2019 Boston Marathon

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April 15, 2019

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Meet Stephen VanGampleare - The 2019 Boston Marathon "Open Division" Champion

The BAA didn't let amateurs run with the pros in Boston this year. That didn't stop Stephen VanGampleare from beating several of them even though they were given a 2 minute head start. In the end, he ended up with a nearly 6 minute pb and Olympic Trials qualifier that shocked himself. "(I) still kind of am in a little bit of disbelief that I actually hit that time."
April 19, 2019

2019 Boston Marathon Report Cards: Ranking the Top 10 & the Americans, A Through (DN)F

April 18, 2019

2019 Boston Marathon Recap Podcast: Cherono Wins Mad Sprint, Jordan Hasay is BAACK, Scott Fauble AND Jared Ward Sub-2:10

April 17, 2019

RRW: A Breakaway And A Sprint Deliver Boston Marathon Wins To Worknesh Degefa And Lawrence Cherono

April 16, 2019

Boston Marathon Weather Might Actually Be Pretty Good After All

If you are dreaming of PRing tomorrow in Boston, we've got good news for you. John Kellogg thinks that might be possible as the expected tailwind could offset the warmish temperatures.
April 14, 2019

2019 BAA Mile: Robert Domanic (4:06.4) & Nikki Hiltz (4:40.1) Win Close Races

Mission Athletics Club team members Nikki Hiltz and Emily Lipari ran the exact same time (4:40.1) but Hiltz got the win. In the men's race, the Reebok Boston Track Club's Domanic won by half a second over Chris O'Hare.
April 13, 2019

Television and Streaming Information for 2019 Boston Marathon

Want to know how to watch the 123rd Boston Marathon on tv or online on Monday? We've got you covered. Here is how you can find it on tv and online.
April 13, 2019

2019 BAA 5K: Hagos Gebrhiwet (13:42) Repeats as Monicah Ngige (15:16) Runs Away From Women's Field

Ben True (13:44) and Justyn Knight (13:46) were 2nd and third as Kim Conley took top American honors in the women's race in fourth (15:36).
April 13, 2019

Hear From the Pros Ahead of the 2019 Boston Marathon

April 12, 2019

2019 Boston Marathon Preview Podcast: Des Linden Returns to Defend, Desisa Ready for Kirui, Jordan Hasay Returns

April 12, 2019

Boston: The People's 'Olympics' The Elitist Marathon

Did you know that for the first time in history Boston has banned the amateur runners from competing with the pros? When the gun goes off in Hopkinton at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, a select few "elite" men will begin their 26.2-mile journey to Boylston Street. Everyone else in the mass race will just stand there for two minutes.
April 11, 2019

2019 Boston Marathon US Men's Preview: Ward, Fauble, Ritz, & Biwott Battle for Top American Honors

April 11, 2019

2019 Boston Marathon Women's Preview: Americans Des Linden & Jordan Hasay Take on a Field Led By 2:17 Woman Worknesh Degefa

For the first time in 33 years, the defending Boston marathon women's champion is an American, Des Linden. That the good news. For the bad news, read the article.
April 10, 2019

Counting Down the 2019 Boston Marathon Men's Contenders, From #16 to #1

From #16 to #1, we've broken down the potential winners of the 2019 Boston Marathon into five categories: Basically No Shot (#14-16), Outside Shots (#9-13), The Wild Card (#8), Genuine Contenders (#4-7), and Three Total Studs (#3-2-1). Sorry Yuki Kawauchi fans, but he's basically got no shot of repeating.
April 10, 2019

The Experiment: Dathan Ritzenhein Looks to Conquer Boston Marathon With 8-Week Buildup

The 36-year-old hasn't finished a marathon in nearly 4 years but he's still dreaming of crossing the finish line first. "I thought I was fit enough to win last year," Ritzenhein says. "It won't be a failure if I don’t win, but I’m going to go in with that (the win) in mind."
April 8, 2019

Breaking Down the 2019 Boston Marathon International Field, Plus What Does the Addition of Sally Kipyego Mean to the US Field?

