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Article: First annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk scheduled for September.
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- August 22, 1989
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FIRST ANNUAL BOSTON MARATHON JIMMY FUND WALK SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER
Event Adds New Chapter to Marathon History; Benefits Jimmy Fund
BOSTON, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boston Athletic Association (BAA), organizers of the famed Boston Marathon, announced today the first official walking of the Boston Marathon route, to be held on Saturday, September 23. Created to raise funds for cancer research and treatment, Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk is the first and only sanctioned event -- other than the Marathon itself -- to take place along the historic race route.
"It is especially appropriate that New England's most time- honored event ...