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Boston Gives Up on This Year's Marathon
Organizers canceled the Boston Marathon on Thursday for the first time in its history, bowing to the social distancing requirements of the coronavirus outbreak and ending a 124-year run that had...
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Boston Marathon Gives Up on the Spring
This year, Boston Marathon organizers postponed the event until the fall before deciding to cancel the race for the first time in its 124-year history and replace it with a virtual event. Organizers...
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He Ran Dozens of Marathons, While Pushing His Son
Dick Hoyt, who inspired thousands of runners, fathers, and disabled athletes by pushing his son in a wheelchair in dozens of Boston Marathons, has died at age 80, per the AP . Hoyt died in his sleep at...
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Acts of Kindness Mark a Painful Anniversary
Boston marked eight years since the bombing at the 2013 Boston Marathon killed three people and injured scores of others on Thursday with quiet moments of reflection and small acts of kindness. Acting...
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Boston Marathon Held for First Time in 30 Months
With fall foliage replacing the blooming daffodils and mylar blankets sharing space with masks, the pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon returned Monday after a 30-month absence for a smaller, socially...
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Miscue in Final Mile Costs Racer $50K
Marcel Hug collected $25,000 Monday as the first-place wheelchair finisher in the Boston Marathon . But as NBC Boston reports, he likely would have collected $75,000 if not for a hiccup in the final...
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This Year's Winners of the Boston Marathon
Evans Chebet of Kenya won the Boston Marathon on Monday as the race returned to its traditional Patriots' Day spot in the schedule for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The...
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Amputee Finds Strength in Running a Marathon a Day
Update: On Thursday, Jacky Hunt-Broersma achieved her goal of running 102 marathons in as many days, setting an unofficial women’s world record. And the amputee athlete can't stop/won't stop, saying...
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Boston Marathon Fixture Rick Hoyt Dead at 61
Rick Hoyt, who with his father pushing his wheelchair became a fixture at the Boston Marathon and other races for decades, has died at 61, per AP . Hoyt died of complications with his respiratory...
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