The 1976 Boston Marathon: "The Run For The Hoses"
Fultz won the 1976 Boston Marathon in extreme heat with a time of 2:20:19. The temperature was 100 degrees one hour before the noon start time in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Over the 26-mile (42 km) course, spectators used garden hoses to spray water on the runners in an effort to cool them down.
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