Final preparations for Monday’s 128th running of the Boston Marathon were underway ... The staging area is being set up, and the start line is being painted. Sign up for our Newsletters ...

“Ashland,” the sign reads. “It all started here.” The Boston Marathon began in 1897 ... A standardized distance pushed the start line further west. The first modern Olympic Games took ...

Rachel Doucette is running the Boston Marathon for the Brigham Stepping Strong Team and her fiancé, a disabled Coast Guard ...

John J. McDermott of New York was the first winner of the Boston Marathon, running 2:55:10 and taking the crown in the 13-member field. The course was lengthened to the full marathon distance in 1924 ...

The 129th Boston Marathon is on Monday, April 21, which is also Patriot’s Day. Patriot's Day is the third Monday in April and commemorates the start of the American Revolution. Start times for ...