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The 2022 Boston Marathon was a marathon race held in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 18, 2022.It was the 126th official running of the race, [1] and 124th time it was run on course (excluding the virtual event of 2020, and the ekiden of 1918). [2]
Since 1990, the Boston Marathon has been ineligible for world records, as the start and finish are too far away from each other, and the race is a net downhill. [13] In 2011, Geoffrey Mutai won the race in 2:03:02, which was the world's fastest time for the marathon, beating the official world record by 57 seconds.
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]
Men's winner Sisay Lemma and women's victor Hellen Obiri led a field of 30,000 runners from 100 countries at this year's Boston Marathon.
Eliud Kipchoge, the men’s marathon world record holder, headlines the entry list for the 2023 Boston Marathon. Evans Chebet, last year’s winner, is also in the field. The fastest entrants are:
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Men's marathon at the 2022 World Championships; ... Boston, United States: 21 April 1986 ... The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 2:11:30. [3] Schedule ...
The Patriots Day running of the Boston Marathon is back for the first time since 2019. Some 30,000 athletes will tackle the 26.2 miles from the start in Hopkinton to the finish line on Boylston ...