CAPE COD TIMES
FALMOUTH — The enduring legacy of Tommy Leonard and his impact on Falmouth has long been secure: founder of the Falmouth Road Race in 1973; co-founder of the Falmouth Walk in 1991; untold gifts of kindness and charity to the community.
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FALMOUTH — From the start line next to Captain Kidd in Woods Hole to posters at each mile marker and displays on the bib numbers of each runner, New Balance Falmouth Road Race participants from around the world will be reminded of the event’s founder this weekend.
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Elite running is rooted in the DNA of the New Balance Falmouth Road Race.
It’s one of the many reasons why the late-summer seven-mile running event surged in popularity from less than 100 runners back in 1973.
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FALMOUTH — Back when the Falmouth Road Race was a year-old toddler, Tommy Leonard vowed that he’d take a swan dive off the Bourne Bridge if the race didn’t attract 500 entrants. “With the way traffic is now, probably a lot of people would have liked to see me do it,” the event’s founder joked during the run-up to the 41st running of what long since has become a supersized summer fixture on the Cape.
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