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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.
The 2021 Boston Marathon was the 125th official running [1] [a] of the annual marathon race held in Boston, Massachusetts, and 123rd time it was run on course (excluding the virtual event of 2020, and the ekiden of 1918). [2] It took place on October 11, 2021.
Heartbreak Hill is the name of a long incline on the marathon racecourse from miles 18 to 21 on Commonwealth Avenue in Newton. ... How long is the Boston Marathon? The distance is 26.2 miles, as ...
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 ...
For 26.2 miles, the Boston Marathon route winds eastward through the streets of MetroWest before finishing in Boston. ... a long stretch of sloped Commonwealth Avenue road that lies around Mile 20.
The marathon distance is officially 42.195 kilometres (26.219 mi) long as sanctioned by World Athletics (IAAF). The Boston Marathon course has been the same since the inaugural race in 1897. The start is in the town of Hopkinton and the first 6 miles (9.7 km) are downhill through Ashland and into the city of Framingham.
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 ...