The Stories – Boston Marathon 2013

Newtown Victims Honored

The Boston Marathon is honoring the victims of the Newtown, Conn., shooting with a special mile marker in Monday’s race. Unveiled Thursday, the 26th mile marker incorporates the city seal and 26 stars, one for each of the victims of the shooting tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012.

Spokespersons Cross Finish in Wee Hours

More than 700 people gathered at South Station Sunday night to ride the train to Southborough. But these weren’t your average commuters. They came from all over Boston with their bicycles to ride in the 5th annual Midnight Marathon.

Tech CEOs Run to Help Kids Code

Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley and RunKeeper CEO Jason Jacobs are running in this year’s Boston Marathon to raise money for CampInteractive, a New York-based charity that teaches inner city kids how to use HTML code.

Brit in NY Sets Sights on Boston Marathon

Boston University News Service New York correspondent Lusha Chen looks at his training.

Interactive: ‘Bandit’ Runners

‘Bandit’ runners face special issues when joining the marathon pack.

Running in Memory of a Friend

Five years of running the Boston Marathon and raising more than $60,000 for cancer patients has not worn Ashley Zolenski out. Her sixth marathon may be the most important as she is running in honor of her friend, Jamie Riehle, who died from cancer last fall.