29 March, 2016
Local author Paul C. Clerici will be at the Hopkinton Senior Center on Wednesday, March 30 at 7:00 PM to talk about his popular book, “Boston Marathon: History by the Mile.”
The award-winning writer takes readers through the entire colorful 26.2-mile journey, mile by mile, town by town, story by story. With his unique, vast array of experience and knowledge as a 23-time Boston Marathon runner and 30-plus-year sports journalist, Clerici brings the great race to life through informative, humorous, and enlightening detail.
Hear about the many different start lines in Ashland and Hopkinton; how a helicopter hovered above the Hopkinton schools to dry the wet fields for the Athletes Village; where Roberta “Bobbi” Gibb hid in Hopkinton before she became the first woman to finish the Boston Marathon; why the Team Hoyt statue is located at the Center School on Ash Street; the story behind the Scream Tunnel at Wellesley College; how Heartbreak Hill got its name; how an elite woman leading the race collided with a horse on the course; and much, much more.
The book features vintage and during-the-race photographs; stories about every statue, landmark, event, nuance, and portion of the course from its start in 1897 to its current incarnation; and forewords by Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray and the first woman to finish the race, Roberta “Bobbi” Gibb.
All three of Clerici’s books - “Boston Marathon: History by the Mile,” “A History of the Falmouth Road Race: Running Cape Cod,” “History of the Greater Boston Track Club” - will be available for purchase and can be signed by the author at this event.
About Paul C. Clerici:
Paul C. Clerici is the local author of three books - “A History of the Falmouth Road Race: Running Cape Cod,” “Boston Marathon: History by the Mile,” and “History of the Greater Boston Track Club.” A freelance journalist, writer, photographer, and former newspaper editor and sports editor who has been recognized in the “Who’s Who in the East” publication, he has written for and been published in many newspapers and magazines, including “Boston College Chronicle,” “Level Renner,” “Marathon & Beyond,” “New England Patriots Weekly,” “New England Runner,” “Running Times,” and “The Walpole Times.” A New England Press Association and Massachusetts Press Association award winner, he is the race director of the “Camy 5K Run & David 5K Walk” in Walpole and has competed in nearly every distance from the mile to the marathon, including two triathlons, 43 marathons (the Boston Marathon 23 years in a row), the Falmouth Road Race several times, and in races has won several age-group and Clydesdale division awards.
