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The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by several cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. [ 1 ] Begun in 1897, the event was inspired by the success of the first marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics. [ 2 ]
Aurèle Vandendriessche won back-to-back marathons in 1963 and 1964. Ron Hill set a course record at the 1970 Boston Marathon. Bill Rodgers won the race four times between 1975 and 1980. Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot won the race four times, and set two course records. Geoffrey Mutai holds the current course record, 2:03:02, set in 2011.
2009 Boston Marathon. The 2009 Boston Marathon was the 113rd running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States and was held on April 20. The elite men's race was won by Ethiopia's Deriba Merga in a time of 2:08:42 hours and the women's race was won by Ethiopia's Salina Kosgei in 2:32:16.
For 26.2 miles, the Boston Marathon route winds eastward through the streets of MetroWest before finishing in Boston. The Marathon passes through eight communities, each containing its own bit of ...
Massachusetts Turnpike Interstate 90 Massachusetts Turnpike highlighted in green Route information Maintained by MassDOT Length 138.1 mi (222.3 km) Existed 1957–present History Boston Extension added in 1965, and Ted Williams Tunnel in 2003 Component highways I-90 entire length Restrictions No hazardous goods and cargo tankers east of exit 131 Major junctions West end I-90 / Berkshire ...
Pete Thibeault and Matt Tobin, both of Pioneer Turf Surfaces, paint the start line on East Main Street (Route 135) in Hopkinton for the 128th running of the Boston Marathon, April 9, 2024.
There are several Framingham/Worcester stops within a short walk to the Boston Marathon route: Ashlandstation: This stop is within walking distance of the 3.2-mile mark on the course.While there ...
It had by this time been decided to fix the Olympic Marathon distance at "about 26 miles" to the stadium, plus a lap of the track (1,760 ft (536.45 m)), [7] using the Royal Entrance as the marathon tunnel, and finishing at the normal stadium finishing-line in front of the Royal Box. The April 1908 map shows the intended finish, though the White ...