Ticket to Boston - "Saint Ralph"
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Doug Mathieson
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
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
Views: 14

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Wikipedia  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



 

 

Movie or TV Show: Saint Ralph

Year Released or First Aired: 2,004.00

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