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2021 Boston Marathon Winner Faces Disqualification Over New Doping Charge
The woman who won the 2021 Boston Marathon is set to have her victory rescinded after she was found to have taken a banned substance.
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Boston Marathon to Welcome Nonbinary Athletes to 2023 Race
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 —...
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102 Marathons in 102 Days: Amputee's Unofficial World Record
An amputee athlete from Arizona has set an unofficial world record, running 102 marathons in 102 days.
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102 Marathons in 102 Days: Amputee Runner on Track to Break World Record
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.
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Russian and Belarusian Athletes Banned From Boston Marathon
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.
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Justices Seem Set to Revive Boston Marathon Bomber's Death Sentence
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...
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Veteran Rises to Challenge After Airline Issues Dash Dream to Run Chicago, Boston Marathons
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.
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Boston Marathon: 7 Remarkable Stories From This Year's Race
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...
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Scenes from the 2021 Boston Marathon: Good Weather, High Security
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.
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Kenya's Kipruto, Kipyoge Crowned Boston Marathon Champions
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.
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Marathon Bomber Tsarnaev Faces Revived Death Sentence in Supreme Court
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...
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We Interviewed a 7-Time Marathoner…While Running
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.
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Connecting the Dots From the Boston Marathon to Student Loans to Coffee
What do the Boston Marathon, student loans and coffee have in common? A lot more than you may think. In this episode of “Connect the Dots,” NBC Boston’s Rob Michaelson takes a deep dive into the science of caffeine and how coffee gets Boston Marathon runners… moving. He also explores the theory that cutting back on a daily latte can...
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This Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor Now Helps Amputees Get Prosthetics
After Heather Abbott lost a limb in the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15, 2013, she had help of an $81 million fund for the victims to pay for multiple prostheses, which are not covered by insurance if they are cosmetic or not deemed medically necessary. Now her foundation is helping other amputees get special prosthetic limbs they can use...
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Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Ruling That Overturned Boston Marathon Bomber's Death Sentence
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear the government’s appeal of a lower court ruling that overturned the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
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‘One-of-a-Kind' Boston Marathon Legend Dick Hoyt Dies
Renowned Boston Marathon runner Dick Hoyt, who became an icon of the race for pushing his son in his wheelchair the 26.2 miles dozens of times, has died, the Boston Athletic Association said Wednesday. He was 80.
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Boston Marathon Plan to Hand Out 70,000 Medals Roils Runners
The Boston Marathon’s mid-pandemic plan to hand out coveted medals to 70,000 people who walk or run the 26.2-mile distance wherever they are has roiled the usually genteel running world. The Boston Athletic Association still hopes to hold an in-person race in October, but will cut the field size to make it safer for athletes and spectators. As a consolation…
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Long Road to Normalcy: Virtual Village Connects Boston Marathoners
Organizers of the Boston Marathon — postponed indefinitely because of the coronavirus pandemic — have launched a virtual Athletes’ Village to reproduce at least some of the camaraderie of the real thing. The Boston Athletic Association says it’s an attempt to keep runners connected as the group works out a date for the 125th running of the planet’s most storied…
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If You Can't Run the Boston Marathon in a Pandemic, Is Virtual Racing the Next Best Thing?
Running is often considered a solitary sport. But for many, the thrill of running comes from the camaraderie of training with a pack and feeling the support of crowds lining the streets of major races like the Boston Marathon. Can digital innovations like virtual racing fill that void? NBCLX’s Noah Pransky and NBC Boston explore the future of running...
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2021 Boston Marathon Postponed Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The 2021 Boston Marathon has been postponed from its traditional date in April until at least the fall of next year amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Boston Athletic Association said Wednesday. It would be impossible to safely hold the event with just six months left until Patriots’ Day — the date the race is traditionally run — and road races…