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The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by several cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. [1] Begun in 1897, the event was inspired by the success of the first marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics. [2]
Aurèle Vandendriessche won back-to-back marathons in 1963 and 1964. Ron Hill set a course record at the 1970 Boston Marathon. Bill Rodgers won the race four times between 1975 and 1980. Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot won the race four times, and set two course records. Geoffrey Mutai holds the current course record, 2:03:02, set in 2011.
WBZ-TV. / 42.31028°N 71.23667°W / 42.31028; -71.23667. WBZ-TV (channel 4) is a television station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, serving as the market's CBS outlet. It is owned and operated by the network's CBS News and Stations division alongside independent WSBK-TV (channel 38).
Eliud Kipchoge, the men’s marathon world record holder, headlines the entry list for the 2023 Boston Marathon. Evans Chebet, last year’s winner, is also in the field. ... Its anchor is the ...
kathrineswitzer.com. Kathrine Virginia Switzer (born January 5, 1947) [1] is an American marathon runner, author, and television commentator. [2] In the year 1967, she became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as an officially registered competitor. [3] During her run, the race manager Jock Semple assaulted Switzer, trying to grab her ...
April 12, 2024 at 1:24 PM. On Monday, more than 30,000 runners will participate in the 128th Boston Marathon and many more will flock to the course sidelines to show their support and cheer on ...
The 2021 Boston Marathon was the 125th official running of the annual marathon race held in Boston, Massachusetts, and 123rd time it was run on course (excluding the virtual event of 2020, and the ekiden of 1918). It took place on October 11, 2021. The elite men's marathon was won by Benson Kipruto in 2:09:51.
WSBK-TV (channel 38) is an independent television station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is owned by the CBS News and Stations group alongside CBS outlet WBZ-TV (channel 4). The two stations share studios on Soldiers Field Road in the Allston–Brighton section of Boston.