Boston Marathon 2015

City Life

Meb Keflezighi Has Gained 12 Pounds Since the Boston Marathon

Maybe watching the Boston Marathon gave you an annual kick in the pants to lace up your dusty running shoes, hit the road, and drop […]

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Last Runner Finishes Boston Marathon at 5 a.m.

One of the most inspiring stories to emerge on a day that always has plenty of them came around 5 a.m. this morning, when the Boston Marathon’s final racer […]

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Boston Marathon 2015 Photos

Despite heavy rains throughout the day, large crowds gathered on Boylston Street for the city’s favorite tradition—the Boston Marathon. In the morning, Tatyana McFadden became […]

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Boston Marathon 2015 Winners

Men’s Elite Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia, who returned his 2013 medal to the City of Boston in the wake of the bombing, won the men’s elite […]

Arts & Entertainment

Photos: Midnight Marathon Bike Ride 2015

Hours before runners were lacing up their sneakers to begin the 2015 Boston Marathon, the Boylston St. finish line played host to the last leg […]

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Boston Marathon 2015 Live Blog

With updates by Eric Randall, Kyle Clauss, Olga Khvan, Chris Sweeney, and Yiqing Shao 5:30 p.m. At about 5:25 p.m., officials turned off the clock, but runners […]

Arts & Entertainment

Q&A: Uzo Aduba Talks Running the Boston Marathon, Orange Is the New Black Season Three

As an athletic kid growing up in bucolic Medfield, it’s unlikely that Uzo Aduba imagined that she’d one day make an Emmy-award winning splash for […]

Wellness

Scenes from the 2015 John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo

This year’s John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo kicked off with a flood of visitors Friday afternoon in Hynes Convention Center, kicking off an entire […]

City Life

What the Marathon Means to Boston

This article first appeared in the Boston Marathon Official Program, now available on newsstands. Tradition holds the Mayor of Boston crowns the Boston Marathon men’s […]

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Boston Marathon Google Map

Click to view in Google Maps. Note: A list version of these Boston Marathon route sights appeared in the April 2014 issue of Boston magazine, in […]

Arts & Entertainment

Boston Comedy Marathon Will Feature 26.2 Comedians

Before tens of thousands of runners hit the pavement on Marathon Monday, laugh it up at a different kind of marathon this weekend at Dugout […]

City Life

Boston Marathon 2015: Road Closures, Parking Info, and More

As the 2015 Boston Marathon quickly approaches, it’s important that spectators get caught up on the specific rules on transportation on the days leading up […]

Restaurants

Your Ultimate Marathon Carbo-Loading Guide

Anthem Kitchen and Bar Anthem Kitchen + Bar in Faneuil Hall will be offering a bottomless bowl of pasta special on both April 19 and 20: orecchiette […]

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Seventh Annual Midnight Marathon Bike Ride to Take Place on April 19

Update, April 20, 10 a.m.: Check out photos from the 2015 Midnight Marathon Bike Ride. While runners anticipate the race to Boylston on Patriots Day, […]

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Dick Hoyt Named Grand Marshal of 2015 Boston Marathon

The Boston Athletic Association announced on Thursday that Dick Hoyt, of the famous father-son duo behind Team Hoyt, will be the Grand Marshal of the 2015 […]