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"I was really waiting for the right time and place. As soon as I knew she had qualified for 2026, I just knew. I knew this was my chance. I wanted it to be special, I wanted it to be a surprise."

Hauger-Thackery shared photos of her 'bump friendly' race kit and wrote that she would be 'listening to the bod more than ever before.'

Zouhair Talbi's finishing time of 2:03:15 at the Boston Marathon is the fastest ever recorded by an American, surpassing Ryan Hall's previous record by 1:13.

Jess McClain's 2026 Boston Marathon time of 2:20:49 is the fastest ever recorded by an American woman in the event, surpassing Shalane Flanagan's previous record of 2:22:02 set in 2014.

Marcel Hug's victory in the Boston Marathon men's wheelchair race adds to his impressive record, as he now holds nine titles, just one behind the all-time leader, Ernst van Dyk.

Eden Rainbow-Cooper won the women's wheelchair division of the 2026 Boston Marathon Monday, cruising to her second Boston victory in 1:30:51. She opened a decisive lead early in the race and maintained her dominant position throughout the course's punishing hills.

The famous participants will include a number of local newscasters, a trailblazing astronaut, a World Cup winner, former members of the Celtics and Bruins, and former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton.

For me, this ruck is about honoring SSG Shaw and preserving the memory of a true hero who gave everything for his team. Moments like that stay with you forever. The courage, the sacrifice, and the reality that some men willingly stand their ground to protect their brothers, even knowing the price may be their life.

I was a senior in high school, and I just said I wanted to run in it. Long story short, I dropped out in the hills in Newton. He didn't complete the race, and was taken by ambulance to Newton-Wellesley Hospital, he said. Still, he vowed to give it another shot.

He trained more than was commonly believed humanly possible at the time. He ran lots of mileage. And the idea in the past was that lots of mileage would wear you out that you would die early.

Switzer trained for a year, defying collegiate rules, and proved the potential of women in long-distance running against initial skepticism from her coach.

Daniels doesn't believe that trans runners should take up women's spots in races - especially in Boston, which caps the number of marathon participants.

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