Boston Marathon
April Massachusetts race
The Boston Marathon is an annual 26.2-mile footrace held in Massachusetts on Patriots' Day, the third Monday in April.
First run in 1897, it is the world's oldest annual marathon and among the most prestigious, requiring qualifying times for entry.
The course runs from Hopkinton to Boston, with Heartbreak Hill its most famous challenge.
She finally qualified for Boston.
Those who race on foot
- starting lineRace's initial position
- finish lineRace completion marker
- 26.2 milesStandard marathon length
- bib numbersAthlete identification markers
aid stations · course · road race · qualifying time · personal best · course record · spectators · charity runners
Day of rest
- MassachusettsNortheastern colonial state
- reenactmentsStaged reproductions of events
- Red SoxBoston baseball club
- Fenway ParkHistoric Boston ballfield
Lexington · Concord · colonial · commemorative · April · Monday · celebration
Four-digit date
- Patriots' DayHoliday marking Revolutionary War's start
- AprilYear's fourth month
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
Capacity for sustained effort
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
pacing · runner's high · second wind · hitting the wall · carbo-loading · hydration · energy gels · electrolytes
Fastest professional racers
- prize moneyAward given to winners
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- medalsAwards for achievement
- leaderboardRanked list of competitors
defending champion · course record · personal best · qualifying · seeding · pacing · kick · breakaway
runners
Those who race on foot
- starting lineRace's initial position
- finish lineRace completion marker
- 26.2 milesStandard marathon length
bib numbers · aid stations · course · road race · qualifying time · personal best · course record · spectators · charity runners · running shoes
holiday
Day of rest
- MassachusettsNortheastern colonial state
- reenactmentsStaged reproductions of events
- Red SoxBoston baseball club
Fenway Park · Lexington · Concord · colonial · commemorative · April · Monday · celebration
1897
Four-digit date
- Patriots' DayHoliday marking Revolutionary War's start
- AprilYear's fourth month
- traditionCustom passed through generations
stamina
Capacity for sustained effort
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
fatigue · pacing · runner's high · second wind · hitting the wall · carbo-loading · hydration · energy gels · electrolytes · long-distance
elite runners
Fastest professional racers
- prize moneyAward given to winners
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- medalsAwards for achievement
leaderboard · defending champion · course record · personal best · qualifying · seeding · pacing · kick · breakaway · lead pack
- Marathons
- MassachusettsCambridge, Cape Cod, Plymouth, Salem, Lowell
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- sports historyOlympic history, Olympic records, Olympics, Olympic Games, Olympic training
- BostonBeacon Hill, Charlestown, Chinatown, Dorchester, Fenway
- raceshorse race, Kentucky Derby, foot race, Preakness Stakes, car race
Boston Marathon100-meter dash
Brief straight-line footrace
sprint · dash · 800 meters · mile run
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