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The Daily Free Press

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The first men's wave of the 2018 Boston Marathon starts the race in Hopkinton. Marathon organizers are adding a new blue line from the start to the race’s first mile marker this year. CHLOE GRINBERG/ DFP STAFF

Marathon’s blue line gets a counterpart in Hopkinton

Natalie Patrick April 10, 2019
The Boston Athletic Association will paint the first mile of the Boston Marathon in Hopkinton with a three-striped blue line this week, the same line painted on the final stretch of the race through downtown Boston, to ensure the opening mile is tracked accurately.
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