Boston Marathon start line painted in Hopkinton [Video]

TODD ANTOINETTE. THERE’S A LOT HAPPENING HERE. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY, AND THIS IS THE DAY THAT HOPKINTON REALLY STARTS TO TAKE SHAPE. BEHIND ME. YOU SEE THE STAGING AREA, THE WHITE TENTS ARE BEING SET UP. THIS IS MAIN STREET HERE IN HOPKINTON. AND JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM WHERE YOU SEE THE POLICE OFFICER DIRECTING TRAFFIC. THE START LINE IS BEING PAINTED. WE’VE GOT A COUPLE OF GUYS OUT HERE. THEY PAINTED HALF AT A TIME. MY JOKE EVERY YEAR IS THAT THE SECOND HALF OF THE OF THE WORD START IS ART. AND SO FOR A LITTLE WHILE OUT HERE, THEY’VE GOT A WORK OF ART ON THE ROAD. IT CERTAINLY IS A WORK OF ART. AND A SYMBOL THAT THE 128TH RUNNING OF THE BOSTON MARATHON IS NEAR HOPKINTON IS WHERE IT ALL STARTS. AND TODAY THE START LINE IS BEING PAINTED ON MAIN STREET. …