Ticket to Boston - "Saint Ralph"
N 43° 15.189 W 079° 52.154
17T E 591788 N 4789547
Ralph (Adam Butcher) buys a train ticket for Boston en route to run the Marathon
Waymark Code: WM9R6W
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 09/23/2010
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Saint Ralph
Saint Ralph is a 2004 Canadian drama film written and directed by Michael
McGowan. Its central character is a teenaged boy who trains for the 1954 Boston
Marathon in the hope a victory will be the miracle his mother needs to awaken
from a coma.
The film premiered at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival and was given
a theatrical release in 2005.
The story centers on Ralph Walker, a teenager attending a Catholic private
school. His father was killed in World War II and his mother is hospitalized
with an unidentified illness. Ralph is naturally prone to mischief and often
finds himself an outcast among his classmates. He tries to emulate the conduct
of grown ups, and is caught smoking cigarettes and masturbating by headmaster
Father Fitzpatrick. Already labeled a troublemaker, Ralph is forced to join the
school's cross country team to relieve him of his excess energy.
When Ralph's mother falls into a coma, he is told it will take a miracle for her
to survive. When running coach Father Hibbert, a former world class marathoner
who was forced to quit running when he injured his knee, claims it would be a
miracle if a member of his team won the Boston Marathon, Ralph decides to train
for it in the hope his victory would fulfill the miracle needed to save his
mother's life.
At first, Ralph cannot even keep up with his teammates in practice. He reads
books to learn about running, uses the new techniques, and gradually improves.
Father Hibbert decides to train him despite disapproval from Father Fitzpatrick.
Ralph begins to win the respect of his classmates, and eventually wins the
attention of the local media when he wins a prestigious regional race.
When Father Fitzpatrick learns Ralph intends to run the Boston Marathon, he
threatens to expel him if he participates, as well as remove Father Hibbert from
the priesthood should he try to interfere. Both Ralph and his mentor must then
decide how deeply they believe in miracles, and what is possible when a person
risks everything without promise of success.
In this screen capture Ralph buys a train ticket to Boston
This location is now the Hamilton GO train station. You wont be able to get Boston unless you want to go to Toronto first
Enter the station off of Hunter St, walk through the doors, turn around and there is your waymark
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