The seven-mile Falmouth Road Race catapulted Cape Cod onto the Running radar.
Participation soon swelled to the thousands, thanks to the success of organizers, volunteers, and talented fields, including Running legends like Bill Rodgers and Catherine Ndereba, as well as wheelchair champions Bob Hall a.
That inaugural race in 1973 garnered fewer than one hundred runners.
Frank Shorter winning gold in the 1972 Olympic marathon inspired local barkeep Tommy Leonard to start a race in his own town.
The seven-mile Falmouth Road Race catapulted Cape Cod onto the Running radar