Find everything you need to know about the Boston Marathon whether you're watching or running: start times for 2025, where to watch, how to qualify, best hotels, transportation.
While some of the street closures around the start and finish line are already in place, restrictions along a bulk of the marathon route will go into effect Sunday morning. Street closures in the Grant Park areabegan on Monday, September 30 with the closure of Balbo f...
Unlike the Sydney Marathon, the Chicago Marathon features a looped course, meaning the start and finish lines are in the same location. The Chicago Marathon can also lay claim to being one of the fastest marathons on the globe, with both the current men’s and women’s marathon world record...
Boston and Its Marathon You Should Know the Story of Kathrine Switzer, and of What This Marathon MeansIf you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch amarathon.-- Kathrine Switzer*The...Zirin, Dave
Inspired by the success of the first modern marathon at the 1896 Olympic games, the Boston Athletic Association decided to stage their own race in April of 1897. Here's how it went, and the winning time.
New York City Marathon Now it’s time for the biggest marathon in the world - the New York City Marathon. With around 50,000 competitors last year, New York’s first marathon in 1970 saw only 127 runners on the start line with just 55 ending the race, where the USA’s Gary Muhrcke...
Eliud Kipchoge, widely known asone of the greatest marathon runnersof all time, made his debut at the Boston Marathon, an event known for its challenging course and prestigious history. Then-record holder, six months back, ran and cleared the field in Berlin....
BOSTON (AP) — The trial of Boston Marathon bomberDzhokhar Tsarnaevis winding down after months of testimony about the deadly 2013 attack. Jurors have seen gruesome autopsy photos of the three people killed in the bombings and heard tearful stories from survivors. They've also listened to teach...
The 2022 New York City Marathon was a bit of an anomaly because it recorded the highest race-day temperatures in history, with a warm and humid 72°F (22°C) at the start—not typical for New York City in November. While the winners of the elite race didn’t stray far from typical...
After the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, thousands of people gathered on the social media site Reddit and attempted to identify the perpetrator. The Redditors ended upincorrectly identifying and doxxing several suspects— none of whom turned out to be involved in the bombing. ...