Ever since they were little, Alex Stenquist’s three daughters have visited their uncle’s house in Natick, right along Route 135, to watch the Boston Marathon. This year, the spot around mile 10 will be even more special, as their mom tackles the Boston course for the...
Kim Tucker Tremblay has two longtime passions — helping others and running. She blends them now by running the Boston Marathon in support of the Hopkinton Emergency Fund. “I’ve always been into running,” she said. “I ran for the cross country team in high school, but...
Marisa Cofone may not be playing her flute these days, but she looks back fondly on her experiences in the music programs at Hopkins Elementary School and Hopkinton Middle School. “I didn’t continue playing, but I learned lessons from the great staff about how to...
Keith Gilbreath has run a dozen marathons, including Boston, but when he takes to the starting line this April to run for Hopkinton Boys Youth Lacrosse, it’s going to feel like a bit of a comeback. Gilbreath last ran Boston in 2023 before a bout with atrial...
Roland Ruprecht has double the reasons to run the Boston Marathon. The Hopkinton resident is raising money for the Hopkinton Scout Leaders Association. The organization, he said, has greatly benefited his 8-year-old son Emmett, a member of Cub Scout Pack 97. Ruprecht...
Sandra Gittlen is proud to be a back-of-the-pack marathon runner. “I’m never going to be fast at all,” she said. “I just figure I should enjoy it. I always joke that I get my money’s worth.” The 55-year-old Northborough resident has been running marathons almost as...
For Elizabeth Roche, running the Boston Marathon was a long-term aspiration that began when she was growing up in Hopkinton. “From the early ages of the Kenyan runner day at Elmwood and being at the start line every year, those were really memorable to me,” Roche said...
When Hopkinton native Lindsey Buonocore ran her first Boston Marathon in 2011, she recalled viewing running as a way to “decompress” from life’s stresses and pursue a personal goal with passion. “I wanted to focus all my energy into doing something cool like running...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sthBQAyvGa4 The Select Board on Tuesday unanimously approved the permit application for the Boston Athletic Association to start the 130th Boston Marathon in Hopkinton on April 20. The historic race is expected to draw 30,000 runners...
Good morning, Hopkinton! Welcome to the daily update we call Hopkinton Today — a quick recap of yesterday’s news, highlights of what’s on tap, and a photo of the day. Upcoming quilt show will feature marathon-inspired quilted panels The Marathon Quilters Guild will...
Good morning, Hopkinton! Welcome to the daily update we call Hopkinton Today — a quick recap of yesterday’s news, highlights of what’s on tap, and a photo of the day. HYS coach leads marathon effort for youth soccer Hopkinton Youth Soccer received its first Boston...
Registration is open for the 37th annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, which is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 5. Funds raised are donated to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Jimmy Fund Walk features four distances, from the full marathon (starting in Hopkinton)...
Hopkinton welcomed some 30,000 Boston Marathon participants along with thousands more volunteers and spectators for Monday's 129th running of the iconic race.
Local runners who completed the 129th Boston Marathon credited the near-ideal weather and the always supportive crowd with providing a boost Monday. Peter LaGoy ran his fourth Boston, finishing in 3 hours, 28 minutes 29 seconds. He noted that he ran a 1:43 first half...
John Korir of Kenya broke free from a pack of runners at Mile 20 and pulled away to win Monday’s 129th Boston Marathon in 2 hours, 4 minutes, 45 seconds. His older brother Wesley Korir won the race in 2012, making them the first siblings to be Boston champions. Korir...
Kayla McCann has evolved into a paragon of endurance and athletic prowess over the past several years. The Hopkinton resident will be running in the Boston Marathon, only about four months after competing in the Ironman World Championship in New Zealand. McCann’s...
Megan Callinan, a resident since 2016, will attempt her first marathon as part of a fundraiser for Hopkinton Youth Football. “Ever since I was a child, I have loved Marathon Monday!!” she wrote on her fundraising page. “For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a...
Alex Danahy has never been one to seek the spotlight. But the 34-year-old has become more comfortable with moving forward as the leader of the volunteers for the Boston Marathon’s adaptive athlete divisions as 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the wheelchair...
Hopkinton native Aamir Benincaso is running for the Michael Lisnow Respite Center for the second time, after completing last year’s race. He hopes that his participation will help make strides toward greater acceptance of people with disabilities in town, pointing to...
