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Bob Lawson 10/7/21 Bob Lawson 10/7/21

‘It’s alive:’ Statue unveiled of Bobbi Gibb, first woman to run Boston

MetroWest Daily News | ‘The Girl Who Ran,’ a statue of Bobbi Gibb becoming the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon, was unveiled at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts, Oct. 5, 2021. An accomplished artist as well as runner, Gibb created the piece herself.

Bob Lawson 5/26/21 Bob Lawson 5/26/21

Hopkinton aims to open a $29m International Marathon Center

Boston Globe | The International Marathon Center, a $29 million project, would pay homage to the global sport in the quaint town of Hopkinton, where the world’s most celebrated marathon begins.

Bob Lawson 9/14/20 Bob Lawson 9/14/20

2020 Boston Marathon Champions Wreaths Gifted to 4 Organizations

CBSN | The gold-dipped olive wreaths are delivered every year from Marathon, Greece and normally presented to the Marathon champions.

Bob Lawson 4/19/20 Bob Lawson 4/19/20

From Hopkinton to Boston, marathon absence is seen and felt

AP News | “It All Starts Here.” The motto is bannered on the Hopkinton website, laid into the floor of the Marathon Elementary School, painted on a sign that sends Boston Marathon participants off on their way to Copley Square. Since 1924, this 300-year-old town, serendipitously located 26.2 miles west of Boston, has been the starting line for the world’s most prestigious road race and, like Marathon and Athens themselves, the two are enduringly linked.

Bob Lawson 4/6/20 Bob Lawson 4/6/20

Here is why masks are being placed on statues of runners all over the place

Boston Globe | Amby Burfoot was running along the banks of the Mystic River in Connecticut on early Saturday morning when his brother, Gary, mentioned the idea of putting a protective face mask on the downtown Mystic statue of 1957 Boston Marathon winner John J. Kelly.

Bob Lawson 2/5/20 Bob Lawson 2/5/20

26.2 Foundation picked to create the International Marathon Center in Hopkinton

MetroWest Daily News | The 26.2 Foundation, a local nonprofit, has been chosen to build the International Marathon Center off East Main Street.

Bob Lawson 10/12/19 Bob Lawson 10/12/19

Uniquely Boston: Years Later, Bobbi Gibb Still Inspires

NBC 10 | The first woman to run the Boston Marathon has turned to sculpting to help inspire the future.

Bob Lawson 6/29/19 Bob Lawson 6/29/19

Hopkinton Wants to Become the Cooperstown of Marathon

Runner’s World | The town famous for kicking off the Boston Marathon wants to construct a museum and hall of fame that celebrates all things 26.2-miles.

Bob Lawson 6/20/19 Bob Lawson 6/20/19

Hopkinton aims to draw visitors outside April with International Marathon Center

Boston 25 News | For one day a year, the world watches the small town of Hopkinton for the start of the Boston Marathon.

Bob Lawson 6/20/19 Bob Lawson 6/20/19

Hopkinton Launches Efforts to Create an International Marathon Center

PodiumRunner | The proposed, first-of-its-kind center would be located just beyond the half-mile mark on the Boston Marathon course.

Bob Lawson 1/3/19 Bob Lawson 1/3/19

Bobbi Gibb sculpture to commemorate women’s running history

MetroWest Daily News | Roberta ‘Bobbi’ Gibb, who is the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon when she did so as an unregistered runner in 1966, created the sculpture based on a famous photo of herself near the finish line.