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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 ]
The Boston Marathon bombing, sometimes referred to as just simply the Boston bombing, [ 4] was an Islamist domestic terrorist attack that took place during the annual Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. Brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev planted two homemade pressure cooker bombs that detonated near the finish line of the race 14 seconds ...
The number of participants was limited to 30,000, with 22,019 runners chosen basen on their performances in qualifying events. [7] A record number of 33,000 runners applied to run the race, from 127 countries.
An iconic statue in Newton, this statue, which depicts Boston Marathon legend Johnny Kelley at age 27 and 84, signifies the history of Kelley, who ran Boston a record 61 times (and won it twice ...
The 2024 edition of the Boston Marathon will again see some of the world’s best distance runners compete alongside a large mass participation field.. First held in the 19th century, a tough 26.2 ...
MBTA service starts about 5 a.m., and there will be a $15 commuter rail Marathon pass available for unlimited all-weekend use. You can purchase a $11 unlimited one-day pass for use on buses and ...
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.
Here's how to watch the 2024 Boston Marathon on cable and where to stream the race on its 128th year. Plus, everything to know about when the race starts.