The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by several cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally...

times at the Berlin Marathon, three times at the Boston Marathon, five times at the Chicago Marathon, six times at the London Marathon, and five times at...

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...

Square in Boston. Johnny Hayes' victory at the 1908 Summer Olympics also contributed to the early growth of long-distance running and marathoning in the...

The 1901 Boston Marathon was the fifth edition of the marathon race from Ashland to Boston, Massachusetts, United States on April 19, 1901. The event...

Summer Games: Men's Marathon. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-03-12. Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Marathon. Sports Reference. Retrieved...

the American team included 1911 Boston Marathon winner Clarence DeMar, 1912 Boston winner Michael J. Ryan, and 1908 Olympic bronze medalist Joseph Forshaw...

of the marathon race at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Hayes' Olympic victory contributed to the early growth of long-distance running and marathoning in the...

teams in 1920, 1924, and 1928. Ryan competed in the Boston Marathon in 1907, finishing 15th, in 1908 he came in fourth place with a time of 2:27:08. He...

won the 1903 Boston Marathon, was violently ill after 10 miles (16 km) and retired, while Sam Mellor, who had won the 1902 Boston Marathon, was also overcome...

second Olympic marathon to use the distance of 42.195 km (26 miles, 385 yards) which was first used in 1908 and is now the standard marathon distance. Fifty-eight...

decrease to the "Boston effect", whereby marathon runners chose other marathons to run in order to qualify for the 2014 Boston Marathon. Lubec has a humid...

line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring roughly 264. The subsequent search for the bombers led to a lock-down of Boston and surrounding...

October 1968) was an American long-distance runner who won the Boston Marathon in 1908. Tom Morrissey was born to Irish immigrants in 1888 at Yonkers...

Boston Marathon. A post office called Marathon has been in operation since 1882. The name of the city commemorates the Battle of Marathon. Marathon is...

American long distance runner who won the 1905 Boston Marathon. Lorz is also known for his "finish" in the marathon at the 1904 Summer Olympics, where he did...

was an American long-distance runner who won the 1902 Boston Marathon and competed in the marathon at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri. Mellor...

competed in the marathon at the 1908 Summer Olympics where he finished in 11th place. Caffrey was also a two-time champion of the Boston Marathon. He won with...

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...

(26.219 mi) more often than any other marathon. The Polytechnic Marathon had its origins in the marathon of the 1908 Summer Olympics, held in London. This...

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who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He finished fourth in the Men's Marathon. Welton also competed in the 1908 Boston Marathon, finishing in ninth...

John I. Taylor, c. 1908, following the lead of previous teams that had been known as the "Boston Red Stockings", including the Boston Braves (now the Atlanta...

the poet (1977) The Tortoise and the Hare, Nancy Schön (1994) The Boston Marathon Centennial Monument, Mark Flannery (1994). Additions by Robert Shure...

1908 marathon that qualified him for the 1908 Olympics. He competed in the marathon in two Olympics, placing 8th in 1904 at St Louis and 14th in 1908...

races eventually included: Bay to Breakers Boston Marathon Chicago Marathon Los Angeles Marathon New York Marathon The growth in road racing events spread...

Boston Red Sox logo used in 1908 The original Red Sox home uniform featured a silhouette of a red sock with the name "BOSTON" in blocky white letters being...

Ford (born 1887) was an American long distance runner who won the Boston Marathon in 1906. At the age of eighteen, he is the youngest person ever to...

of downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is best known for being home to Boston College and a section of the Boston Marathon route. Like all...

rooms with Jim Thorpe on the way to the Olympics. Smith also ran the Boston Marathon 10 years in a row. He finished 10th at the 1912 event with a time of...