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Boston Marathon Returns to Patriots Day

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    The elite women break from the starting line of the 126th Boston Marathon, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Hopkinton, Mass. (Mary Schwalm/AP)
    The elite women break from the starting line of the 126th Boston Marathon, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Hopkinton, Mass. (Mary Schwalm/AP)

    After being canceled by the pandemic in 2020 and pushed to October last year, the Boston Marathon is back in its traditional slot: Patriots Day. That's the holiday in Massachusetts and Maine that celebrates the start of the Revolutionary War.

    Host Celeste Headlee speaks with reporter Alex Ashlock from the finish line.

    The elite men break from the starting line of the 126th Boston Marathon, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Hopkinton, Mass. (Mary Schwalm/AP)
    The elite men break from the starting line of the 126th Boston Marathon, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Hopkinton, Mass. (Mary Schwalm/AP)

    This segment aired on April 18, 2022.

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