Boston Marathon

The 2021 Boston Marathon has been postponed from its traditional date in April until at least the fall of next year amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Boston Athletic Association said Wednesday. It would be impossible to safely hold the event with just six months left until Patriots’ Day — the date the race is traditionally run — and road races…

The 2021 Boston Marathon, which would have been held for April, will be pushed back to at least the fall amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Boston Athletic Association expects to announce in the next few weeks whether to hold the 2021 Boston Marathon on its traditional date in April, or whether to again postpone the event until later in the year, BAA CEO Tom Grilk told the Business Journal on Thursday. The decision will carry major repercussions for the charities that rely on marathon…

Boston Marathon runners raised $32.1 million for charity in the virtual edition of this year’s race, pushing the event’s fundraising total since 1989 to more than $400 million, marathon organizers said Thursday. The money will go to 242 different nonprofits through the charity programs of the Boston Athletic Association and John Hancock, the race’s top sponsor.Last year’s race raised...

Black Hawk military helicopters flew over the Boston Marathon course to wrap-up the virtual race week Monday. The flyover followed the race route, beginning at 10 a.m. at the starting line in Hopkinton and finishing in Boston to recognize the initial postponement date of the marathon. The Mile 27 Post-Race Party will be broadcast live from Fenway Park at 8…

Like everything else in 2020, The Lingzi Dream Dash 5K went virtual this year. At around 9am Saturday hundreds of runners all started the race at the same time. The 5K honored the life and legacy of Lingzi Lu who lost her life in the attack at the 2013 Boston Marathon.

Spectators won’t see the millions of people they’re used to seeing in the Boston Marathon this year. Some things, however, haven’t changed. “It’s not a marathon without a cowbell,” said Joe LeBlanc of the Run Club of Malden, as he rang his cowbells from the sidelines. Something else that hasn’t changed are the supporters on the marathon route, cheering...

From Boston to Weston, to New Hampshire, runners came together on Saturday. “This year means a lot more for us,” said Helen Zhao, of the Lingzi Foundation. Like everything else in 2020, The Lingzi Dream Dash 5K went virtual this year. At around 9 a.m. Saturday hundreds of runners all started the race at the same time. The 5K honored…

Spectators won’t see the millions of people they’re used to seeing in the Boston Marathon. Some things, however, haven’t changed.

Boston 2020 is Sarah Mannion’s first Boston Marathon — and first race ever. Training hasn’t gone quite as planned, but Sarah is no stranger to life taking on a course of its own. It’s something she experienced while pregnant with her youngest son, Beau, who she found out at 20 weeks would be born with a bilateral cleft lip and…

Training hasn’t gone quite as planned, but Sarah Mannion is no stranger to life taking on a course of its own.

Despite many runners dropping out of this year’s Boston Marathon due to the coronavirus pandemic and because it is virtual, many participants say they are still committed to raising money for their charities. “Yes! I’m gonna run this marathon. I’m gonna raise a lot of money for the Museum of Science,” U.P. Nguyen, a software engineer and Boston Marathon...

Because this year’s Boston Marathon is virtual and some runners have dropped out, some charities might not get the money that they need. But some runners are still committed to the cause.

The Boston Marathon raises tens of millions of dollars each year for charities. Last year, the B.A.A. set a fundraising record. This year is different. Runners dropped out, some charities might not get money that they need.

Russell Tanguay runs the Boston Marathon to raise money for the American Liver Foundation after experiencing his own health scare three years ago.

NBC10’s Shannon Mulaire laced up and ran the 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Boston for this year’s virtual Boston Marathon. Why she did it… and who she ran for.

NBC10 Boston Anchor Shannon Mulaire trains to run her first Boston Marathon, virtually, for the David Ortiz Children’s Fund.

The Boston Marathon finish line has seemed a lot further off than 26.2 miles this year – as the pandemic pushed the race off to September, and then went virtual. For many charity runners, like Tim Sullivan of Marblehead, the race itself became less important than the fundraising efforts.  “Usually the team in its entirety will raise close to $1.5…

Missing: Boston’s raucous crowds and smiles for miles. Still there, sort of: Wellesley College’s iconic “scream tunnel” and the thunderous cheers along the finish line on Boylston Street. The 124th running of the Boston Marathon is finally underway, but virtually — meaning real runners are doing the hard work, and an interactive mobile app is helping augment their not-quite-authentic...

For many charity runners, like Tim Sullivan of Marblehead, the race itself became less important than the fundraising efforts.