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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 2023 Boston Marathon was a marathon race held in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 17, 2023. It was the 127th official running of the race, [2] and 125th time it was run on course (excluding the virtual event of 2020, and the ekiden of 1918). It also marked the 10th anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing.
The 2011 Boston Marathon took place on Monday, April 18, 2011, as the 115th official running of the Boston Marathon. On October 18, 2010, the 20,000 spots reserved for qualifiers were filled in a record-setting eight hours and three minutes. [1] Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya won the men's race in a time of 2:03:02. [2]
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 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 and ...
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 ...
Significant prize money is on offer to competitors at the 2023 Boston Marathon.. One of distance running’s most coveted events, entrants will aim to cover a challenging 26.2-mile course through ...
The 2013 Boston Marathon was the 117th running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States, which took place on April 15, 2013. Organized by the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), it hosted the second of the World Marathon Majors to be held in 2013 with over 23,000 runners participating. Lelisa Desisa won the men's race with a time ...