Monday marked Patriots’ Day in Massachusetts and the 130th running of the Boston Marathon. Cool weather and a tailwind greeted the athletes at the starting line in Hopkinton. Boston Marathon: What to ...

Kenyan Sharon Lokedi broke the 11-year-old women’s course record by more than two minutes to win her first Boston Marathon Monday. (Photo: Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe) Last April, Sharon Lokedi ...

On Monday, over 30,000 runners will gather to take part in one of the most prestigious races in the United States. The 2025 Boston Marathon kicks off early, with events starting at 6 a.m. ET. Monday ...

More Americans than ever are lacing up their running shoes, and science suggests the benefits extend far beyond crossing the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With 30,000 runners and about half a million spectators ready to rally, top Boston officials laid out the enhanced public safety ...

In just under a week’s time, 30,000 runners will line up in Hopkinton for the 129 th running of the Boston Marathon. Thousands of spectators will line the course, with especially raucous sections in ...

After a rare disease diagnosis left her partially paralyzed, Marion Jones worked her way back from being reliant on a wheelchair to running marathons. Jones credits her recovery to the doctors and ...

Two bombs struck near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, killing three people and injuring dozens. See timelines of the manhunt and the bombings and an explanation of how the bombs ...

More than 30,000 runners were making the 26.2-mile trek to the race’s iconic finish line on Boylston Street in Boston’s Copley Square. Organizers of the world’s oldest and most prestigious annual ...

Kenyan runner Hellen Obiri is going for a three-peat at the 2025 Boston Marathon. (Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images) On Monday, over 30,000 runners will gather to take part in one of the most ...