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News Articles: Boston Marathon

Runners cross the starting line of the 125th Boston Marathon last fall in Hopkinton, Mass. The Boston Marathon returns on Monday.

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Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir wins the 50th women's Boston Marathon

On the 50th anniversary of the first official women's race, reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir came out on top.

April 18, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Runners near the finish line on Boylston Street during the 125th Boston Marathon on October 11, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. Runners residing in Russia and Belarus are banned from this year's event.

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Runners who live in Russia and Belarus are banned from this year's Boston Marathon

Organizers also said that Russians and Belarusians who live elsewhere will still be able to run, just not under their countries' flags. The marathon and 5k are planned for the weekend of April 16.

April 07, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Larry Trachtenberg, one of the original athletes that completed the first New York City Marathon in 1970, will run the marathon's 50th edition this year. He kept his training log from the 1970 marathon.

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They ran the 1st New York City Marathon. Only one returns for the 50th

Larry Trachtenberg and Jim Isenberg dreamed of running the 50th version of the race they finished back in 1970. A life-altering accident foiled the plan.

November 03, 2021
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  • Aimee Berg
Benson Kipruto (L) and Diana Kipyogei (R) of Kenya hold up the victory trophy after taking first place in the professional men's and women's divisions during the 125th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts on Monday. The first Boston Marathon since April 2019 strayed from tradition in several ways.

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Here are the highlights from a historic Boston Marathon

Monday's race strayed from tradition in a few ways: It was the first in-person Boston Marathon since April 2019 and the first to take place in the fall. It also coincided with Indigenous Peoples' Day.

October 11, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
Daniel Romanchuk in Champaign, Illinois, before he departed for the Chicago Marathon.

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5 major marathons. In 42 days. 2 back-to-back. How top wheelchair racers are doing it

Due to COVID-19 postponements, the races known collectively as the World Marathon Majors, are all scheduled from Sept. 26 to Nov.7. It's an unprecedented crunch for both runners and wheelchair racers.

October 10, 2021
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  • Aimee Berg
A group of runners compete in the New York City Marathon in 2019. It's one of many big city races to return this year after they were cancelled over pandemic health restrictions in 2020.

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Big City Marathons Are Coming Back

Most big city marathons were called off last year. Now that pandemic restrictions have eased, major marathons are planned for later in 2021 in cities including New York, Boston and Chicago.

May 21, 2021
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  • Art Silverman
Flowers are placed at the memorial to the victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings on April 20.

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Appeals Court Tosses Out Death Sentence For Boston Marathon Bomber

A three-judge panel sends Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's case back to a lower court for resentencing, saying the jury that sentenced him to death had not been adequately vetted.

July 31, 2020
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  • David Welna
Lauren Moran, a pastry chef who owns a bakery and café, taste-tests Cornwall's new coffee drinks with her husband, Cornwall's general manager Billy Moran (left), and Speedwell Coffee Co. owner Derek Anderson.

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Boston Tavern Pivots To 'Plan B' To Try To Survive The Pandemic

Cornwall's has been a Kenmore Square mainstay for more than four decades. Now it's preparing to reopen — and to reinvent itself for survival during the pandemic.

July 10, 2020
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  • Tovia Smith

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