Boston Marathon

Canadian runner to retrace impressive family history at Boston Marathon

April 18, 2025Sports

Tom Longboat was the Boston Marathon’s first Indigenous champion back in 1907. Today, his great-great-grandson, Kristian Jamieson, hopes to continue this special family tradition as a runner in Monday’s 129th annual race.

Young girls in Kenya find safe, empowering coaches at Nala Track Club

April 14, 2025Sports

These runners from Ethiopia take inspiration from Boston Marathon’s defending champion

April 13, 2016Sports

Kenyan marathon runner Rita Jeptoo arrives at the Athletics Kenya headquarters after failing a doping test, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, January 15, 2015.

The ‘Queen of the Marathon’ doped her way to victory

January 30, 2015Sports

Boston police smile for some tourists from out of town on Marathon Day.

The mood was still good at the Boston Marathon, despite tighter security

April 21, 2014Sports

The mood was still good at the Boston Marathon, despite tighter security

April 21, 2014Sports

Police and security personnel put on a show of force at this year’s Boston Marathon, in what’s likely to be a sign of the new normal. But the crowds near the finish line, where two bombs went off during last year’s race, were big and enthusiastic.