Tuesday, April 19, 2005

Top Ten Cloves: If Detroit Free Press Had Mitch Albom Cover The Boston Marathon

10. It was most unusual, a rare April snowstorm that the runners had to deal with

9. Officials at the Boston Athletic Organization …

8. Tradition has the race passing by Fenway Park, where the Red Sox play an 12Noon game each Marathon Day

7. The race was started by the legendary Johnny Kelly

6. I had a good spot, at the finish line, right in front of the Prudential Building

5. And the pain for the runners increases, close to the end, as the they trudge up Heart Attack Hill

4. From near the starting line in Holliston …

3. While thousands jam the course, the rest of Boston is celebrating Paul Revere Day

2. Of course, back in 1980, there was the famous imposter, Rachel Roses ...

1. Running for the first time were two former stars for Michigan State, Mateen Cleaves and Jason Richardson

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