The Boston field is out and we help make sense of it all.
January 10, 2019

Outside Letsrun

Ritz tries to figure out what went wrong in Boston but says he couldn't drop out due to his kids

"I did not want to them thinking their Dad had just quit," said Ritz who went from 2:10 pace at mile 20 to 2:16 at the finish.
April 24, 2019

Good Read: Outside: Scott Fauble Explains Why He Shares All His Training On Strava

“This isn’t a sport like football or basketball where you can out-game plan somebody. You show up and you’re either fit or not. Whether you share your training or not isn’t going to change how fit or unfit you are.” *MB: Scott Fauble Wants to Tell You His Strava Secrets
April 19, 2019

Good Read: Former Track Star Who Lost Feet To Frostbite Ran A World Best For Double Amputees At Boston

Marko Cheseto ran 2:42:24 to beat the previous world best of 2:42:52 from 2010. *MB Archives: ESPN documentary on UAA runner, Marko Cheseto.
April 19, 2019

Joan Benoit Samuelsonn Crushed Her Goal With A 3:04 At The Boston Marathon

The 61-year-old wanted to run within 40-minutes of her 2:35:15 winning time from 40-years-ago, but topped that by coming in less than 30-minutes over that time.
April 18, 2019

NY Times: Boston Marathon Winners A Squeaker And A Runaway

April 16, 2019

Hasay says she'll go with the big move this year if it's made in miles 18-20 unlike in her previous Boston

April 13, 2019

UMass coach Tim Ritchie hoping for Boston top 10 finish

In his first season as a head coach and pro runner for Saucony, he's found "time management has been a challenge.”
April 13, 2019

Wired's Nichola Thompson analyzes the Boston course and determines, "It’s a terrible course if you want a personal best."

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April 13, 2019

40 years ago, Joan Benoit Samuelson won her 1st Boston and now she'll try to get within 40 minutes of her 2:35 winning time

We love what she wore in '79. The article says that Samuelson was punched by the field hockey coach after she had no energy for a game after running a half marathon. Samuelson called it the "right thing." *MB: Times have changed: Joan B. Samuelson was punched by her college field hockey coach and says the coach did the "right thing" -
April 12, 2019

WBUR.org: 6 Storylines to Watch In Boston

It's worth noting that this year's race is the first Boston run on the actual anniversary of the 2013 Boston bombing.
April 12, 2019

Good Read: Boston Globe: Winning Boston 2018 Was "Life-Changing" For Des Linden

Linden says finally winning Boston was a "huge weight off" and frees her up to "take bigger chances and be picky with races."
April 11, 2019

After Losing A Year To Injury, Jordan Hasay Is Happy To Return To Boston Fit And Healthy

Hasay had done a ton of extra PT work which she says has lead to her being more flexible with better form. She's not the fittest she's ever been, but feels she's as fit as she was before her first Boston (where she was 3rd in 2:23).
April 11, 2019

Wind And Rain On The Forecast Again For Boston

It's supposed to be warmer than last year though, with forecasts predicting between 44 and 55 degrees.
April 11, 2019

The Boston Marathon Adding Three New Para Athlete Divisions In 2020

April 11, 2019

MLive.com: Dathan Ritzenhein Betting Low Key Consistency Works For Boston

Talking about injuries Ritz said, "Oh yeah, absolutely you think about it. Every little ache and pain goes through your mind because last year about this time I thought all the training was done. I don't think that's unique to me. You get to that last taper part and just want to get to the starting line."
April 10, 2019

RW: 9 Celebrities Running The Boston Marathon

Former Olympic gymnast gold medal Shawn Johnson East and her husband, NFL player Andrew East are running it together.
April 9, 2019

Sara Hall Says She Feels Like She's "In The Best Cardiovascular Shape" Of Her Life As She Prepares To Make Her Boston Marathon Debut

Hall never thought she'd still be running professionally at 36 as her dream was "to do development work in Africa [living] in a mud hut." But she says she's enjoying it more than ever and set PBs in the full and half last year.
April 4, 2019

Joan Benoit Samuelson says she is running Boston this year - 4hoping to run within 40 minutes of her time from 40 years ago

March 15, 2019

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