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The Boston Athletic Association, which organizes the annual marathon, applauded the deed.
\"For someone to brave the winter blizzard to clear our finish line for us is yet another statement as to what our event means not only to runners but also to Americans,\" Executive Director Tom Grilk said in a statement. \"We, at the Boston Athletic Association are the organizers and are responsible for the management of the Boston Marathon, but an act like we see depicted here proves that -- in Boston -- everyone owns the Marathon.\"
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