
Scenes from the Marathon route

Boston Marathon runners were cheered in downtown Framingham.
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| April 21, 2014

Spectators waited for runners in Natick.
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| April 21, 2014

Runners arrived to cheering crowds in Wellesley.
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Juli Windsor got support from Wellesley College students.
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Wellesley College student Mackenzie Hempe encouraged runners.
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A runner received support from the crowd in Wellesley.
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| April 21, 2014

Wellesley College student Ambika Patpatia got a kiss from a runner in the scream tunnel.
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A runner arrived in Wellesley.
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The lead women's group arrived in Wellesley.
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Wellesley College students Anna Blige (second from left) and Chimuanya Okoro cheered as runners passed.
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Paul Basola was greeted by supporters in Wellesley.
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A runner came in for a kiss from a Wellesley College student in the scream tunnel.
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Runners received support from the crowd in Wellesley.
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Spectators in Newton watched the women's elite runners.
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Wheelchair racers passed a giant chalk heart as they climbed Heartbreak Hill in Newton.
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Spectators held signs used to cheer on runners at Heartbreak Hill.
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Race grand marshal Bill Rogers passed by Heartbreak Hill in Newton.
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Sponges discarded by runners formed a pattern on Heartbreak Hill in Newton.
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Jim Waller of Baltimore played his bagpipes for runners climbing Heartbreak Hill.
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Manuel Del Rio of Peru cooled off at a water station as he climbed Heartbreak Hill.
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Cece Robinson stretched as she handed water to a runner on Heartbreak Hill in Newton.
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Crowds lined the route near Boston College.
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