From the Freedom Trail to Faneuil Hill and from Beacon Hill to Bunker Hill, Boston is full of history and heritage. But it’s also chock-full of innovative companies – from Boston Dynamics to Boston Scientific and thousands of others. Boston men have traditional careers in medicine and law ...
We host one of the world’s great footraces. But the Boston Marathon course — too steep, and not a closed loop — is not Olympic-compliant. Fenway Park isn’t nearly big enough to serve as a central Olympic stadium. The Head of the Charles is a fantastic event, but the IOC won...
He said there have been no reports of ball bearings or anything that seemed as if it may have been placed into the explosion to cause more damage. FULL C OVERAGE: Boston Marathon Explosion 9:27 p.m. ET: ABC News has revised its estimate of the total number of patients initially sent...
A virtual marathon also took place fromFriday to Sunday, and featured nearly 30,000 athletes competing from homearound the world. Organizers say the combined in-person and virtual races madeup the largest Boston Marathon in...
Few things in life match the thrill of a marathon. —Fred Lebow 23 Running a marathon is just like reading a good book. After a while you're just not conscious of the physical act of reading. —Frank Shorter 27 Triumph over adversity that's what the marathon is all about. Nothing in...
Miles apart Small marathon qualifier in Washington differs from BostonMeriJo Borzilleri
Guan is glad that he has kept running for 20 years. What he finds even more thrilling is that the number who run with him has increased from dozens in 2004 to tens of thousands today. Last year, 66,576 people registered for the Beijing Marathon, the most in its history, twice the num...
“Following the tragic events of Marathon Monday, we have shown the world that we are a resilient city,” Mayor Menino said. “With this grant, the Department of Homeland Security has reaffirmed its commitment to assist us in protecting our residents and businesses. We will use this funding ...
The April 15, 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing inflicted horror on a beloved tradition and led to one of the most intensive manhunts in history.
The London Marathon and Boston Marathon have been a day apart 11 times in the history of the races, since both events happen in April. The most recent occurrence of this was in 2011.While we may see watered-down elite fields at these races as a result of this packed schedule, an ...