Bob Hodge - Family Page

 Frannie and I were married in 1986 and the next year moved to Clinton, Mass., where we currently reside. We moved here from Hopkinton, Mass., where, I believe, I still hold the resident record for the Boston Marathon (2:14:50 in 1986). We moved to Clinton on the day of the Boston Marathon in 1987. I enjoy living here in our vast two-bedroom estate overlooking Coachlace Pond. (Coachlace is that frilly stuff on curtains once seen on trains and such; a mill which manufactured it was once found nearby). We are located near the Wachusett Reservoir, a great place for running. Other appealing aspects of the town include affordability and its resemblance to a miniature (13,000 vs. 100,000) Lowell: Old New England Mill Town, U.S.A.

I formerly worked in the athletic shoe industry before going back to school at the University Of Lowell in 1986 and coaching the women's teams there from 1986 to 1990. I applied for many coaching positions (over fifty) after graduation, with no success. I still apply for some

from time to time and have a folder full of rejections from pretty much every major university in the country. No matter - it just was not meant to be. I currently work as a law librarian for a large Boston law firm and, after getting into this type of work quite by accident, have been doing it for the last 10 years. I am finally planning to get my MLS in 2001, since it looks like this will be my "career" until the bitter end.

But enough about ME. My wife Frances works in the computer industry. She formerly competed for the Greater Boston Track Club and has run a 37:00 10k and a 3:08 marathon. She was a swimmer/runner at Boston College.

Lillian came along in 1992 and is currently into Karate. She has competed in the Dartmouth Relays Grafton County one-lapper the last two years. She formerly participated in dance (ballet and tap) and has tremendous coordination - unlike her dad.

We're just a little family here in Clinton, and I think we're doing OK.

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