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Why There's So Much Hand-Wringing Over Downhill Marathons

Purists say the faster times let less-worthy runners steal Boston Marathon spots

(Newser) - A heated debate is cascading through the world of amateur marathoning—specifically, over whether using steeply downhill races to qualify for the iconic Boston Marathon is clever strategy or outright cheating. The controversy centers on a growing number of mountain marathons that boast "incredibly fast" times, like Utah'...

He Followed Brother's Advice, Won the Boston Marathon

Kenyan brothers John and Wesley Korir are first relatives to have won prestigious marathon

(Newser) - A rider dressed as Paul Revere eased his horse up to the Boston Marathon finish line and proclaimed, "The runners are coming." And down Boylston Street they came. In record time. With a historic family first. And even "The Star-Spangled Banner" got some air time as the...

Marathon Winner Gets Money She's Been Waiting On for 8 Years

Though, not from the Boston Marathon itself

(Newser) - The women's winner of the 2014 Boston Marathon has been fighting for her prize money for nearly a decade, ever since the runner who finished first was found to have engaged in doping and her gold medal was stripped. First place was instead awarded to Buzunesh Deba, which meant...

She Won the Boston Marathon in 2014, Is Still Owed $100K
Boston Marathon Organizers
Owe 2014 Winner a Lot of Cash
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Apr 21, 2024 4:05 PM CDT

Boston Marathon Organizers Owe 2014 Winner a Lot of Cash

Original winner was disqualified for doping, but Buzunesh Deba still hasn't received her $100K

(Newser) - A doping scandal two years after the 2014 Boston Marathon left the women's winner, Rita Jeptoo, out of a medal, and the second-place contender, Ethiopian immigrant Buzunesh Deba, in the first-place slot. But now, more than seven years after getting that congratulatory phone call, Deba says she's still...

He Started Fast, Never Let Up
Marathon Winner Started
Fast, Never Let Up
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Apr 15, 2024 12:29 PM CDT

Marathon Winner Started Fast, Never Let Up

Ethiopia's Sisay Lemma wins men's race; Kenya's Hellen Obiri is top woman

(Newser) - Another Boston Marathon is in the books, and the AP has results:
  • Men's race: Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia set a blistering pace and held on to win Monday, running alone through most of the course to finish in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 17 seconds—the 10th fastest time in
...

Boston Marathon Fixture Rick Hoyt Dead at 61
Boston Marathon Fixture
Rick Hoyt Dead at 61
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May 23, 2023 2:06 PM CDT

Boston Marathon Fixture Rick Hoyt Dead at 61

Hoyt, pushed in a wheelchair by his father Dick, was a staple of the race for decades

(Newser) - Rick Hoyt, who with his father pushing his wheelchair became a fixture at the Boston Marathon and other races for decades, has died at 61, per AP . Hoyt died of complications with his respiratory system, his family announced on Monday. “Rick along with our father, Dick, were icons in...

Amputee Finds Strength in Running a Marathon a Day

Jacky Hunt-Broersma completes her quest

(Newser) - Update: On Thursday, Jacky Hunt-Broersma achieved her goal of running 102 marathons in as many days, setting an unofficial women’s world record. And the amputee athlete can't stop/won't stop, saying she'll run two more for good measure and wrap up her challenge on Saturday with 104,...

This Year's Winners of the Boston Marathon

Evans Chebet and Peres Jepchirchir, both of Kenya, are the overall champs

(Newser) - Evans Chebet of Kenya won the Boston Marathon on Monday as the race returned to its traditional Patriots' Day spot in the schedule for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The men's lead pack of about 20 winnowed to two as it came out of...

Miscue in Final Mile Costs Racer $50K

Marcel Hug won the wheelchair division but missed the course record in Boston Marathon

(Newser) - Marcel Hug collected $25,000 Monday as the first-place wheelchair finisher in the Boston Marathon . But as NBC Boston reports, he likely would have collected $75,000 if not for a hiccup in the final mile, one that ruined his chance to set the course record and earn a $50,...

Boston Marathon Held for First Time in 30 Months

Kenyan runners swept long-delayed race

(Newser) - With fall foliage replacing the blooming daffodils and mylar blankets sharing space with masks, the pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon returned Monday after a 30-month absence for a smaller, socially distanced race that ended in a very familiar way. Benson Kipruto and Diana Kipyogei completed a Kenyan sweep—the eighth since 2000...

