Tour of Marathon Majors Begins in Boston; World Marathon Majors Hopes to Add to Sport

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › April 21, 2006

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BOSTON (AP) - There's a difference between the Masters and the Southern Farm Bureau Classic, between the French Open and the country club championship, between the Kentucky Derby and the eighth race at Aqueduct.

For marathoners, there have always been courses that stood out for their prestige, their tradition, and their purse. Starting in Boston this morning, those races are now the World Marathon Majors.

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Tour of Marathon Majors Begins in Boston; World Marathon Majors Hopes to Add to Sport

"The whole point is to be the best runner in the world," Olympic silver medalist Meb Keflezighi said as he prepared to make his debut in the Boston Marathon and try to ta...

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