

What a race! The Boston Marathon was thrilling this year, with over 30,000 runners jostling to be number one in the pack in both the men’s and women’s groups. It kept us guessing all the way till the end who was going to win, but now we know! Click down to see the winners!
The first wave of elite men in the Boston Marathon will begin the race at 10:00am EST and three more waves will stagger onto the course in 25 minute increments. But the action actually starts earlier with the mobility impaired participants starting at 8:50am. Runners must qualify well in advanced for the annual, challenging competition. Marathons are pretty long races and because this one in particular is so difficult to earn admittance to, maybe the best bet is to enjoy the action from your couch. Stay at home and watch every strider online here!
Runners from all over the globe will be taking part in the Boston Marathon on Apr. 18. It’s one of the biggest events on the US sporting calendar, with tens of thousands competing and hundreds of thousands of spectators cheering them on! But how can you watch it? Click down to read everything you need to know!
The Boston Marathon gets underway on Apr. 18, as tens of thousands of runners take part in the ultimate test of endurance by running 26 miles through the streets of Bean Town. It’s always a fascinating race, and despite the horrific terrorist attack of 2013, will still draw a HUGE crowd of spectators. But did you know it’s the biggest marathon in the world? You didn’t? Well, click down for some fascinating facts!
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, has been found guilty for all 30 counts he was charged with in the 2013 attack on the Boston Marathon. His actions left 4 people dead — Krystle Campbell, Martin Richard, Sean Collier, and Lingzi Lu — as well as 264 people injured. The verdict arrived just one day after the jury began deliberations on April 7 over whether or not Dzhokhar was responsible for the deadly terrorist attack.
It was a day of remembrance for all Bostonians when they headed to the finish line on Boylston Street, where the bombs went off in 2013. “America The Beautiful” played over the finish line while a moment of silence was observed. 36,000 runners registered for the 26.2 mile race. Families and friends of loved ones who were killed or injured in the attacks attended, while others who competed last year choose to take part in it again.
A year after the tragedy at Boston took place in 2013, about 36,000 runners headed to the starting line for the 2014 Boston Marathon at 9:30 EST on April 21. Runners and bystanders gathered close together remembering the horrifying events from the previous year, paying tribute to those who were lost, and celebrating the lives saved by running once again in the huge marathon.
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