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John McDermott won the first Boston Marathon in 1897. 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 ...
State Reps. Priscila Sousa, D-Framingham, and James Arena-DeRosa, D-Holliston, chat with Boston Bruins legend Zdeno Chara, who is running the 128th Boston Marathon this year for Team Hoyt, March ...
A look at the times of local finishers is below. This list will be updated if more times for local runners are reported by the Boston Athletic Association.. Barrington. Joshua Bouchard, 02:53:42
William Henry Rodgers (born December 23, 1947) is an American runner, Olympian, and former record holder in the marathon.Rodgers is best known for his four victories in both the Boston Marathon, including three straight from 1978 to 1980, and 4 straight wins in the New York City Marathon, between 1976 and 1979.
More than 30,000 runners are running from Hopkinton to Boston today, April 15, for the 128th running of the Boston Marathon.. With three of the elite races complete Sisay Lema of Ethiopia, Eden ...
Jacqueline Gareau (born March 10, 1953) is a Canadian runner who won the Boston Marathon on April 21, 1980. Gareau led the women's field for most of the race, only to find another runner, Rosie Ruiz, wearing the traditional victor's laurels when she crossed the finish line.
The Boston Marathon was first run in April 1897, having been inspired by the revival of the marathon for the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Until 2020 it was the oldest continuously running marathon, [6] and the second longest continuously running footrace in North America, having debuted five months after the Buffalo Turkey Trot. [7]
In April 2011, Goucher returned to marathon running at the 2011 Boston Marathon, where she placed fifth with a time of 2:24:52 hours, setting a new personal best by a minute. She was runner-up to Shalane Flanagan over 10,000 m at the 2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and later ran in the event at the 2011 World Championships in ...