From Hopkinton to Boston, marathon absence is seen and felt

FILE - In this April 20, 2015, file photo, Frankline Chepkwony, front left, of Kenya, and Lelisa Desisa, right, of Ethiopia, lead the pack up Heartbreak Hill during the Boston Marathon in Newton, Mass. Due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic, the 124th running of the Boston Marathon was postponed from its traditional third Monday in April to Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

FILE - In this April 18, 2016, file photo, runners' shadows precede them across the finish line of the 120th Boston Marathon in Boston. Due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic, the 124th running of the Boston Marathon was postponed from its traditional third Monday in April to Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

FILE - In this April 15, 2019, file photo, fans cheer on the third wave of runners at the start of the 123rd Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Mass. Due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic, the 124th running of the Boston Marathon was postponed from its traditional third Monday in April to Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)

FILE - In this April 21, 2008, file photo, runners round a curve and climb a hill near during the first mile of the 112th Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Mass. Due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic, the 124th running of the Boston Marathon was postponed from its traditional third Monday in April to Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper, File)

FILE - In this April 21, 2008, file photo, Abderrahime Bouramdane, front, of Morocco, reaches for cups at a water station as Tesfaye Girma, left, of Ethiopia, follows during the Boston Marathon in Wellesley, Mass. Due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic, the 124th running of the Boston Marathon was postponed from its traditional third Monday in April to Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

FILE - In this April 17, 2017, file photo, runners head down the stretch to the finish line in the 121st Boston Marathon in Boston. Due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic, the 124th running of the Boston Marathon was postponed from its traditional third Monday in April to Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

FILE - In this April 20, 2015, file photo, Caroline Rotich, of Kenya, crosses the finish line to win the women's division of the Boston Marathon in Boston. Due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic, the 124th running of the Boston Marathon was postponed from its traditional third Monday in April to Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

FILE - In this April 15, 2019, file photo, Wellesley College students cheer as runners from the 123rd Boston Marathon pass by in Wellesley, Mass. Due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic, the 124th running of the Boston Marathon was postponed from its traditional third Monday in April to Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

FILE -- In this April 15, 2013, file photo, a man dressed as a hot dog runs through Wellesley, Mass., during the 117th running of the Boston Marathon. Due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic, the 124th running of the Boston Marathon was postponed from its traditional third Monday in April to Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)