A dozen former champions and runners from 120 countries and all 50 states were in the field 10 years after the finish line bombing that killed three people and wounded hundreds more.
, their friends and family and charities associated with them.At the start line on Monday was a robotic dog named Stompy belonging to the Department of Homeland Security. It was trailed by photographers, capturing the peculiar sight.
The wheelchair divisions began shortly after 9 a.m., with the men’s and women’s elite fields following about 30 minutes later and three waves of recreational runners behind them. But McGillivray, who himself runs the course each year after his workday is done, noted that Boston is more about strategy than fast times.
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