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Article: First walking of the Boston Marathon to benefit Jimmy Fund.
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- September 6, 1989
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FIRST WALKING OF THE BOSTON MARATHON TO BENEFIT JIMMY FUND
BOSTON, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Two famous New England institutions -- the Boston Marathon and the Jimmy Fund -- are teaming up to produce the First Annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 23. Created to raise funds for cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, this walk is the first and only sanctioned event -- other than the Marathon itself -- to take place along the historic race route.
The Boston Athletic Association (BAA), organizers of the Boston Marathon, announced this first official walking of the Marathon route on Aug. 22. ...