Boston Marathon

The woman who won the 2021 Boston Marathon is set to have her victory rescinded after she was found to have taken a banned substance.

Nonbinary athletes will be able to run in next year’s Boston Marathon without having to register as members of the men’s or women’s divisions. Race organizers announced the change on Monday as registration opened for the 127th running of the prestigious race next April 17. The Boston Athletic Association says it’s been working to expand opportunities for nonbinary people —...

An amputee athlete from Arizona has set an unofficial world record, running 102 marathons in 102 days.

New England Honda Dealers is the Official and Exclusive Automobile of the Boston Marathon and B.A.A. Distance Medley.

Henry Richard, the 20-year-old brother of Boston Marathon bombing victim Martin Richard, was among the 28,000-plus participants in Monday’s 126th Boston Marathon. Henry Richard is the older brother of Martin Richard, the 8-year-old boy killed in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Martin would have turned 18 this June. Henry has participated in other Boston Athletic Association events in the past,…

Over 28,000 runners hit the pavement Monday in the 126th Boston Marathon. The historic race took place once again on Patriots Day this year after the COVID-19 pandemic pushed last year’s marathon back to October. Peres Jepchirchir, of Kenya, the reigning Olympic gold medalist, won the women’s division of the Boston Marathon Monday in an incredible finish not seen...

Monday morning, thousands of people will line up at the finish line to cheer on some of the best of the best runners at the 126th Boston Marathon. The race starts in less than 24 hours. People have been flying in from all over the world and are planning on running for different charities. Last year, the marathon was held…

Connecticut State Police has a team running in the 2022 Boston Marathon and raising money for charity. The four-person team has raised more than $5,000 for Massachusetts-based charity, Cops for Kids with Cancer. “It means a lot,” said Sgt. Kazimera Morse, who will run in her second Boston Marathon this Monday. Morse will be joined by Lt. Jim Nicholson, Sgt. Ben…

Four Conn. state troopers are running in the marathon for a Massachusetts- based charity ‘Cops for Kids With Cancer.’

An Arizona woman who lost a leg to a rare cancer is closing in on what would be a new world record — at least 102 marathons in 102 days.

Mayor Michelle Wu spoke alongside public safety agencies and the Boston Athletic Association at a press conference Tuesday to discuss public safety preparations for the 126th Boston Marathon. “I’m grateful to be here with leaders who have been spending a lot of time ensuring that this year’s event will be the glorious return that we’ve been hoping for for...

The Boston Athletic Association announced Wednesday that runners from Russia and Belarus who had previously qualified will no longer be allowed to compete in events due to the invasion of Ukraine.

The Supreme Court sounded ready Wednesday to reinstate the death penalty for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. In more than 90 minutes of arguments, the court’s six conservative justices seemed likely to embrace the Biden administration’s argument that a federal appeals court mistakenly threw out Tsarnaev’s death sentence for his role in the bombing that killed three people near the finish line...

There have been plenty of national headlines this week about flight delays and cancellations with Southwest Airlines, but for one local veteran, that situation dashed his dreams of running in both the Chicago and Boston Marathons.

Monday’s Boston Marathon was different from its predecessors. For one, due to the pandemic, it was the first-ever fall marathon in the race’s 125-year history. And it was also smaller, with staggered starts to allow for more social distancing. But blind runner Christopher Lancaster said after his run that it still sounds the same. “Just having the crowds here...

The Boston Marathon is normally held in April, but on this October day the weather felt similar. NBC Boston’s Eli Rosenberg moved through the crowd and talked to fans and loved ones, and one man who had completed the 26.2 mile race.

It’s been more than 900 days since runners could compete in-person in the world’s longest-running long run: the Boston Marathon. But race day looks a lot different than it did in April 2019.

The Biden administration will try to persuade the Supreme Court this week to reinstate the death penalty for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev by arguing that a jury had no need to examine evidence that the government itself relied on at an earlier phase of the case. Tsarnaev’s guilt in the deaths of three people in the shocking...

With the Chicago Marathon on Sunday and the Boston Marathon on Monday, LX News Host Nik Z left the studio on foot for this interview with Mike Brown, who has run 7 marathons. Brown couldn’t help but laugh as Nik asked his questions and quickly got a stitch in his side.

Officials released new details Thursday about Monday’s 125th Boston Marathon, the first ever to be held in the fall. The Boston Athletic Association revealed security plans and health and safety protocols at a press conference Thursday morning. Later, Boston Mayor Kim Janey held her own press conference to discuss public health guidance and safety preparations. “We look forward mightily...