Obituaries
Tommy Leonard, Falmouth Road Race Founder, Dies
The ex-Marine started the road race in the early 1970s as a fundraiser for the Falmouth High School girls' track team.
FALMOUTH, MA – The man who founded the Falmouth Road Race has passed away, according to race officials. Tommy Leonard was 85.
Leonard, an ex-Marine, started the 7-mile race in the early 1970s to fundraise for the Falmouth High School girls' track team. It had 92 runners when it began in 1973; today, more than 12,000 people participate in the race annually.
Leonard died Wednesday night at JML Care Center in Falmouth.
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View this post on Instagram“Running has been good to me.” — Tommy Leonard, 1933-2019 Raising a glass today to Tommy Leonard, Eliot Lounge icon, founder of the Falmouth Road Race and guiding spirit of the Boston running community.
A post shared by Tracksmith (@tracksmithrunning) on Jan 17, 2019 at 6:25am PST
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