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You're listening to The Takeaway.

I'm Jene Pierre in for Melissa Harris-Perry.

Today we're getting off to a running start with our 23 Mayors in 2020 series.

Mark my words will be an example of what it looks like to lead with intention. When the mayor has swagger, city has swagger.

To everyone who will join our mission to move LA in a new direction, mark my words.

We will get big things done.

I was born and raised here and I love this city and I walk with the city in my soul

and in my heart. Who's ready to move Louisville in a new direction?

On your mark? Ready? Set?

And we're off to the races. We're heading to Boston, Massachusetts, where the Boston Marathon took place on Monday.

Evans Chabat of Kenya takes the 127 Boston Marathon title.

This is the world's greatest race.

We welcome tens of thousands of runners, the best athletes from across the

globe, and the visitors who come to celebrate the human spirit. And when you're at the finish line,

watching people from every background cheer their hearts out to help those runners get those final

few paces past the finish line.

You really feel what's possible when we all believe in each other and come together.

That's Michelle Wu. Wu was elected mayor of Boston in 2021 at the age of 36, making her the

youngest mayor amongst America's largest 25 cities.

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