Personal Essay: A Boston Marathon Runner Reflects on His Race
As I nervously awaited the start of the 121st Boston Marathon, two F-15 fighter jets roared by overhead on their way to the race’s finish line, 26.2 miles away.
Marathon 2017
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Runner Profiles
The Richard Family’s MR8 Foundation Lives on at 2017 Marathon
The family of Martin Richard has been at the finish line of the Boston Marathon every year since 2013, when two bombs exploded during the race, killing the 8-year-old. Richard’s family will once again cheer Monday for the 100 runners representing their foundation, Team MR8, as they cross the finish line on Boylston Street.
Lessons in Perseverance: Fran Drozdz
In a crowded field of 27,487 runners at the 2016 Boston Marathon, Fran came in dead last, crossing the finish line nine-and-a-half hours after her wave of runners took off in Hopkinton.
BU Grad Runs to Honor Fellow Student
Halfway through her first marathon in 2015, Haoyue “Jasmine” Hu (CAS ’16) saw a sign in the crowd: Pain is temporary, but pride is forever.
New Yorker Arielle Weinstein Runs Her First Boston Marathon
Three years ago, New Yorker Arielle Weinstein got the type of news no one wants to get. Her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.
BU Senior Maura Feltault Says Marathon is ‘Perfect Way to End My Time in Boston’
Q&A: BU student talks about running the marathon for charity.
Video: Hannah Libby, BU COM Junior, Discusses Marathon Prep
Hanna Libby discusses her training so far and what she plans to do post-marathon. Hint: it involves burgers!
Blind and Visually Impaired Runners Take On Boston Marathon
For the 25th year, blind and visually impaired runners will come across the finish line at the Boston Marathon along with their sighted guides.
Pioneering Woman Runner and Team Seek to Run for Empowerment
Fifty years after Kathrine Switzer ran the Boston Marathon as the first female runner with an official bib, she will run alongside 125 other people from her organization, 261 Fearless, in her last Boston Marathon with the same bib number, 261, and the same goal in mind: empowering women.
Why They Run
We talked to past and present Boston Marathon runners from across the country and asked them why they laced up their sneakers to run 26.2 miles.
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