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Marc W. Pollina

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Wilkes-Barre, PA, The United States

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Marc W. Pollina is a writer, runner, and entrepreneur. He has completed 28 marathons, including 20 Boston Marathons as a bandit, a charity runner, and a sub-3 qualifier.

Pollina earned a BA in English Literature from Hampden-Sydney College, studied digital transformation at MIT, and founded an innovative cyber-media startup prior to penning his non-fiction debut.

He and his family escape to the Cape when they're not running to and from (and all over) Boston and New York City. ...more

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Boston Marathon Dictionary: 10 Bonus Terms You Need to Know

Chapter 12 (The Boston Lexicon on pages 245 to 258) of The Boston Marathon Handbook defines terms every Boston Marathoner should know. From "Beantown" to "carrot" to "HTFU" to "pissah" to "Smoot" to "WHOOP," participants...

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Marc W. Pollina wrote a new blog post Boston Marathon Dictionary: 10 Bonus Terms You Need to Know Chapter 12 (The Boston Lexicon on pages 245 to 258) of The Boston Marathon Handbook defines terms every Boston Marathoner should know. From "Beantown" Read more of this blog post »
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