It is very exciting to see the national flag of one's own country in the United States, or at the scene of a world-renowned Boston Marathon. Every foreign student or foreign tourist will unconsciously look for it, at least the students who went to the marathon together will pay a little attention.
In fact, I don't have any idea about the marathon, but I did a lot of homework before going to Boston, including the Boston Marathon. In the week before the competition, the language school also encourages everyone to participate on the spot, as it is a life experience, especially for such a large-scale event. Since everyone is in Boston, how can they not go. The number of people who help cheer and encourage on the roadside every year is very large, dozens of times as many as the contestants, and all you can see is people.
The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by several cities in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April.Begun in 1897, the event was inspired by the success of the first marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics.The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon and ranks as one of the world's best-known road racing events. It is one of six World Marathon Majors. Its course runs from Hopkinton in southern Middlesex County to Copley Square in Boston.
The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has organized this event annually since 1897,except for 2020 when it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The race has been managed by DMSE Sports, Inc., since 1988. Amateur and professional runners from all over the world compete in the Boston Marathon each year, braving the hilly Massachusetts terrain and varying weather to take part in the race.
The event attracts 500,000 spectators each year, making it New England's most widely viewed sporting event.Though starting with 15 participants in 1897, the event now attracts an average of about 30,000 registered participants each year, with 30,251 people entering in 2015.The Centennial Boston Marathon in 1996 established a record as the world's largest marathon with 38,708 entrants, 36,748 starters, and 35,868 finishers.From Wikipedia
There are many sponsors and staff assisting the smooth running of the marathon every time.
The marathon course is crowded with people.
You can get trial products or promotional products everywhere on the road, which is also a good time for a company to do promotional and marketing. Nearby businesses are also making a fortune at this time, and the spending power of these tourists is still considerable.
Some people will wait at the end, and some people will walk slowly along the route to watch, but because the route is really long, we only took a section of the route in the city. Still in the big sun, we all feel that the heat is about to die, not to mention the players participating in the competition are really good enough. I admire some special contestants. Their love for marathons or their spirit of challenging themselves is very deep. Marathon is not so much about competing with others. The biggest competitor should be yourself. How to persevere and break through the limits of yourself is the biggest gain.
For the locals, this is like a festival day, where everyone will gather to eat, drink and watch the game, and then cheer for the players. As long as there are players passing by, everyone's cheering sounds flow past together like waves. Although it is not allowed to drink alcohol at will in public occasions, in fact, many people are drinking alcohol or secretly drinking it in a kettle. The Boston Marathon is a large-scale party in disguise, but they can also appreciate one thing. Why are they so interested in these activities? Because this is part of their lives.
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