2008 Boston Marathon: The pre-race scene in Hopkinton

George Johnson of Plymouth posed with his granddaughter Savannah Johnson-Sanchez, 2, next to the statue of George V. Brown. Johnson ran his first Boston Marathon in 1999. This is his 14th marathon, but not all have been run in Boston.
George Johnson of Plymouth posed with his granddaughter Savannah Johnson-Sanchez, 2, next to the statue of George V. Brown. Johnson ran his first Boston Marathon in 1999. This is his 14th marathon, but not all have been run in Boston.
(Globe Staff Photo / Pat Greenhouse)