Boston Marathon 2018

Wellness

Tatyana McFadden’s Tough Road Back to the Boston Marathon

Tatyana McFadden, 28, is a familiar face at the Boston Marathon—the paralympian has won the women’s wheelchair division four times. The Russian-born athlete is no stranger […]

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Wellness

New Hydration Technology to Be Worn by Boston Marathon Participants for the First Time

Racing into Marathon Monday, your training is on point, your sleep is on point, and your nutrition is on point…but what about your hydration? Do […]

Arts & Entertainment

24 Ways To Celebrate the Boston Marathon

Friday, April 13 John Hancock Sports and Fitness Expo: Just because you’re not picking up a race bib doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the expo. The fair will […]

Restaurants

The Boston Guide to a Marathon Day of Dining and Drinking

With the world’s oldest, consecutively run marathon, and the coinciding tradition of an early day game at Major League Baseball’s oldest ballpark, Patriots’ Day is […]

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City Life

Guide to Navigating Public Transportation on Marathon Monday in Boston

Yes, your car is comfortable, clean, and all your own. Yes, driving is smoother, faster, and devoid of strangers playing music on their phones without […]

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Restaurants

Six Local Beers for Marathon Monday in Boston

Sure, runners are encouraged to “carbo-load” with plates of pasta and bread for energy before the big race. But if the only marathon you’re planning […]

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Wellness

Limber Up before Tearing Up the Streets on Marathon Monday

If you qualified for the Boston Marathon, this likely isn’t your first rodeo, but besides putting in the mileage, what else are you doing to […]

David Doxzen running
Wellness

Nonprofit Helps the Homeless Change Their Lives by Starting to Run

A little over four years ago, David Doxzen, 28, could have never imagined preparing for his first Boston Marathon. Deep in the throes of addiction, […]

Wellness

Meb Keflezighi Will Run the Boston Marathon This Year

He may have retired from competitive running, but that doesn’t mean Meb Keflezighi is done running the Boston Marathon. The 2014 Marathon winner has announced […]

Runners at the Boston Marathon
Wellness

How the Nor’easters Have Affected Boston Marathon Runners

The U.S. Postal Service promises “neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night” will prevent its couriers from finishing their routes. The same, […]