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Inspired by the marathon at the first Olympic Games in 1896, the city of Boston held its first marathon the following year on April 18 to commemorate the famous 1775 ride of colonial patriot, Paul Revere.

This year, an estimated 20,000 runners from around the world will converge on Boston during marathon week in anticipation of the 26-mile run at noon on April 21, 2008 for the 112th Boston Marathon.

The Course

One of the few remaining that maintains qualifying times & requirements, the Boston Marathon features an historic course starting on Main Street in rural Hopkinton and winds its way through Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley - with an agonizing stretch up Newton's Heartbreak Hill - before finishing in Boston near the John Hancock Tower in Copley Square.

Boston Marathon on the Web

Elswhere on the Web, find out more about the Boston Marathon with links to current news and updates, a virtual tour of the route, plus plenty of background info, and a bit of trivia on the oldest running events in sports history..

Boston Athletic Association - The official sponsor of the Boston Marathon with the lastest results & updates, recent photos and galleries of pictures from marathons past, related facts, interesting trivia and history, current registration details and info on the Half-Marathon, and marathon weekend event news.

The BostonChannel.com - Local television Channel 5, offering complete results & marathon day coverage..

Boston.com 2007 Marathon Coverage - Complete results with feature stories, stats and standings by category including men, women, seniors and wheelchair runners, plus a comprehensive course description in the Boston Marathon virtual tour.

MarathonGuide.com - Great coverage of the all the major races throughout the year. Check out Boston Marathon results on race day along with feature articles, running calculators and other training advice, community bulletin board.

Heartbreak Hill Striders Running Club - Online community of marathon veterans with an extensive online course featuring interactive training tools and workout schedules, race pace calculator, race time predictors and related help for hopeful contenders.

Running Past - The 2nd Boston Marathon - Archived report from the old Boston Sunday Journal, with an account of the 1898 race - including pictures of front runners and everybody's favorite marathon factoid - the winner, Ronald MacDonald.

also see -> Chicago Marathon

London Marathon | New York City Marathon

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