The 1987 Boston Marathon was the 91st running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States, which was held on April 20. The elite men's race was...
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The Boston Marathon, one of the six World Marathon Majors, is a 26.2-mile (42.2 km) race which has been held in the Greater Boston area in Massachusetts...
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Boston Marathon qualifying standards allow runners to qualify for the Boston Marathon by running a previous marathon with a stipulated result within a...
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Semple, Boston's Mr. Marathon, pages 7, 114–118, Waterford Publishing Co., ISBN 978-0942052015 Boston Marathon History. baa.org Boston Marathon History:...
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Kathrine Switzer (redirect from 1967 Boston Marathon)
an American marathon runner, author, and television commentator. In the year 1967, she became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as an officially...
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Buzunesh Deba (category Boston Marathon female winners)
Buzunesh Deba (born 8 September 1987) is a Bronx-based Ethiopian long-distance runner. She won the 2014 Boston Marathon in her personal-best time of 2:19:59...
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Times. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 2015-10-29. "2017 Boston Marathon Results". The Boston Globe. The Boston Globe. Retrieved 17 April 2017. "Tennis star Caroline...
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The women's marathon was one of the road events at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome, Italy. It took place on 29 August 1987; the course...
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The 1986 Boston Marathon was the 90th running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States, which was held on April 21. The elite men's race was...
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The 1988 Boston Marathon was the 92nd running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States, which was held on April 18. The elite men's race was...
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the oldest marathon in Europe and the third-oldest in the world (after the Boston Marathon, first held in 1897, and the Yonkers Marathon, first held...
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Bill Rodgers (runner) (category Boston Marathon male winners)
and former record holder in the marathon. Rodgers is best known for his four victories in both the Boston Marathon, including three straight from 1978...
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Mayor Daley Marathon, which drew a field of 4,200 runners. The race has been held every year since, except in 1987 when only a half-marathon was run, and...
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Edna Kiplagat (category Boston Marathon female winners)
set at the London Marathon in 2012. At age 37, Kiplagat won the 2017 Boston Marathon in a time of 2:21:52 hours, and won the marathon silver medal at the...
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largest marathon in the world, with 53,627 finishers in 2019 and 98,247 applicants for the 2017 race. Along with the Boston Marathon and Chicago Marathon, it...
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Yuki Kawauchi (category Boston Marathon male winners)
Kawauchi Yūki, born 5 March 1987) is a Japanese marathon runner. He came to prominence after running the 2011 Tokyo Marathon in 2:08:37, finishing as the...
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Uta Pippig (category Boston Marathon female winners)
first woman to officially win the Boston Marathon three consecutive times (1994–1996). She also won the Berlin Marathon three times (1990, 1992 and 1995);...
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Joan Benoit (category Boston Marathon female winners)
an American woman at the Chicago Marathon for 32 years after winning the race in 1985. Her time at the Boston Marathon was the fastest time by an American...
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The St. George Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of St. George, Utah on the first Saturday in October. The first race run...
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Toshihiko Seko (category Boston Marathon male winners)
notable marathon wins include Fukuoka Marathon (1978–1980, 1983), Boston Marathon (1981, 1987), London Marathon (1986) and Chicago Marathon (1986). On...
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Catherine Ndereba (category Boston Marathon female winners)
winner of the Boston Marathon and a two-time winner of the Chicago Marathon. It was at the latter in 2001 that she broke the women's marathon world record...
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World Athletics Label Road Races marathon runs. Sports portal Lists portal World Athletics Label Road Races World Marathon Majors "Sydney Running Festival"...
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Meb Keflezighi (category Boston Marathon male winners)
the marathon and finished in fourth place in the 2012 Summer Olympics. He won the 2009 New York City Marathon on November 1, 2009, and the 2014 Boston Marathon...
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States, after the Boston Marathon. It is held on the third Sunday in October. In addition to the marathon, there is a half marathon race and a 5K course...
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Ingrid Kristiansen (category Boston Marathon female winners)
she won the London Marathon again in a new world record of 2:21:06; the previous record was 2:22:43 set in the 1983 Boston Marathon by Joan Benoit. Later...
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Eliud Kipchoge (category Recipients of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races Best Marathon Runner Award)
Berlin Marathon, where Kipsang broke the world record, an eighth-place finish at the 2020 London Marathon and a sixth place in his debut at the Boston Marathon...
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Golden Gate Bridge. It is a qualifying race for the Boston Marathon. The first San Francisco Marathon was organized by the Pamakids Runners Club. Athol...
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The London Marathon (also known as the TCS London Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon held in London, England. Founded by athletes...
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Gelindo Bordin (category Boston Marathon male winners)
an Olympic gold in the marathon and the only male to win both the Boston Marathon and the Olympic gold medal in this event. Born in Vicenza, Italy, Bordin...
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WCVB-TV (redirect from The Boston Channel)
Marathon dropout". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 25, 2014. Noyes, Jesse (December 20, 2006). "WBZ to Air Marathon". Boston Herald. Retrieved June 25...
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