The Boston Marathon is more than just a race. Each year, the entire Boston community comes together to cheer on passionate runners participating from around the world. Festivities begin the night before with a feast provided by the city. On marathon day, speculators and volunteers line the course to motivate and support athletes for 26.6…
Seventy-two year old marathon runner and cancer survivor Fran Drozdz is proof that even if you place dead last in a race, you can still be #winning. She started her run in Monday’s Boston Marathon at 11:30 a.m. Fran was on the course for more than nine hours ending her race at 8:45 p.m. and…
When she was 19, Jami Marseilles had to have both her legs amputated because of frostbite. But she hasn’t let that stop her. Twenty-eight years later, Jami has become the first female double amputee to cross the finish line at the Boston Marathon.
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It’s been a long journey to the finish line for Adrianne Haslet-Davis. After losing her lower left leg in the Boston Marathon bombings, Adrianne has spent the last three years focused on becoming her strongest self – inside and out – by adopting a never-give-up attitude. That spirit showed itself again today. After starting her…
Much more than a pretty face, supermodel Christy Turlington is running the Boston Marathon today – her fifth marathon to date. An accomplishment on its own, she’s running it to raise money for Every Mother Counts, a nonprofit she founded with the mission to make childbirth and pregnancy safe for every mother in the world.…
It’s probably no surprise that Tom Brady is a fan of the Boston Marathon – the course runs right near his house in Brookline, after all. On Monday, the New England Patriots quarterback posted a touching tribute to runner Adrianne Haslet-Davis. Two years ago I was lucky enough to meet Adrianne Haslet, a survivor of…
It was a gorgeous day as the elite athletes of the Boston Marathon made their way up and down the hills of Hopkinton, Wellesley, and Brookline before entering the city for the grand finale. Here’s how the day races went. Women’s Race The women’s race may have gotten off to a conservative start, but once…
In the three years since the Boston Marathon bombing, professional dancer Adrianne Haslet-Davis has been an inspirational force. A spectator on that fateful day, Adrianne lost the lower part of her left leg below her knee. Since then, everything Adrianne has done only proves that she is a survivor, not a victim. “I refuse to…
We’re just days away from the Boston Marathon – one of the most respected foot races in the world. You already know that it’s 26.2 miles, but did you also know that it is the oldest continuously running marathon? Before Monday’s big event, find out even more lesser-known facts about this great race. Both the…
Just in time for Monday’s Boston Marathon is a sneak peek at the first-ever feature-length documentary made about the historic race. Boston will take a look at the marathon’s triumphs and sorrows, attempting to convey what makes the race so special. “There’s no one that can watch the Boston Marathon and not be inspired somehow…
