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Boston Marathon lowers qualifying times for most prospective runners for 2026
Runners hoping to qualify for the 2026 Boston Marathon are going to have to pick up the pace. The Boston Athletic Association has updated its qualifying times for the world’s oldest annual marathon, asking most prospective competitors to run a 26.2-mile race five minutes faster than in recent years to earn a starting number. “Every time the BAA has adjusted…
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Boston Marathon gets a new logo. Here's what it means for the future of the race
New Boston Marathon logo symbolizes big things for the non-profit organization that hosts the event.
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Smarter in 60 Seconds: This year's Boston Marathon winners
We look at the fastest finishers of the 128th running of the Boston Marathon.
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Boston Marathon athletes' stories: Running ‘helps me to grow and heal'
Some 30,000 people made their way through the Scream Tunnel, up Heartbreak Hill and down Kenmore Square on Marathon Monday in Boston. Among them was Caleb McCoy, who said at the Boston Marathon finish line that running has opened doors for him amid a 15-year struggle with addiction. “Eleven years ago, I was shooting up meth and opioids,” he said…
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The 2024 Boston Marathon in photos
Scenes from around the 128th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2024.
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Tracking Tevin: NBC10 Boston's Tevin Wooten finishes the Boston Marathon!
NBC10 Boston and NECN meteorologist Tevin Wooten ran the 128th Boston Marathon, and followed along for all the action. Tevin posted a triumphant selfie with his winner’s medal and a big smile. Several members of the NBC10 Boston team caught up with Tevin along the race course. He even took a moment to call in to the office from...
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How much do the 2024 Boston Marathon winners make?
Winning the Boston Marathon is one of the biggest honors in all of sports — and it’s a huge payday, too. There’s more than $1 million up for grabs for the winners of the 128th running of the prestigious race. The men and women competing in the Open, Wheelchair and Masters divisions will split a purse with a grand total...
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Woman running Boston Marathon to raise awareness about mental health
Elizabeth Saylor is running the Boston Marathon for the very first time. She’s doing it in honor of her father in an effort to raise awareness about mental health. “Running Boston has been a lifelong dream of mine,” said Saylor. But her road to get here has been an emotional journey. “On March 12, 2008, my dad committed suicide,” said…
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Recapping the 2024 Boston Marathon
The 128th Boston Marathon was run Monday, with over 30,000 runners participating and even more spectators expected along the 26.2-mile route from Hopkinton to Boylston Street in Boston. The race marks the 100th anniversary of the start moving from Ashland to Hopkinton in 1924 to conform to the new international distance standard of 26.2 miles. It’s also the 10th anniversary…
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Runner with cystic fibrosis not letting anything slow her down
A 22-year-old Boston College graduate with cystic fibrosis is running in this year’s Boston Marathon. Her name is Cate Cheevers and she’ll be one of Mass General health’s runners. Cheevers and Sarah Stevens are two best friends that now, a year after college graduation, find themselves preparing for their biggest test yet: running Boston. So far, they have raised...
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Winners cross Boston Marathon finish line as the field hits the streets
Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia set a blistering pace and held on to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, running alone through most of the course to finish in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 17 seconds — the 10th fastest time in the race’s 128-year history. Shortly afterward, Hellen Obiri repeated as Boston Marathon champion. The Kenyan is the first woman to…
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Authorities make safety preparations for Marathon Monday
Authorities are making safety preparations for the 128th running of the Boston Marathon on Monday. While the FBI says there aren’t any specific threats to the marathon at this point, they want people to stay vigilant. They have eyes all along the route with control centers, cameras and observation points set up. Starting at 6 a.m. on Monday, the...
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Weekend full of events before the 128th Boston Marathon
Officials are asking spectators and anyone heading into the city for the festivities to take public transportation.
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A weekend full of events before this year's Boston Marathon
The Marathon is still two days away but this weekend is full of events leading up to it.
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What it's like to run the Boston Marathon while visually-impaired
Not only is the Boston Marathon the world’s oldest, but organizers also say it is the world’s most inclusive. The vision of the Boston Athletic Association is to support a world where all people can benefit from running and an active lifestyle. With that spirit in mind, we caught up with a visually impaired marathoner and his guide. And...
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Everything you need to know about the 128th Boston Marathon
Monday morning, thousands of people will line up at the finish line to cheer on some of the best of the best runners at the 128th Boston Marathon. The 26.2-mile race from Hopkinton to Boylston Street in Boston starts just after 9 a.m. on Monday, April 15. People have been flying in from all over the world and are planning...
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Running group accuses Newton police of racial profiling during 2023 Boston Marathon
A lawsuit has been filed by a Black-led running group over last year’s Boston Marathon. Lawyers on behalf of the group TrailblazHers Run Co. filed the federal lawsuit Thursday against the Boston Athletic Association — the race’s organizer — and Newton police, claiming the group was racially profiled by police. “As the Boston Athletic Association (‘BAA’)…describes it, spectators ‘play...
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Here's what's being done to keep the Boston Marathon safe
There’s just three days to go until 128th running of the Boston Marathon. With 30,000 runners from 129 countries and all 50 states, there is a massive coordination to try to keep the race safe and secure. “A marathon that runs through eight cities and towns requires complex and coordinated preparedness efforts,” said Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Director Dawn Brantley….
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Kwani Has Questions: 2014 Boston Marathon winner Meb Keflezighi
Meb Keflezighi won the 2014 Boston Marathon and exactly 10 years later he’s running again; this time for a cause. The Olympian tells Kwani what prompted his return and shares when he knew long-distance running could be a career....
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Preparations underway for the 128th Boston Marathon on Monday
Expectations are high with the Boston Marathon less than a week away. Thousands of runners are now keeping a very close eye on the weather. “I think the training weather was great, so I hope it mimics that on race day. So yeah, I’m glad it hasn’t been super snowy,” said Lily Riseberg, who has been preparing for her...