T riders don't plan on winning marathon By Mac Daniel, Globe Staff, April 13, 2006 MBTA passenger advocates plan to call for better bus service next week by putting on what they call Boston's first bus marathon. The day after the historic foot race, 15 riders will leave Chelsea, and 10 will leave Roxbury during the Tuesday morning rush hour to travel seven T bus routes for exactly how long as it takes the men's winner to finish the marathon.

A marathon of a different sort Commuter teams to ride T buses for as long as it takes to run marathon By christina wallace / metro boston April 17, 2006 MBTA riders are conducting a marathon of their own tomorrow. Teams of commuters will be riding buses from Chelsea and Roxbury to see how many miles they can travel in the two hours it usually takes professional athletes to finish a 26-mile marathon. The point of the publicity event is to prove the unreliability of the bus system, according to Lee Matsueda, an organizer of the marathon.