Ellison M. "Tarzan" Brown, from Alton, R.I., crosses the finish line in the 43rd Boston Marathon in downtown Boston, Ma., April 19, 1939. Brown finished the 26 miles, 385 yards in 2 hours, 28 minutes and 51.8 seconds, breaking the marathon world record.
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Japan's Toshihiko Seko crossing the line as he wins the 85th Boston Marathon, in Boston, Mass., on April 20, 1981, in a time of 2 hours, 9 minutes and 26 seconds.
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