
2021 Boston Marathon

Kipyokei gets 6-year doping ban, loses Boston Marathon title
Kipyokei’s urine sample after winning in Boston in October 2021 had traces of triamcinolone acetonide — an anti-inflammatory prohibited at races when an athlete does not have permission to use...

2021 Boston Marathon winner Diana Kipyokei suspended in doping case
Diana Kipyokei has been stripped of her 2021 Boston Marathon victory and suspended from professional competition on Friday after testing positive for doping at the race and allegedly obstructing an...

Kipruto, Kipyogei, Schär, Hug win in Boston Marathon return
Kenya's Benson Kipruto won the pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon on Monday when the race returned from a 30-month absence with a smaller, socially distanced feel and moved from the spring for...
125th Boston Marathon kicks off Monday
Last year, the Boston Marathon was postponed and eventually canceled for the first time ever because of the pandemic. But it's on for Monday, Oct. 11. Marathon reporter Alex Ashlock...
Boston Marathon race director on this year's event
Dave McGillivray, the race director of the Boston Marathon, joined Morning Edition Monday to talk about the 125th marathon.
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Indigenous Peoples' Day Newton Committee sees 'huge symbolism' in rescheduled Boston Marathon
Chali’Naru Dones and Darlene Flores say in part because of their group's efforts, the 2021 Boston Marathon will acknowledge and celebrate Indigenous people. But they see ways organizers could have...

PHOTOS: Scenes from the Boston Marathon
It's been more than a year and a half since the throngs of thrill seekers climbed out of buses in Hopkinton and made their way on foot back to Boston....
After nearly two and a half years, Marathon Monday is almost here
WBUR's Sharon Brody previews the 125th running of the Boston Marathon with reporter Alex Ashlock, who is covering the race.

Runners and attendees prepare for a different Marathon Monday
An October Marathon Monday approaches and many have already arrived to Boston to prepare for race day. Around the finish line on Boylston Street, runners and race attendees took in...

After a long wait, Boston's long race is back. Here's what's different this Marathon Monday
"While the 26.2 mile course from Hopkinton to Boston remains the same ... pretty much everything else this year is different," says Boston Athletic Association CEO Tom Grilk.

Tatyana McFadden: 'Running together into a new future'
Tatyana McFadden is a 20-time Paralympic medalist and a 23-time major marathon winner. She's the only elite female athlete attempting to podium in five major marathons this fall, including Boston....

Boston Marathon Will Pay Tribute To 2-Time Indigenous Champion
The Boston Athletic Association, which administers the marathon, said Monday it will honor the legacy of the late Ellison “Tarzan” Brown, Boston's champion in 1936 and 1939, in the run-up...