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In 2008, John Hancock celebrated the 23rd year of its landmark sponsorship of the Boston Marathon. Check out photos taken during Marathon Weekend.

John Hancock SVP Jim Gallagher (left), and 2008 Boston Marathon Men's Champion Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (right), students at The Kenya Project.

Students and a teacher during The Kenya Project event at the Franklin Park Zoo.

Students from the Samuel Mason Elementary School in Roxbury and Lucy Stone Elementary School in Dorchester at The Kenya Project.

2008 Boston Marathon Men's Champion Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (left, rear), and 2006 Women's Champion Rita Jeptoo (right, rear), join the Franklin Park Zoo's Giraffe mascot, and students at The Kenya Project.

John Hancock's display at the 2008 John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo drew hundreds of visitors.

The entrance to the 2008 John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo.

Visitors to the John Hancock display at the 2008 John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo were treated to a step-by-step video tour of the legendary Boston Marathon course.

The iconic John Hancock sign over the center field scoreboard at Fenway Park.

John Hancock President & CEO John D. DesPrez III prepares to throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to a Red Sox game at Fenway Park.

Nearly 100 John Hancock employee-runners line up at the foot of the Green Monster at Fenway Park during a special Boston Marathon recognition ceremony prior to Red Sox game.

Dick Hoyt, of Team Hoyt, prepares to throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to a Red Sox game at Fenway Park. With him are (left to right) 2007 Boston Marathon Women's Champion Lidiya Grigoryeva, Rick Hoyt of Team Hoyt, and four-time Boston Marathon champion Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot.

Dick Hoyt (center, rear) and Rick Hoyt (center, front), along with 2007 Boston Marathon Women's Champion Lidiya Grigoryeva (left) and four-time Boston Marathon Men's champion Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (right).

John Hancock Elite Athletes.

2008 Men's Wheelchair Division Champion Ernst F. Van Dyk, of South Africa, crosses the Finish Line.

2008 Boston Marathon Women's Wheelchair Division Champion Wakako Tsuchida, of Japan, crosses the Finish Line.

John Hancock VP Manny Alves (with red tie) congratulates 2008 Boston Marathon Women's Wheelchair Division Champion Wakako Tsuchida of Japan.

Dire Tune, of Ethiopia, crosses the Finish Line to win the 2008 Boston Marathon, in the closest finish in the history of the Women's Division.

2008 Boston Marathon Women's Champion Dire Tune, of Ethiopia.

Dire Tune, of Ethiopia, the 2008 Women's Champion of the Boston Marathon.

Dire Tune of Ethiopia celebrates her victory at the 2008 Boston Marathon.

Dire Tune, of Ethiopia, the 2008 Boston Marathon Women's Champion (center), holds her trophy, while George Martin of the BAA (left, rear), John Hancock SVP Jim Gallagher (second from left , rear), Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (second from right, rear), and Gloria Ratti (right, rear) look on.

John Hancock President & CEO John D. DesPrez III holds the Finish Line tape at Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, of Kenya, wins his fourth Boston Marathon.

John Hancock President & CEO John D. DesPrez III (right) congratulates 2008 Men's Champion Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (center, Bib #1) on his fourth Boston Marathon victory.

Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, of Kenya, the 2008 Boston Marathon Men's Champion (center), holds his trophy, while Guy Morse (left, rear), Boston Mayor Thomas Menino (second from right, rear), John Hancock President & CEO John DesPrez (second from left , rear), and Gloria Ratti (right, rear) look on.

Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, of Kenya, the 2008 Boston Marathon Men's Champion.

The 2008 Men's and Women's Champions of the Boston Marathon, Dire Tune of Ethiopia, and Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot of Kenya.

Elite Women runners gather at the Starting Line in Hopkinton.

Spectators wait to cheer for the runners along the course.

A runner passes one of the hundreds of John Hancock banners along the Boston Marathon course during the 2008 race.

Runners pass one of the hundreds of John Hancock banners along the Boston Marathon course during the 2008 race.

A John Hancock employee-volunteer hands out water to runners during the 2008 Boston Marathon.

John Hancock President & CEO John D. DesPrez III (right) presents commemorative plates to the Mayor of Marathon Greece, to mark his visit to Boston.

John Hancock VP Carol Fulp (left), Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (center), and John Hancock President & CEO John D. DesPrez III at the John Hancock-sponsored Marathon Brunch at the Boston Public Library.

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino (left, rear) and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (right) listen to a speaker at the John Hancock-sponsored Marathon Brunch at the Boston Public Library.

John Hancock SVP Jim Gallagher (left) and Jeffrey B. Rudman, Esquire (Right), Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the BPL during the John Hancock-sponsored Marathon Brunch at the Boston Public Library.

John Hancock VP of Community Relations Carol Fulp (center), joins 2008 Boston Marathon Women's Wheelchair Division Champion Wakako Tsuchida of Japan (left), and Men's Wheelchair Division Champion Ernst F. Van Dyk of South Africa (right).