Boston Marathon coverage for the entire week of racing and running with results, race analysis, interviews with participants, officials and professional runners.
If you didn’t know the name Yuki Kawauchi before, you probably do now. The Japanese marathoner bested a stacked men’s field and wet conditions to take the win at the 122nd Boston Marathon. Kawauchi, who has long been respected in marathon racing for his ability to not only race fast, but often, has largely flown […]
She is the first American woman to win Boston since 1985.
American and Hansons-Brooks runner Desiree Linden has won the Boston Marathon! The six-time Boston runner broke the tape at 2:39:54 to be named the 2018 champion. Close behind her was Yuki Kawauchi from Japan with a 2:15:58 time to secure his top spot. At the beginning of the women’s elite race, Ethiopian Mamitu Daska made […]
Only hours before the Boston Marathon, Nike Oregon Project runner Jordan Hasay tweeted that she would no longer be participating in the race. “It is with deep regret that I have to withdraw from tomorrow’s Boston Marathon. Despite my team working around the clock to give me every chance to make the starting line, on […]
With two more days to go, Marathon Monday is coming up pretty quick. As more and more people began to filter into Beantown on Friday, the city seems to have doubled overnight. The air is thick with excitement for the marathon next week and everyone is talking about the American team and their chances of […]
The Boston Marathon expo is one of the running industry’s premier exhibitions for new and exciting products and services. This year features 200 exhibitors showcasing their latest and greatest in endurance sports. Among some of the bigger brands in attendance are Asics, John Hancock, Brooks Sport, Gatorade, lululemon athletica, New Balance, Skechers Performance and the […]
At this morning’s Elite Athletes press conference for the Boston Marathon, some of America’s fiercest competitors shared their pre-race training routines, how they felt going into Marathon Monday and what their goals were for this race. “I’m ready as I can be,” stated Hansons-Brooks runner Shadrack Biwott when asked if he felt prepared for Monday’s […]
When Jonathan Beverly was 16, he threw on his sneakers, stepped out onto the street and ran 16 miles at a seven-minute-per-mile pace. He did this without ever having run that long before and with surprising ease. This run, along with the prodding of a fellow runner, convinced him to do his very first marathon […]
In case you weren’t already excited about Marathon Monday, Nike is giving runners another reason to celebrate Patriot’s day with the release of their latest Zoom Fly SP sneaker now in “Volt” neon-yellow. Built for speed, the shoe was designed to help marathoners beat the two-hour barrier. The lightweight sneaker comes after Nike’s “University Red” iteration […]
This morning, at 7:32 a.m. PST, Dathan Ritzenhein tweeted that he’d no longer be competing in the Boston Marathon due to an injury. “I am truly gutted by this now. Best of luck to all my fellow runners who have earned their spot and are racing this Monday,” said Ritzenhein. The Hansons-Brooks Original Distance Project (ODP) […]
