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As of last Monday, every Salt Lake City marathoner is a Boston marathoner; every volunteer is a Boston volunteer; every spectator is a Boston spectator.

One way to honor the dead and injured in Boston is to come watch the Salt Lake City Marathon this Saturday. Let us literally stand shoulder to shoulder along the entire 26-mile course.

Jim Schnitter

Salt Lake City