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Apr 18 • 9 tweets • 5 min read
In our #WhyImRunning series, #BostonMarathon runners share what inspired them to make the 26.2-mile trek from Hopkinton to Boston. Check some of them out:
"We always remember those who are selfless ... People like Jimmy Hayes." trib.al/C8T9pb8 Image
This 19-year-old is running in support of ALS research at @UMassChan. trib.al/BZZGkkJ Image
.@bostonmarathon race director @DMSE: "I’m going to run this race every year for the rest of my life." trib.al/kSEZXHV Image
His mother ran Boston in 1983. Now, Joel Johnson is running in her memory. trib.al/cm5yJ7I Image
Christine Shearman is running for her niece, Layla, who is receiving treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. trib.al/quVZxsV Image
"I am BRCA2 positive." trib.al/lqgDYhz Image
Amanda Bathory is running because she wants her kids "to live in a cancer-free world." trib.al/RvvS3pC Image
Here’s 10 more runners to inspire you on this #MarathonMonday: trib.al/wSKaPT1 Image

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Did you know that no matter how fast the leaders of the Boston Marathon reach the finish line, their time will not be a world record?

Not officially, anyway. trib.al/X16GQsx
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State lawmakers are currently debating a bill that would legalize medical aid in dying in Massachusetts.

Behind the intellectual arguments for and against the issue are real people who’ve faced the decline of a loved one. These are some of their stories. boston.com/news/local-new…
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Larry David and Alan Dershowitz reportedly got into a heated confrontation outside a local community store on Martha's Vineyard.

Suffice to say, the two former friends probably weren't as enthused as the onlookers of the spectacle. Here's what we know: trib.al/FkVduP3
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