The Boston Marathon stands as one of the most celebrated marathons in the world, as evidenced by the overwhelming number of applicants who hoped to gain entry into the 2026 race. While this will be a ...

More than 24,000 qualified athletes have been accepted into the 130th running of the Boston Marathon, the Boston Athletic Association announced Tuesday.The B.A.A began notifying qualified applicants ...

The Boston Athletic Association announced Sept. 23 that 24,362 out of 33,249 qualified applicants were accepted into the 2026 race. Qualifiers had to be 4 minutes and 34 seconds faster than the ...

Running the world’s oldest annual marathon continues to get tougher. Athletes began receiving notifications this week on whether they had been granted a coveted bib for next year’s Boston Marathon.

The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced that 193 organizations have been selected for the 2026 Bank of America Boston Marathon®Official Charity Program. Organizations will raise funds ...

In the first year after quickening the qualifying standards, the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced that to gain entry into the 2026 Boston Marathon, participants had to run four minutes ...

It’s getting harder and harder to qualify for the Boston Marathon, and the difficulty for 2026 just took another big jump. The Boston Athletic Association announced Tuesday that it began notifying ...

THE BEES PLAY THE FLIERS ON SATURDAY. 24,000 RUNNERS ARE NOW PREPARING FOR THE 130TH BOSTON MARATHON QUALIFIERS, WHO WERE FOUR MINUTES AND 34 SECONDS FASTER THAN THE QUALIFYING TIME FOR THEIR AGE ...

“It’s like being off by one number from the Powerball jackpot,” said Christopher Bessin, an East Providence runner known as “Chris B. Peace and Love” EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — In a road race, every ...

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