WBZ reports the death of Dick Hoyt, who would push his son Rick in a wheelchair during the Boston Marathon for years.
Boston Marathon
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.
By anon - 12/22/20 - 7:02 pm
I know the Marathon is postponed until fall but has anyone heard rumors of dates?
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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.
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.
By adamg - 4/22/20 - 4:25 pm
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.
By adamg - 4/17/20 - 2:04 pm
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.
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.
By adamg - 3/13/20 - 10:25 am
Mayor Walsh made the announcement this morning. The reason should be obvious. Read more.
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.
By adamg - 4/16/19 - 9:45 pm
Boston EMS Lt. Tony O'Brien worked Copley Square yesterday. He reports there were so many inspirational people yesterday, including the guy who crawled across the finish line, but this guy may have been the most inspirational: Read more.
By adamg - 4/15/19 - 3:14 pm
Pat Tomaino and friend showed some Boston-area love for runners on Beacon Street today.
By adamg - 4/15/19 - 12:16 pm
Paint the World watched women's Marathon winner Worknesh Degefa race by BC with nobody close to her.
In contrast to Degefa, the men's leaders at that point were all bunched together: Read more.
By adamg - 4/15/19 - 12:07 pm
There's an effort to try to convince the Postal Service to issue a stamp in honor of Martin Richard's iconic poster:
World leaders can’t seem to get us to a world free of war and hateful people can’t seem to find resolution or peace without deadly violence against innocent others, but maybe Martin’s simple message will help get us one step closer.
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