Hopkinton to Boston, MA, April 19, 1930
Ohio's toughest man, Clarence DeMar, won the Boston Marathon for the seventh and final time. The 41-year-old veteran left nothing to chance, surging into the lead at the 14-mile mark in a drizzle and only relenting when the finish line on Exeter Street in Boston was crossed.
DeMar trained somewhat similarly to modern African endurance runners. He worked as a printer in Massachusetts and ran his 25-kilometer (15.5-mile) journey from home to work and back again at the end of the workday.
The experienced Finnish runners had a good race. Ville Kyrönen, who had been running for almost two decades and was aiming for the Los Angeles Olympic Marathon, finished second behind DeMar. Yrjö Korholin-Koski, known by the alias Karl Koski, who had won American road races, came in third.
Korholin-Koski and Kyrönen tried their best to keep up with DeMar, but he only extended his lead. The short-haired Koski faded badly at the end, allowing Kyrönen to power past him.
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DeMar at the Boston Marathon in 1930 (Running Past)