapter 4 1930-1939 The Depression Years |
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1930 The Master's Victory |
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125 | (5) |
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130 | (5) |
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1932 What Do You Do With a Drunken Sailor? |
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135 | (5) |
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140 | (2) |
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142 | (4) |
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146 | (5) |
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1936 Deerfoot of the Narragansett |
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151 | (5) |
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1937 Unemployed and Penniless |
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156 | (5) |
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161 | (4) |
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1939 Just Tarzan in the Rain |
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165 | (4) |
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Chapter 5 1940-1949 More War Years |
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169 | (42) |
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170 | (6) |
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176 | (4) |
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180 | (5) |
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1943 Military Marathoners |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (5) |
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192 | (3) |
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195 | (5) |
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200 | (4) |
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204 | (3) |
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1949 Undone by a Time Trial? |
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207 | (4) |
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Chapter 6 1950-1959 No More Plodders |
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211 | (50) |
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1950 Van Zant, Choi, Ham, and Song |
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213 | (6) |
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219 | (5) |
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224 | (4) |
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228 | (6) |
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234 | (5) |
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239 | (5) |
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244 | (4) |
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1957 Victory From Behind the Finish Line |
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248 | (4) |
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252 | (6) |
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1959 Detective Shark Finn |
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258 | (3) |
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Chapter 7 1960-1969 Times They Are A-Changin' |
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261 | (58) |
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262 | (5) |
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267 | (5) |
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272 | (2) |
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274 | (6) |
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280 | (7) |
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287 | (5) |
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292 | (8) |
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300 | (8) |
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308 | (5) |
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1969 The Self-Made Marathoner |
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313 | (6) |
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Chapter 8 1970-1979 The Boom Years |
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319 | (92) |
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321 | (8) |
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1970 A Cold and Lonely Woman |
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329 | (3) |
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332 | (5) |
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337 | (3) |
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340 | (4) |
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1972 Women, Official at Last |
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344 | (5) |
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1973 A Conscientious Objection |
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349 | (5) |
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1973 A Wee Bit o' Notoriety |
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354 | (5) |
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359 | (5) |
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1974 "A Little Bit of a Thing" |
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364 | (2) |
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1975 If I Only Had a Brain |
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366 | (8) |
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1975 "Billy, I'd Really Like a Beer" |
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374 | (2) |
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376 | (5) |
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381 | (3) |
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384 | (6) |
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390 | (1) |
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391 | (7) |
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1978 Just Wantin' to Be Up There Forever |
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398 | (3) |
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1979 Inscrutable, Inscrutable |
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401 | (4) |
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1979 Micmac Patti and the Storekeeper's Daughter |
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405 | (6) |
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Chapter 9 1980-1989 The Last Amateurs, The New Professionals |
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413 | (5) |
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418 | (11) |
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1981 Zen and the Art of Marathon Running |
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429 | (7) |
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436 | (7) |
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1982 The Rookie and the Farm Boy |
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443 | (7) |
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1982 The Incidental Victory |
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450 | (2) |
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1983 Don't Let the Wise Guy Lead |
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452 | (3) |
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1983 "I'd Rather Burn Out Than Rust" |
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455 | (7) |
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462 | (5) |
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1984 The BodyMind Connection |
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467 | (4) |
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471 | (12) |
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483 | (2) |
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485 | (9) |
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494 | (4) |
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498 | (5) |
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1987 Rosa and Jose From Portugal |
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503 | (3) |
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506 | (12) |
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518 | (3) |
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521 | (6) |
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527 | (4) |
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Chapter 10 1990-1995 New World Order? |
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1990 The Jinx and the Mad Africans |
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533 | (12) |
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545 | (7) |
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552 | (5) |
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557 | (6) |
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563 | (4) |
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1992 Winning Is Not Enough |
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567 | (5) |
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1993 The Way and the Light |
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572 | (8) |
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1993 Olga With the Chip on Her Shoulder |
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580 | (4) |
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584 | (7) |
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591 | (6) |
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597 | (7) |
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1995 A Kiss Is Not Just a Kiss |
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604 | (13) |
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Chapter 11 1996--1999 Boston Marathon History |
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617 | (38) |
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618 | (7) |
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1996 "I had some problems ..." |
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625 | (5) |
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630 | (4) |
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634 | (3) |
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637 | (4) |
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1998 The Flags of Victory |
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641 | (3) |
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1999 The Last Race of the 20th Century |
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644 | (4) |
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1999 Charming Champion Suspended |
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648 | (7) |
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Chapter 12 2000--2009 Y2K? |
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655 | (66) |
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2000 A New Century for the Marathon |
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656 | (4) |
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2000 Roba Back for #4 Win? |
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660 | (2) |
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2001 In Memory of the Father |
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662 | (2) |
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664 | (3) |
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2002 Is There Security Enough? |
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667 | (3) |
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2002 Ndereba the Great Returns |
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670 | (3) |
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2003 Weapons of Mass Destruction |
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673 | (3) |
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2003 From Russian with Love |
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676 | (2) |
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2004 Can You Beat the Heat? |
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678 | (5) |
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683 | (3) |
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2005 Culpepper American Hope |
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686 | (3) |
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689 | (4) |
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693 | (5) |
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698 | (3) |
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2007 Defending Champ Returns |
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701 | (4) |
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2007 Strong Field for Patriots Day Marathon |
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705 | (3) |
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708 | (3) |
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2008 No American Women This Time |
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711 | (3) |
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2009 God's Plan Plays Out: The Last Lion Standing |
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714 | (2) |
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2009 To the Kicker Belongs the Spoils |
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716 | (5) |
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Chapter 13 2010--2016 Terrorism Comes Back to Boston |
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721 | (72) |
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2010 More Cows and a Few Sheep |
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722 | (5) |
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2010 No American Women Favored to Win |
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727 | (4) |
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731 | (4) |
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2013 USATF Competition Rules |
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735 | (2) |
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2011 Minus the Not Winning |
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737 | (4) |
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741 | (4) |
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745 | (5) |
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2013 Touch and Go Tactics |
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750 | (8) |
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2013 Jeptoo's Great Leap Forward |
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758 | (9) |
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767 | (5) |
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2014 Wicked Pissed Off About the Bombings |
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772 | (5) |
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2015 The First Normal Race |
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777 | (3) |
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2015 Racing Is Not Logical |
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780 | (6) |
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2016 Many National "Olympic Trials" |
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786 | (3) |
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2016 It's Not Over Until... |
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The Boston Marathon and Commitment to Film |
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793 | (4) |
Acknowledgments |
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797 | (1) |
Appendix of Men's and Women's Winners |
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798 | (4) |
Unofficial Era |
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802 | (1) |
Why They Will Always Come Back to Boston |
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803 | (3) |
Appendix A Boston Marathon Winners |
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806 | (3) |
Appendix B Runners' Affiliations |
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809 | (2) |
Bibliography |
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811 | (3) |
Index |
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814 | (14) |
About the Author |
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