Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Aurèle Vandendriessche won back-to-back marathons in 1963 and 1964. Ron Hill set a course record at the 1970 Boston Marathon. Bill Rodgers won the race four times between 1975 and 1980. Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot won the race four times, and set two course records. Geoffrey Mutai holds the current course record, 2:03:02, set in 2011.
The Boston Marathon was originally a local event, but its fame and status have attracted runners from all over the world. For most of its history, the Boston Marathon was a free event, and the only prize awarded for winning the race was a wreath woven from olive branches. [11]
The 2018 Boston Marathon was the 122nd running of the Boston Athletic Association 's Boston Marathon. It took place on Monday, April 16, 2018 (Patriots' Day in Massachusetts). [1] The race was held in unusually cold weather at 39 °F (4 °C) with rain. [2] Yuki Kawauchi won the men's foot race in 2:15:58 and Desiree Linden won the women's foot ...
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 ...
The 2016 Boston Marathon was the 120th running of the Boston Athletic Association's mass-participation marathon. It took place on Monday, April 18 (Patriots' Day in Massachusetts). Both of the winners were from Ethiopia: the men's race was won by Lemi Berhanu Hayle in a time of 2:12:45. Atsede Baysa won the women's race with a time of 2:29:19.
Individual. William Henry Rodgers (born December 23, 1947) is an American runner, Olympian, and former record holder in the marathon. Rodgers is best known for his four victories in both the Boston Marathon, including three straight from 1978 to 1980, and 4 straight wins in the New York City Marathon, between 1976 and 1979.
The 2021 Boston Marathon was the 125th official running [1] [a] of the annual marathon race held in Boston, Massachusetts, and 123rd time it was run on course (excluding the virtual event of 2020, and the ekiden of 1918). [2] It took place on October 11, 2021. [3] The elite men's marathon was won by Benson Kipruto in 2:09:51.
Des Linden near halfway point of Boston Marathon 2018 in which she placed 1st. On April 16, she placed 1st at the 2018 Boston Marathon, finishing in 2:39:55. [25] She became the first American to win the category in 33 years. On November 4, she finished the 2018 New York City Marathon in 6th place with a time of 2:27:51. [26] 2019