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Jeff Bauman. Jeff Bauman (born January 2, 1986) is an American author. He lost both of his legs during the Boston Marathon Bombing attack in 2013 and was the subject of a famous photograph taken in the aftermath of the bombing. The film Stronger is based on a memoir of the same name he co-wrote, with actor Jake Gyllenhaal portraying Bauman.
The 2018 Boston Marathon was the 122nd running of the Boston Athletic Association 's Boston Marathon. It took place on Monday, April 16, 2018 ( Patriots' Day in Massachusetts). [1] The race was held in unusually cold weather at 39 °F (4 °C) with rain. [2] Yuki Kawauchi won the men's foot race in 2:15:58 and Desiree Linden won the women's foot ...
Uta Pippig (born 7 September 1965) is a retired German long-distance runner, and the first woman to officially win the Boston Marathon three consecutive times (1994–1996). She also won the Berlin Marathon three times (1990, 1992 and 1995); the 1993 New York City Marathon; represented Germany at the Olympic Games in 1992 and 1996, and won a ...
Known for. Marathon running. John J. McDermott (October 16, 1874 – before 1906) was an Irish-American athlete. Nicknamed "J.J." or "little Mac", he won the first marathon run in the United States in 1896, as well as the inaugural Boston Marathon, then known as the B.A.A. Road Race, in 1897. [2] [3] He was a lithographer by trade.
He won the 2009 New York City Marathon on November 1, 2009, and the 2014 Boston Marathon on April 21, 2014, becoming the first American man to win each race since 1982 and 1983, respectively. Keflezighi is a graduate of UCLA , where he won four NCAA championships competing for the UCLA Bruins track and field team.
CHICAGO — Sarah Bohan toed the starting line of the Chicago Marathon last weekend with a very specific plan in place. But by the time she finished the 26.2-mile course, her mission had changed ...