STATESBORO - The final stretch is only .35 miles long, but some say it looks 3.5 miles. After nearly 26 grueling miles, Boston Marathon runners have made it through the Wellesley College Scream Tunnel, up Heartbreak Hill, past Fenway Park’s CITGO Sign, over the Mass Pike. They’ve turned right onto right on Hereford and then left on Boylston. Then they run right into history. The historic Boston Marathon takes place every Patriot’s Day as 30,000 runners from around the globe descend upon the northeast for this iconic race. After a three-year setback due to COVID, Georgia Southern athletic trainer Nick Sparacio finally got his chance last month and conquered the challenge.