Acts of Kindness Mark a Painful Anniversary

Mayor encourages smaller gestures because of the pandemic

(Newser) - Boston marked eight years since the bombing at the 2013 Boston Marathon killed three people and injured scores of others on Thursday with quiet moments of reflection and small acts of kindness. Acting Mayor Kim Janey visited fire stations that had been critical in the response to the attack, as...

He Ran Marathons, While Pushing His Son
He Ran Dozens of Marathons,
While Pushing His Son
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Mar 18, 2021 2:04 PM CDT

He Ran Dozens of Marathons, While Pushing His Son

Dick Hoyt and son Rick gained renown at Boston races for decades

(Newser) - Dick Hoyt, who inspired thousands of runners, fathers, and disabled athletes by pushing his son in a wheelchair in dozens of Boston Marathons, has died at age 80, per the AP . Hoyt died in his sleep at his Holland, Massachusetts, home on Wednesday, says his family. He had been struggling...

Boston Marathon Gives Up on the Spring

Organizers hope it will happen in fall 2021

(Newser) - This year, Boston Marathon organizers postponed the event until the fall before deciding to cancel the race for the first time in its 124-year history and replace it with a virtual event. Organizers say they hope to hold the race again in 2021, but the traditional date of the third...

Boston Gives Up on This Year's Marathon

Organizers already had postponed but couldn't solve social distancing requirement

(Newser) - Organizers canceled the Boston Marathon on Thursday for the first time in its history, bowing to the social distancing requirements of the coronavirus outbreak and ending a 124-year run that had persisted through two World Wars, a volcanic eruption, and even another pandemic. The race, which draws a field of...

2 More Big Sports Events Are Postponed

Boston Marathon and the Masters

(Newser) - The list of famed sports events canceled because of the spreading coronavirus grew again Friday. The Boston Marathon now is scheduled for Sept. 14 instead of April 20. And the Masters golf tournament, which was to run April 9-12 at Augusta National, is postponed indefinitely. "Our priority right now...

An Infamous Runner Is Dead at 66
She Cheated in a Big Race,
but Never Copped to It
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Aug 9, 2019 11:41 AM CDT

She Cheated in a Big Race, but Never Copped to It

Rosie Ruiz, who briefly was crowned the Boston Marathon champ, is dead at 66

(Newser) - Rosie Ruiz, the Boston Marathon course-cutter who was stripped of her victory in the 1980 race and went on to become an enduring symbol of cheating in sports, has died at age 66. Ruiz, who was also known as Rosie Vivas, died in Florida of cancer on July 8, according...

Marine Veteran Finishes Marathon in Inspiring Fashion

Former Marine Micah Herndon completes Boston Marathon for fallen buddies

(Newser) - Micah Herndon finished the Boston Marathon Monday in a time of 3:38, so, no, he didn't come close to the top runners. But he did finish, and he did so on his hands and knees after collapsing in sight of the finish line, reports Yahoo Sports . Herndon's...

Boston Marathon Survivor 'Broken' After Another Setback

Adrianne Haslet is struck by a car, has surgery

(Newser) - She lost a leg in the Boston Marathon bombing, only to return to run the race again , as well as to dance . Now Adrianne Haslet has suffered another blow. She was hit by a car Saturday evening in Boston and already has undergone surgery, reports TMZ . "Struck by a...

Boston Bomber Appeals: Nix Conviction, Death Sentence

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's lawyers say he should never have been tried in Boston

(Newser) - Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's attorneys don't deny their client was behind the "heinous" 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, along with his late brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev. But they're now appealing the 25-year-old's conviction and death sentence, arguing that publicity before the trial in Boston was so prevalent and "...

Runner in Purple Is Real Shock of Boston Marathon

Sarah Sellers is a virtual unknown

(Newser) - That an American female won the Boston Marathon for the first time since 1985 made headlines, but it's the woman who came in second who is grabbing them now. Eyes are shifting to Sarah Sellers, who finished 4 minutes and 10 seconds behind winner Desiree Linden with a time...

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