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On 15 April, the second of the six World Marathon Majors, takes place on the streets of Boston, Massachusetts.
For the 2019 edition, around 30,000 runners are expected to take on the famous 26.2-mile (42.2 km) course.
Last year, heavy rain and strong winds made it a real test with

Boston Marathon 2019

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Boston Marathon 2019: Everything you need to know and how to watch

Don’t miss when Constantina Tomescu of Romania runs at the front from start to finish and opens up a lead of one minute by the 30km mark.

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42.195km (26.2 miles) might seem like an arbitrary distance, especially in comparison to much rounder distances like 5km, 10km, 20km and 50km, but its importance in the history and development of global athletics cannot be understated. Why? Because it is the official distance of the marathon.
Yes, that ultimate test

Tamirat Tola of Team Ethiopia crosses the finish line to win the Gold medal and to break the Olympic Record during the Men's Marathon at Esplanade Des Invalides

Chasing history: the evolution of men’s and women’s marathon world records

Former distance running star Catherine Ndereba believes the women’s marathon record will continue to be broken.
Fellow Kenyan Ruth Chepng’etich ran a new women's record in the Chicago Marathon on 13 October, finishing in a time of 2:09:57 and becoming the first woman to run a marathon in under 2

Kenyan marathon runners Catherine Ndereba (left) and Ruth Chepng’etich.

Catherine Ndereba: 'I foresee the times getting even faster'

What makes a marathon course quick?
The first thing is the terrain, with few or zero hills and inclines, so runners don’t lose time and energy on the ascents.
Flat courses have helped make Berlin, Valencia, and Chicago, where the current men’s marathon world record was set in 2023, among

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge at the start of the 2023 Berlin-Marathon.

The 10 fastest marathon courses in the world

From Olympic gold medallists, World Marathon champions, and world record holders, to major city race winners: The marathon kings and queens include some of the greatest ever distance-running stars.
Athletics is all about fast times and firsts, and marathon running is full of them.
But who are the marathon GOATS?

Athletics | Chicago Marathon 2022

Grete Waitz, Eliud Kipchoge, Rosa Mota

Who are the marathon GOATs? 

Boston Marathon year-by-year
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The Boston Marathon was first run in April 1897 making it the world’s oldest annual marathon.
The race was established to commemorate Patriots’ Day, a holiday marked on the third Monday of April each year in a handful of states including Massachusetts, with the course designed

Athletics | Boston Marathon 2023

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 18: A detailed view of the Boston Marathon logo on Boylston Street during the 126th Boston Marathon on April 18, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images)

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Boston Marathon 2023: Records, stats and top facts

Boston Marathon year-by-year:
1897
The Boston Marathon was first run in April 1897 making it the world’s oldest annual marathon.
The race was established to commemorate Patriots’ Day, a holiday that is marked on the third Monday of April each year in the US, with the course designed to copy

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 11: Runners near the finish line on Boylston Street during the 125th Boston Marathon on October 11, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Getty Images)

Seven of the last eight men's Boston Marathon winners will compete in 2022.

The Boston Marathon in numbers

Since winning her Boston Marathon debut in 2017, the Kenyan running star Edna Kiplagat has made the podium of the oldest race twice.
Despite being 42-years-old, the double world champion believes she can finish top of the podium again at the 2022 Boston Marathon on 18 April.
“If everything goes

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 11: Edna Kiplagat of Kenya crosses the finish line for second place during the 125th Boston Marathon on October 11, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Getty Images)

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