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The 1970 Boston Marathon took place on Monday, April 20, 1970. It was the 74th time the Boston Marathon was organized, and featured 1,174 official entrants. [1] This was the first edition of the race to have a qualifying standard, as the entry form stipulated "A runner must submit the certification...that he has trained sufficiently to finish the course in less than four hours."
BOSTON — The 2021 Boston Marathon is underway, which means runners from Shorewood are making their 26.2-mile journey from Hopkinton to the famed Boylston Street finish line in Boston.
Yuki Kawauchi (川内優輝, Kawauchi Yūki, born 5 March 1987) is a Japanese marathon runner. He came to prominence after running the 2011 Tokyo Marathon in 2:08:37, finishing as the first Japanese citizen and third overall. [1]
In 2006, the 30th anniversary of the St. George Marathon, the race was limited to 6,700 participants, with applicants selected by random lottery, except for residents of Washington County, Utah and members of the St. George Marathon's 10-year and 20-year clubs who are officially entered into the race before the lottery. Also in 2006, the course ...
Joan Benoit Samuelson (born May 16, 1957) is an American marathon runner who was the first women's Olympic Games marathon champion, winning the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. [2]
Statue of John J. Kelley and his dog Brutus in Mystic, CT. John Joseph "Johnny" Kelley (December 24, 1930 – August 21, 2011) was an American long-distance runner who won the 1957 Boston Marathon and the marathon at the 1959 Pan American Games. [3]
Korir in the 2012 Boston Marathon (which he won), approaching halfway point in Wellesley College scream tunnel. Korir was born on 15 November 1982 in Kitale, Trans-Nzoia District. [9]
The 1897 Boston Marathon was the inaugural edition of the marathon race that became known as the Boston Marathon. At the time it was run, the race was not known by a proper name . [1] It took place on April 19, 1897, and was run from Ashland to Boston , Massachusetts , over a distance of 24.5 miles (39.4 km).