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With the help of sons, Michael and Matt, he completed the 2025 Boston Marathon in a racing wheelchair in late April. "I was pointing to people, showing them the heart symbol," Birkel said.

The Boston Athletic Association announced Monday that registration for the 2026 Boston Marathon will open this fall from Sept. 8-12, with the qualifying window for the 2027 race beginning on Sept. 13.

The previous Boston Marathon women's record was held by Buzunesh Deba with a mark of 2:19:59 back in 2014. Lokedi finished the 2025 race with a time of 2:17:22.

It will be hard to spot a face in the crowd of 30,000 participants at the 2025 Boston Marathon on Monday. But if you search hard enough, you may spy a couple of famous faces along the 26.2-mile ...

At the 2025 Boston Marathon, Sharon Lokedi shattered the women's course record, while John Korir joined his older brother as a men's champion.

Shane Sager is a Boston-based musician and harmonica player for Sting. He ran the 2024 Boston Marathon for Massachusetts General Hospital, raising more than $24,500.

With 2026 Boston Marathon registration opening in September, a major qualifying rule change is coming for 2027 By Amin Touri Globe Staff,Updated June 16, 2025, 1:01 p.m.

A relative newcomer on the elite marathon scene, Mantz, 28, made his debut in Boston in 2023 by finishing 11th. He won the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials last year and finished eighth at the Summer ...

The 2025 Boston Marathon raised $50.4 million for charity, surpassing a single-year record set in 2024, the Boston Athletic Association announced. The total combines funds raised through 176 non ...

Limber up, dear reader: We're going long on Boston Marathon trivia. After 129 years of racing, the marathon has collected more than its share of factoids, lore and data points. Here are 26.2 facts ...

People of all abilities, ages and and backgrounds run the Boston Marathon. You could run next year's race, too, with the right training. Two local coaches share their advice to make that dream a ...