Runners from all 50 states and more than 100 countries have arrived for the Boston Marathon

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In advance of the 130th running of the race from Hopkinton to Copley Square, Ashlock spoke with WBUR's Weekend Edition about some of the Boston Marathon's traditions, changes and memorable characters.

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