Boston Marathon

The race to normalcy

By adamg - 10/11/21 - 10:41 pm

Photography Natalia watched the first Boston Marathon since Patriots Day, 2019.

Also on hand, in Brookline, a giant chicken: Read more.

Time for annual pre-Marathon tradition: The measuring of the radiation levels

By adamg - 10/8/21 - 10:29 am

An Energy Department helicopter is flying along the route of the Monday Marathon today. As they do every year a few days before the Boston Marathon route, the crew is recording background radiation levels so they have a baseline to compare to should the worst happen.

Here it is in action: Read more.

Marathon icon Dick Hoyt dies, 80

By adamg - 3/17/21 - 12:46 pm

WBZ reports the death of Dick Hoyt, who would push his son Rick in a wheelchair during the Boston Marathon for years.

Boston Marathon opening registration for up to 20,000 runners in October

By adamg - 3/15/21 - 3:32 pm

The BAA announced today it's set the size of the planned Oct. 11 marathon at 20,000 runners.

BAA cautiously sets Oct. 11 as next running of the Boston Marathon

By adamg - 1/26/21 - 1:12 pm

The BAA announced today that God, Covid-19 and Gov. Baker willing, it will hold the 2021 Boston Marathon on Columbus Day - Monday, Oct. 11. Read more.

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When is the Boston Marathon happening in 2021?

By anon - 12/22/20 - 7:02 pm

I know the Marathon is postponed until fall but has anyone heard rumors of dates?

No Boston Marathon this coming April, either; maybe in the fall

By adamg - 10/28/20 - 2:18 pm

The Boston Athletic Association announced today it's called off the 2021 Boston Marathon on Patriots Day, but held out some hope it might be able to reschedule the race to sometime in the fall.

In a statement, BAA CEO Tom Grilk said: Read more.

BAA postpones registration for 2021 Boston Marathon

By adamg - 9/3/20 - 4:47 pm

The BAA announced today it's postponing registration for next year's Marathon, which normally begins in September, while a new advisory group considers when the group can even hold a safe race again. Read more.

September Marathon is canceled

By adamg - 5/28/20 - 2:37 pm

No way to hold it without bringing together large numbers of people in close proximity, Mayor Walsh said. Read more.

BAA issues statement on Sept. 14 Marathon

By adamg - 5/21/20 - 7:32 pm

The statement doesn't actually say anything about whether or not the race is still on, but it is, indeed, a statement.

Still a chance the Marathon won't happen in September, either

By adamg - 4/22/20 - 4:25 pm

COVID-19 Media Availability 4/22/20

Mayor Walsh said today he is "hopeful" the Boston Marathon can still be run on its rescheduled date of Sept. 14, but acknowledged that a marathon planned for later that month in Berlin was canceled yesterday because of Covid-19 concerns. Read more.

Walsh: Sound trucks to broadcast coronavirus messages in high-rate neighborhods; Marathon runners thinking of running Monday should think again

By adamg - 4/17/20 - 2:04 pm

COVID-19 Media Availability 4/17/20

Mayor Walsh said the city will send out seven sound trucks through East Boston, Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan and Hyde Park this weekend, urging people to stay home, wash their hands and the like - and to call 311 if they need food or help. Read more.

Hopkinton to runners who plan to show up on Monday anyway: For chrissakes, stay home

By adamg - 4/16/20 - 9:45 am

The town is advising people who think they can just run 26 miles on their own without any road closings, water and first-aid stations or police in the middle of a frickin' pandemic that they seriously need to reevaluate their thinking.

Boston Marathon postponed until Sept. 14

By adamg - 3/13/20 - 10:25 am

Mayor Walsh made the announcement this morning. The reason should be obvious. Read more.

Boston Marathon could be postponed to the fall

By adamg - 3/12/20 - 10:34 am

The Globe reports.

Woman who managed to cheat-win the Marathon by riding the Green Line when the trolley was faster than the runners may be dead at 66

By adamg - 8/9/19 - 9:56 am

Eight Days of Glory: The Myth of Rosie Ruiz

The Washington Post reports on the apparent death of Rosie Ruiz, the women's non-winner of the 1980 Boston Marathon, at 66. Read more.

China claims three runners cheated in Boston Marathon

By JohnAKeith - 4/21/19 - 10:37 pm

The BBC reports that the Chinese Athletic Association (CAA) has banned three runners from competing in any future races after claiming they cheated during last Monday's Boston Marathon. One runner was accused of giving his/her bib to another runner while the two others allegedly used faked race results in order to qualify for this year's race. Read more.