READY TO RUN: The Boston Mini-Marathon will hit the streets of Downtown Boston this weekend with the half marathon beginning at 8 a.m. (Jill Holloway/The Thomasville Times-Enterprise) BOSTON — The ...

In the first year after quickening the qualifying standards, the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced that to gain entry into the 2026 Boston Marathon, participants had to run four minutes ...

Qualifier registration opened 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 8 and goes until Friday, Sept. 12 at 5 p.m. Qualifying for the Boston Marathon has gotten harder this year: for most age groups, the qualifying ...

Starting with registration for the 2027 Boston Marathon, at least five minutes will be added to qualifying times from courses with a net-downhill of 1,500 feet or more. Courses with a net-downhill of ...

As qualifying bibs for the Boston Marathon get harder to come by each year, a significant rule change is on the horizon. The Boston Athletic Association announced Monday that registration for the 2026 ...

The 2025 Boston Marathon raised a record $50.4 million for 176 nonprofits through the Bank of America Boston Marathon Official Charity Program and other fundraising efforts. Since 1989, the charity ...

Switzer co-founded 261 Fearless, named after her famous Boston Marathon bib. This Mother's Day, instead of flowers, breakfast in bed or a day at the spa, what if it were possible to give your mom the ...

Four locals are set to be celebrated after beating out their fellow city residents for the honor of “Fastest Bostonians” at the 129th Boston Marathon this year. “The theme for the 129th Boston ...

Michael Beeman ran his first Boston Marathon in 1977 Since then, the 68-year-old has run the marathon 48 times. He tells PEOPLE that two of the years he ran the marathon he was sick. Other years, he ...

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 21: Sharon Lokedi of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the 129th Boston Marathon Women's division on April 21, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie ...

Just past the infamous Heartbreak Hill, a family full of avid marathoners remarked that there’s nothing like running Boston. “It’s the hardest, but it’s the best,” said Bonnie Perchard, whose husband ...