Into the woods
When nature called, dozens of runners used to dash into the forest, looking “like deer running from hunters,” recalls Needham resident Richard Tedeschi. In response to a surging sanitary problem, the Hopkinton Marathon Committee was formed. The tally of portable toilets in town reflects the growing popularity of the race:

In 1975 there were 2

In 1976 there were 10

In 1980 there were 50

In 2005 there were 480