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Hi -Tech Boston Marathon

NPR's Jason Beaubien reports from Boston where the 105th Boston Marathon is off to a hi-tech start today. The marathon's 15,000 entrants will all have small computer chips tied to their shoelaces, sending instant updates of each runner's progress to the Internet for fans. Check out the Boston Marathon Web site.

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