‘Someone date my friend Emma so she can stop running these races.' See the best signs from the 2025 Boston Marathon.
'We're here for the good vibes, supporting' all the runners, Reyes said. They planned to the head to the finish line in Boston and
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Kristin Reyes, 26, (right) and Daniel Irwin, 29, of Hopkinton, cheered on runners as they started the race from Hopkinton.
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Also in Hopkinton near the start of the race, friends Thunn Wongchaisuwat, Lucas Arnold, Alex Lutz, and Jack Heaton held a sign that read, 'The Kenyans already finished' with a picture of the Kenyan flag.
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Including Monday's results, runners from Kenya have won six of the last eight
Thunn Wongchaisuwat (left), Lucas Arnold, Alex Lutz, and Jack Heaton cheered on the runners in Hopkinton.
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Near the finish line on Boylston Street in Boston, a group of women got together to cheer on their friend, Emma Rosen, with a tongue-in-cheek sign that read: 'Someone date my friend Emma so she can stop running these races (I'm tired).'
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'She broke up with a boyfriend on marathon weekend two years ago and because of that she decided to run Boston,' said Madie Fitts, 25, of the North End.'We all make fun of her because the only thing she talks about is her marathons.'
Madie Fitts (right), 25, of the North End, stood along the route in Boston with her friends Abby Walsh, 24, of North End (left), and Kelly Prinner, 25, of South Boston, supporting their friend Emma Rosen with a tongue-in-cheek sign.
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All joking aside, they're very proud of her, Fitts said, and Rosen has a sense of humor — her friends predict she'll hang the poster in her home.
Rosen has run Newport and New York already and says she plans to run every major marathon.
'After every single marathon, we get a drink from the local area. This time it's Sam Adams,' Fitts said. 'This one is special because it's local. I'm excited for her to do all of them.'
Rosen, who played field hockey in college and coaches 10-year-olds, is running for the Play Ball Foundation, which seeks to improve middle school sports access in Boston.
'She genuinely cares about the foundation,' said another friend, Kelly Prinner, 25, of South Boston.
This story will be updated.
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