I have attended in excess of fifty Boston Marathons and had to stop by this year’s 120th running of the Boston Marathon and grab a few shots. A great warm day for the spectators … maybe a little warm for the runners.

Ethopians Lelisa Desisa R second place finisher and Lemi Berhanu Hayle first place finisher in the 2016 Boston Marathon make their way up Commonwealth Avenue in Newton just past city hall heading for Heart Break Hill | Newton MA News and Politics BlogEthopians Lelisa Desisa (R), second place finisher and Lemi Berhanu Hayle, first place finisher in the 2016 Boston Marathon make their way up Commonwealth Avenue in Newton just past city hall heading for Heart Break Hill.American woman elite runners Neely Spence Gracey, 9th place woman and 69th overall and Sarah Crouch, 11th place woman and 97 overall race up Commonwealth Avenue, near Newton City Hall, in the 120th running of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 18, 2016

American woman elite runners Neely Spence Gracey 9th place woman and 69th overall and Sarah Crouch 11th place woman and 97 overall race up Commonwealth Avenue near Newton City Hall in the 120th running of the Boston Marathon on Monday April 18 2016 | Newton MA News and Politics Blog

American woman elite runners Neely Spence Gracey, 9th place woman and 69th overall and Sarah Crouch, 11th place woman and 97 overall race up Commonwealth Avenue, near Newton City Hall, in the 120th running of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 18, 2016

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Running through Newton, Atsede Baysa, from Ethopia, took first place for women in the 120th running of the Boston Marathon finishing 29th overall on Monday, April 18th, 2016.

 

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