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Boston Marathon: Many Wellesley angles

April 19, 2015 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

halfway point of boston marathon in wellesleyHopkinton and Ashland can fuss about where the Boston Marathon began or begins, but there’s no arguing the fact that Wellesley is smack in the middle of the 26.2-mile course. We own from about mile 12 to 16, traversing Rte. 135 at the start and crossing over to Rte. 16 for the rest (this zippy Motiv video from Wellesley High grad and app developer extraordinaire Nicholas Peretti takes you down the course a lot faster than even the fastest runners will go).

Boston Marathon Motiv route

 

Familiar faces of female runners lacing them up for the Marathon this year.boston marathon runners town hall

 

2012 Boston Marathon smoochAmong the highlights of the course is the Scream Tunnel at the Wellesley College entrance, where students get loud, make custom signs and even smooch the sweaty hoards. The students used to actually form a narrow tunnel around the runners, squeezing them in, but now barriers keep the students to one side of the road.

Another highlight this year will be the thousands of special daffodils planted along the course as a living memorial  to those who were killed or injured during the 2013 race. This is the second year of daffadil plantings.daffodils wellesley square

The serious side of the Marathon: See something, say something signs dotting the course, including in Wellesley Square.see something say something

More than 80 Wellesley runners are on the official entry list, which you can access here.

Here’s the 2015 Big Town Marathon Photo, in front of Wellesley Town Hall. More info on runners’ charities here.Big Town marathon photo

MORE: Wellesley bank robbery reported during 2012 marathon

Wellesley roots on Army Capt. Jake Murphy as he wheels across course

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