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The B.A.A. at 125 the Official History of the Boston Athletic Association, 1887-2012

Founded in 1887 and celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2012, the Boston Athletic Association is one of the oldest sports organizations in America. It's best known today for its signature annual event, the Boston Marathon, which is the third-largest marathon and attracts tens of thousands of participants and worldwide media coverage. But the B.A.A. has also been amazingly prescient in anticipating what would become one of the major social trends of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries: the modern fitness movement. Consider some of the B.A.A.'s firsts:Nine out.

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  • ""Examines the history and key organizers of the Boston Athletic Association and the B.A.A.'s influence on the modern Olympic Games, the Boston Marathon, and the modern fitness movement"--Provided by publisher."
  • "Founded in 1887 and celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2012, the Boston Athletic Association is one of the oldest sports organizations in America. It's best known today for its signature annual event, the Boston Marathon, which is the third-largest marathon and attracts tens of thousands of participants and worldwide media coverage. But the B.A.A. has also been amazingly prescient in anticipating what would become one of the major social trends of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries: the modern fitness movement. Consider some of the B.A.A.'s firsts:Nine out."@en

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  • "The B.A.A. at 125 : the official 125-year history of the Boston Athletic Association"
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  • "The B.A.A. at 125 : the official history of the Boston Athletic Association, 1887-2012"

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