Boston Athletic Association

While many of the world’s elite marathon runners are Black men and women from Africa, the Boston Athletic Association is looking to make the non-elite athletes more diverse.

With only days remaining before the 126th Boston Marathon, security is top of mind for a number of reasons, including the recent attack in New York. The Boston Athletic Association held a press conference at 10 a.m. Thursday, alongside FBI and Homeland Security officials, where authorities said there are no known threats against the marathon but emphasized the importance of…

Runners who had previously been accepted to represent the countries in the 2022 Boston Marathon and currently reside there will no longer qualify, the Boston Athletic Association said.

The Boston Athletic Association announced Wednesday that runners from Russia and Belarus who had previously qualified will no longer be allowed to compete in events due to the invasion of Ukraine.

Adrienne Benton will be running her third Boston Marathon, and she didn’t even start running until seven years ago; she is also the first woman of color on the Board of Governors in the Boston Athletic Association’s 135-year history.

The 2022 Boston Marathon will be the final one with Thomas S. Grilk as the Boston Athletic Association’s president and chief executive officer. The B.A.A., which manages the world’s oldest annual marathon, said in a statement Wednesday that Grilk, 74, will be stepping down from his posts on April 30 and making a planned transition into a senior advisor...

For the first time in nine years, every qualified athlete who applied to run the Boston Marathon will get join the race, organizers announced Thursday. Nearly 24,000 people applied to take part in the 2022 marathon, the 126th in its history. With a field size of 30,000, the cut-off time for qualifying is being set at 0 minutes and 0…

Athletes may have just run the Boston Marathon less than a month ago, but it’s already time to register for the next one. Registration opened for the 2022 race, the 126th running of the Boston Marathon, on Monday, and it will be open through 5 p.m. Friday, the Boston Athletic Association announced. See the standards for qualifying here. In 2022,…

The Boston Marathon will once again have 30,000 runners when it returns to Patriots’ Day in 2022 for its 126th running, the race’s organizer’s said Tuesday. All those runners will need to be fully vaccinated, the Boston Athletic Association said in a statement. This year’s marathon was run in October for the first time, and with a smaller field...

The Boston Marathon is back in-person after more than 900 days. And, for the first time ever, the 125th edition is being held in the fall.  Check back here throughout the day for photo updates:

Runners say the changes don’t bother them – they’re just happy to have the Boston Marathon back.

Dave McGillivray, the B.A.A.’s race director is running his 49th consecutive race after undergoing open heart triple bypass surgery earlier this year.

It’s been more than 900 days since runners could compete in-person in the world’s longest-running long run: the Boston Marathon. But race day looks a lot different than it did in April 2019.

The Boston Marathon returns Monday for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak, with many changes afoot — including the first time the race is being held in the fall.

When Misato Michishita won the Paralympic marathon in Tokyo this summer, she picked up more than a gold medal. The visually impaired Japanese office worker became a must-get for organizers of Monday’s Boston Marathon, where she will headline one of three new para divisions being unveiled for the 125th edition of the race. “I had a dream about running...

Excitement is in the air this weekend at Copley Square as thousands of visitors and New Englanders descend on Boston to get ready for the 125th annual Boston Marathon. “I know this race is going to be a big race. It’s going to be really important to some people because it’s really important to them,” argued 8-year-old Ramzy Shadid,...

Large crowds Saturday will continue Sunday with panelists, fitness classes and music ahead of Monday’s Boston Marathon.

Excitement is in the air at Copley Square this weekend, with anticipation growing among visitors and locals alike, gearing up for Monday’s Boston Marathon.

Officials released new details Thursday about Monday’s 125th Boston Marathon, the first ever to be held in the fall. The Boston Athletic Association revealed security plans and health and safety protocols at a press conference Thursday morning. Later, Boston Mayor Kim Janey held her own press conference to discuss public health guidance and safety preparations. “We look forward mightily...

Runners in this fall’s 125th Boston Marathon will be required to show proof of vaccination or produce a negative COVID-19 test in order to take part in the race, the Boston Athletic Association announced Thursday. Masks will not be required while running the course, but will be enforced on participant transportation and in other areas, organizers said. Prior to...