Hey, chief! Will you run the Boston Marathon

Hopkinton Police Lt. John Porter added there is an unspoken policy within the department about taking Marathon Monday off: "Either you've passed away or you run the Marathon."

He ran it about 10 years ago.

 Pilecki ran it in 2000 and 2004. He is a 35-year veteran of the Wellesley department.

This will be MacDonald's 26th Boston Marathon with the department.

He ran into Evans, who asked him if he'd be running when they ran into each other at the Boston Athletic Association's public safety luncheon.

"I said, "No, commissioner, I'll be satisfied running a 5K these days,'" he joked.

Morgan has done long runs during his time in the U.S. Army and at the FBI National Academy, but has never run the Boston Marathon during his 35 years with the departments.

"Each year I observe the camaraderie of the runners and spectators which makes it such an exceptional athletic and community event," he said.

He said former Brookline Chief Daniel O'Leary, who retired in January, has run both the Boston and New York City marathons.