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.
The Boston Red Sox failed in their bid for a second winning streak of 10 or more games in the same season, losing to the Athletics 7-3 on Saturday.
Former New England Patriots placekicker Adam Vinatieri was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday alongside Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly and Roger Craig.
Eelgrass may be a small plant, but it plays a huge role in the ecosystem of a Martha's Vineyard pond.
A car crashed through the front porch of a Brockton home on Saturday, injuring three people.
Major parts of the Green Line has shut down for nine days.
A car crashed through the front porch of a Brockton home on Saturday, injuring three
Major parts of the Green Line are shutting down for nine days.
Eel grass may be a small plant, but it plays a huge role in the ecosystem of a Martha's Vineyard pond.
A partial solar eclipse and the Perseid meteor shower will be visible over Massachusetts on August 12.
Psychiatrists who treated Lindsay Clancy before she killed her children in Duxbury testified at her trial Friday.
Sydney Towle, known for her social media content about living with a rare form of cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, died Wednesday in Bethesda, Maryland.
Massachusetts has seen more than 100 cyclospora cases this summer, with some linked to lettuce.
Several people in New Hampshire have cyclospora infections linked to Taylor Farms lettuce.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
An I-Team investigation into a brazen case of alleged land theft in Concord, Massachusetts has led to criminal charges nearly two years later.
With the Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses strike looming, some parents of newborns in the NICU are sounding the alarm.
A Malden, Massachusetts woman said National Grid took more than $28,000 out of her bank account for a gas bill that she didn't owe.
A Massachusetts family thought their Vrbo stay would be protected after they had to cancel their trip to Hawaii due to severe weather. Now they're out $12,000.
A driver from Southboro, Massachusetts struggled for months to unravel a frustrating mix up with his E-ZPass account.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
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."
Panera Bread is moving its headquarters from St. Louis to Weston, Massachusetts.
Breaking Grounds Cafe, a Peabody, Massachusetts coffee shop known for employing people with disabilities, is closing.
The buildings that house the Somerville Theatre and the Capitol Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts are for sale.
Golden Temple and Party Favors in Brookline are closing after a combined 100 years in business.
There are no more Hooters restaurants left in Massachusetts.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House has become one of New England's most imaginative seaside estates.
Blending clean modern lines with the warmth of a classic seaside retreat, this stunning North Shore coastal home was designed to feel both elevated and inviting.
Set across thirty acres of rolling lawns, wooded trails, and contemporary outdoor art, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum invites visitors to experience art in the landscape.
James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz has become known for her bold, Italian-inspired cooking and unmistakable culinary voice.
Just a short drive from Newport, the Norman Bird Sanctuary spans 300 acres of fields, forests, and coastal trails with sweeping views and more than six miles of hiking paths.
The Boston Red Sox failed in their bid for a second winning streak of 10 or more games in the same season, losing to the Athletics 7-3 on Saturday.
Former New England Patriots placekicker Adam Vinatieri was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday alongside Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly and Roger Craig.
The Boston Red Sox won their ninth game in a row with a 13-1 rout of the Athletics on Friday night.
The Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 12-11 Thursday night in a game that lasted more than four hours.
Jaylen Brown has joined the Philadelphia 76ers, forming an All-Star trio with Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey.
Natick says it is installing a new floating boardwalk across Pickerel Pond.
Rising ocean temperatures are drawing more hammerhead sharks to New England waters, researchers say.
Some of the oldest military veterans in Massachusetts were honored with special flights on Friday in a World War II-era aircraft.
After marrying Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, Adam Sandler went to Nantucket in search of a basketball court.
An injured hiker had to be carried off a New Hampshire mountain on a stretcher, but that didn't stop her from getting engaged.