 We look forward to inspiring runners for years to come. Welcome everyone to RunBase Boston! The Boston Marathon RunBase opened its doors Thursday morning inviting runners from Boston and around the world to the all-in-one store, museum and community running experience launched by the Boston Athletic Association in partnership with Adidas and Marathon Sports. The mission and the goal of the BAA is to make them more accessible to the public and the running community at large and to people all around the world to come to visit Boston and this store epitomizes that and that's what the Boston RunBase is, is to open up the history of the BAA to the everyday customer that comes in this store, the runner, the walker, the jogger and also to inspire people. Right outside, go for a run in about two minutes. I think it's important because it brings the Boston running community to life. It kind of puts a face to everything that's been going on here. I mean the whole community after 2013 has come together and this is a place that kind of everyone can come and learn a little bit more about it and not just have it be about the bombings that happened a couple years ago. There's so much history behind this marathon and so much support from the community within this area. Having a tangible space for people to be able to come and really dive into the culture of the marathon itself which is obviously ingrained in the city for visitors from all over the world or from people who live up the road in Wakefield like I do to be able to come down here and experience it I think is usually heartwarming and important that we continue to remember the people who lost their lives and keep the legacy of the marathon and what happened alive and well. For Boston University News, I'm Catherine Noah at the Boston Marathon Run Base.