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It is traditionally held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April.[1] Begun in 1897, the event was inspired by the success of the first marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics.[2] The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon and ranks as one of the world's best-known road racing events.
Clarence DeMar has won the Boston Marathon seven times, more than any other runner in the Men's open division. Suh Yun-bok set a world record at the 1947 Boston Marathon. John J. Kelley won the 1957 Boston Marathon with a course record. Aurèle Vandendriessche won back-to-back marathons in 1963 and 1964. Ron Hill set a course record at the 1970 ...
Kara Goucher(born Kara Grgas[2]on July 9, 1978) is an American long-distance runner. She was the 10,000 meterssilver medalist at the 2007 World Championships in Athleticsand represented the USA at the 2008 Beijing Olympicsand 2012 London Olympics.[3] She made her marathondebut in 2008 and finished third the following year at the Boston Marathon.
The standards have been in place since 1970 for male runners and 1972 for female runners. The standards are published by the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), in advance of the qualifying window. To "qualify" for the Boston Marathon runners need to have run a marathon at a time given for their gender and age (as shown in the tables below).
Ryan Hall (born October 14, 1982, in Kirkland, Washington) [ 2 ] is a retired American long-distance runner who holds the U.S. record in the half marathon. With his half marathon record time (59:43), he became the first U.S. runner to break the one-hour barrier in the event. [ 3 ] He is also the only American to run a sub-2:05 marathon (2:04:58 ...
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 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.
February 26: During the England–France match in the Six Nations, England's Jonny Wilkinson retakes the all-time lead for career Test points from New Zealand's Dan Carter. February 27: During the Scotland–Ireland match in the Six Nations, Ireland's Ronan O'Gara retakes the all-time lead for career points in the Championship from Wilkinson.