Former Boston Marathon Winner Des Linden Drops In On Virtual Runners
Runners are doing their socially distanced 5K virtually this year due to the pandemic.
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Runners are doing their socially distanced 5K virtually this year due to the pandemic.
When the B.A.A. announced that The Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation For Autism would be the presenting sponsor of the Boston Marathon Adaptive Programs, it was a full circle moment for a kid from Natick.
As the BAA tries to figure out how to operate the Boston Marathon this year, the future of road races may resemble what's happening in New Hampshire right now.
For Taylor Chin and Ben Westlake, the relationship has grown beyond the race.
Des Linden broke the previous record for fastest 50K at an incredible time of 2:59:54.
Rick and Dick Hoyt were staples of the Boston Marathon for decades, as the father pushed his son from Hopkinton to Boylston Street year after year after year.
The Boston Marathon will add an additional $25 COVID-19 fee for in-person runners this year.
The 2021 B.A.A. 10K and the 2021 B.A.A. Half Marathon will be held virtually this year, the Boston Athletic Association announced Monday.
The Boston Athletic Association is opening up the virtual race to the first 70,000 people who register.
Dick Hoyt, a Boston Marathon icon who pushed his son Rick during the event for decades, died Wednesday.
The field size has been set for the 2021 Boston Marathon.
Plans are in place for an in-person Boston Marathon this year, but there will once again be a virtual race option.
The Boston Marathon will be run on Monday, October 11, Columbus Day, if road races are allowed then under the Massachusetts reopening plan, the Boston Athletic Association announced Tuesday.
With no date set for the 2021 Boston Marathon, the Boston Athletic Association is still working to connect runners.
Boston Marathon organizers said Tuesday they are still unable to confirm a date for the 2021 event due to the recent surge in Massachusetts COVID cases.
Boston Marathon runners are getting some added inspiration with a new landmark along Heartbreak Hill.
The Boston Marathon has been postponed until at least the fall of 2021, the Boston Athletic Association announced Wednesday.
The Boston Marathon may have been a virtual race in 2020, but it still managed to raise $32.1 million for charities.
Four months after the traditional running of the 124th Boston Marathon was canceled; thousands of runners finished the race -- virtually.
There was a special flyover Monday morning capping off the week-long virtual Boston Marathon.
Jake Kennedy, founder of the Christmas charity event and Kennedy Brothers Physical Therapy, was diagnosed with ALS last year in November. Runners raised money with a relay race on Sunday to support his care.
Gael Henville, a Boston running coach, has been named a member of the Boston Athletic Association's Honorary Marathon team for her longstanding commitment to the community.
One of the athletes running the 2020 Boston Marathon already knows what it is like to run a virtual marathon.
Katie O'Grady and Dr. Ahmet Uluer are running as part of a team of 10 Cystic Fibrosis patients who go by the name "26.2 Miles Apart."
Some of this year's participants ended their 26.2 mile run crossing the finish line on Boylston Street, but people are running all over the world.
Smokey Bones is closing all of its restaurants, including Massachusetts locations in Tyngsboro and Taunton.
The Red Sox will be without their ace for the immediate future as he deals with a shoulder injury.
The recent right whale calving season has produced 23 births, the highest number for the species in 17 years.
Boston's 2030 climate action plan calls for studying congestion pricing to discourage car trips.
Haverhill Police arrested an 18-year-old woman Wednesday and charged her with setting a huge fire at an abandoned mill.
Boston's 2030 climate action plan calls for studying congestion pricing to discourage car trips.
The Red Sox will be without their ace for the immediate future as he deals with a shoulder injury.
Rob Gronkowski will be the next member of the Patriots Hall of Fame, the team announced Wednesday.
Haverhill Police arrested an 18-year-old woman Wednesday and charged her with setting a huge fire at an abandoned mill.
The recent right whale calving season has produced 23 births, the highest number for the species in 17 years.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
A Dorchester woman says Boston Police opened fire through her closed apartment door and the bullets went into her 5-year-old son's bedroom.
The I-Team has learned the Massachusetts Dept. of Health wants to take away pepper spray and non-lethal restraints from Tewksbury State Hospital safety officers.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
Smokey Bones is closing all of its restaurants, including Massachusetts locations in Tyngsboro and Taunton.
Boston ranks right up there with Hawaii as one of the most expensive vacation spots in the country, according to a new report.
The Market Basket Board of Directors was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday.
April 20 is Patriots' Day and Marathon Monday in Massachusetts. Here's what's open and what's closed.
Another movie theater in Massachusetts is closing its doors. The Route One Cinema Pub in North Attleboro will shut down in May.
Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor is a 114-acre destination just 4 miles from downtown Boston.
A modern school with a historic aesthetic, St. Benedict Classical Academy in Natick blends contemporary design with timeless style.
The Lexington Minute Men represent the original colonial militia who fought in the first battle of the American Revolution.
In the middle of Maine's forests lies the Desert of Maine, a surprising stretch of rolling sand dunes formed when farming practices exposed ancient glacial sand.
Known for her vibrant, handcrafted pottery, Boston artist Jill Rosenwald has made a name for herself in the industry.
The Red Sox will be without their ace for the immediate future as he deals with a shoulder injury.
Rob Gronkowski will be the next member of the New England Patriots Hall of Fame, the team announced Wednesday.
The Boston Bruins avoided elimination with a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 3-0 on Tuesday night.
The Philadelphia 76ers avoided elimination, beating the Boston Celtics 113-97 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.
A Boston man says he's lucky to be alive after jumping into the Charles River to save his dog.
Little Joe the gorilla is leaving Boston after decades at the Franklin Park Zoo.
There's been another sighting of an unusual killer whale named Old Thom in the waters off Massachusetts.
A soccer coach in Ludlow, Massachusetts plans to pay it forward after winning big on a lottery scratch ticket.
The Rumney Rocks Climbing Area is partially closed as nesting peregrine falcons could attack rock climbers.