Bill Rodgers, who grew up in Newington and attended Wesleyan University, won his first Boston Marathon in an American record ...

In that latter cohort is Linden Williamson, a 29-year-old San Antonio native who had tested the waters of wheelchair racing ...

The inclusion of wheelchair racing in marathons challenges the often patronizing narratives surrounding disability and ...

Boston Marathon marks 50 years since wheelchair racers were officially included — a milestone in competitive athletics and ...

Hall’s 2:58:00 finish earned him a medal — and sent a message that wheelchair athletes had a place in marathon racing. Two years later, he returned and shaved 18 minutes off his time ...

The Boston Marathon is celebrating Bob Hall this year on the 50th anniversary of his 1975 race. Hall was the first official ...

The 2025 Boston Marathon marks 50 years since wheelchair racers were officially included — a milestone in competitive athletics and disability rights. What began in 1975 with a single ...

McFadden didn't just follow Hall to the course: Her first racing chair, at the age of 7 or 8, was one of the youth-sized models that he designed and built for aspiring wheelchair athletes.

NICOLE ALSO REMEMBERS A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH BOB HALL, THE VERY FIRST WHEELCHAIR RACER TO OFFICIALLY COMPLETE THE BOSTON MARATHON BACK IN 1975. HALL WENT ON TO INNOVATE THE RACING CHAIR WITH ...