In terms of springtime migration to New England, only the warblers and bluebirds can match the consistency of New Smyrna Beach’s Kitty and Jim Musante.
If it’s April, they’re preparing. If it’s Patriots Day weekend, they’re there — Kitty, after semi-regularly running the Boston Marathon, is there for the preliminary Boston 5K, while Jim is back for another marathon, and no, you can’t label his participation as semi-regular.
“It’s sending chills up my bike right now,” Jim said recently of the world’s oldest 26.2-mile foot race, which dates back to 1897.
That never changes, even though this will be his 45th consecutive Boston run — it’s the eighth longest current streak.