The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by eight cities and towns in greater Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States, traditionally held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. First run in April 1897 and inspired by the first modern Olympic marathon of 1896, it is the world's oldest annual marathon and one of the eight World Marathon Majors. The Boston Athletic Association has organized it since 1897, and it has been managed by DMSE Sports since 1988. The course runs from Hopkinton to Boylston Street near Copley Square. Women were officially allowed to enter from 1972, wheelchair divisions were added in 1975 for men and 1977 for women, and the centennial race of 1996 set a record as the world's largest marathon with 38,708 entrants.
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in eastern Massachusetts, United States
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Amateur and professional runners from all over the world compete in the Boston Marathon each year
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is an annual marathon race
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First held in 1897
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is an annual marathon race hosted by eight cities and towns in greater Boston
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in eastern Massachusetts, United States
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placed in the top 100 women finishers of the Boston Marathon twice
Ingrid Kristiansen (Wikipedia)
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After she won the Boston Marathon in hot conditions
Margaret Okayo (Wikipedia)
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the Boston Marathon in 2002
Meb Keflezighi (Wikipedia)
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the 2014 Boston Marathon on April 21, 2014
Peres Jepchirchir (Wikipedia)
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She claimed victories at the 2021 New York City and 2022 Boston Marathon
Rosa Mota (Wikipedia)
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In 1990, she returned to Boston to win for a third time
Kathrine Switzer (Wikipedia)
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she became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as an officially registered competitor
Shigeki Tanaka (Wikipedia)
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Tanaka became the Boston Marathon's first Japanese winner.
Herbert Steffny (Wikipedia)
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Boston Marathon: 1996 Winner of the Age Class Championship (over 40)
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best known as a two-time winner of the Boston Marathon, in 1936 and 1939
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