| News From: Sunday, May 26, 2013 |
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Desisa Gives Boston Marathon Medal Back to City
(Race Results Weekly)
In a ceremony yesterday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2013 Boston Marathon champion Lelisa Desisa gave his winner's medal to the city of Boston in a sign of respect and honor. Desisa, 23, presented the medal to former Massachusetts Senator and current U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
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| News From: Thursday, May 16, 2013 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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BAA Invites Boston Marathon non-finishers back for 2014
(Boston Globe)
Over five-thousand non-finishers of the Boston Marathon have been invited back to finish the race in 2014
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| News From: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Interest in Qualifying for the Boston Marathon Soars
(Huffington Post)
Blood donations and monetary donations have soared in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. So has the trending on Google for qualifying for Boston Marathon.
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| News From: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Mourning, Resolve and Quest for Answers After Deadly Boston Marathon Bombs
(CNN.com)
Twin blasts near the finish line of the Boston Marathon snuffed out the lives of three innocent victims and injured nearly two-hundred others as the range of suspects and motives remains wide open.
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Injury Toll in Boston Marathon Bombing is Now 183
(New York Daily News)
The probe into the Boston Marathon bombings continues to run around the clock as the toll of injured has climbed to one-hundred and eighty-three.
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Third Fatality in Boston Blast Identified as Lu Lingzi
(USAToday.com)
The third fatality in the Boston Marathon Bombings has been identified as Lu Lingzi a Chinese graduate student studying at Boston University.
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Boston Marathon Bombs Believed Carried in Dark, Heavy Bags
(IBNLive.in.com)
Authorities suspect that the bombs used in Monday's Boston Marathon bombing attack were made out of pressure cookers carried in dark-colored nylon bags or back packs.
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Boston Marathon Organizers Vow The Race Will Go On In 2014
(SI.com)
Boston Marathon race organizers vow that the marathon will go on next year. Tom Grilk, head of the Boston Athletic Association, is "committed to continuing the tradition."
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Marathon Victim, 5, Fights for Life at Boston Medical Center
(Boston Herald.com)
A five-year-old boy is clinging to life at the Boston Medical Center. As of Tuesday ten or eleven victims from the blast were critical and today there are only two as people recover from the act of terrorism.
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In Single Image From Boston Bomging, a Father Sees His Son
(NDTV.COM)
Jeff Bauman woke up in a hospital bed with both of this legs amputate at the knee. His father by his side with tears in his eyes.
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| News From: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Marathon Bomber Loose as Authorities Race For Clues
(ABCNews.com)
Hundreds of U.S law enforcement agents are racing to gather evidence from the Boston Marathon bombings that took place on Monday.
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Terror Attacks Strikes Boston Marathon, More than 130 Injured; Person of Interest ID'd
(New York Post)
A Saudi National is being guarded in a Boston Hospital as a person of interest in connection with the Boston Marathon Bombings.
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Apartment Searched, But No Suspect in Boston Marathon Bombings
(CNN.editon)
Investigators were tight-lipped regarding an apartment search in connections with the bombings at the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday.
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Police Search Apartment in Boston Bomb Probe
(USA Today)
At least three people are confirmed dead and more than one-hundred and forty injured as police search an apartment in connection with the bombing at the Boston Marathon finish line.
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Martin Richard Dead: Boy, 8, Dies in Explosion at Boston Marathon
(Huffington Post)
Martin Richard was one of three confirmed fatalities at the Boston Marathon Blast which injured at least one-hundred and forty others.
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Blasts Shadow Desisa, Jeptoo Victories
(India Times)
Lelisa Desisa and Rita Jeptoo celebrated their Boston Marathon victories but the celebration was short lived and overshadowed by two blasts near the finish line just a few short hours later.
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Terror at Boston Marathon: 3 Dead, 152 Wounded as Witnesses Describe Horror
(CNN.editon)
Investigators are asking for help in hunting down the responsible people in the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday.
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| News From: Monday, April 15, 2013 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Two Explosions at Boston Marathon Finish Line
(Race Results Weekly)
Just before 3:00 p.m. two explosions went off on Bolyston
Street near the finish of today's 117th Boston Marathon. The first appeared
to come from a running store, Marathon Sports, and the other came from
another location nearby just a few seconds later. There are serious
injuries, according to to live television reports. Local news reporters and
producers on the scene say injuries are very serious, including head wounds
and lost limbs.
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Maryland Man Hopes To Make Boston History With 46th Straight Finish
(Race Results Weekly)
Ben Beach, 63 of Bethesda MD, looks to make the 2013 Boston Marathon his 46th consecutive finish at the event - a record for the storied 117 year event.
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| News From: Sunday, April 14, 2013 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Samuelson to Run in Boston Marathon
(Boston Herald)
Joan Benoit Samuelson will run the Boston Marathon on Monday to celebrate her world-record run from thirty years ago.
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After Record Setting Heat in '12, This Year's Boston Marathon Due for Good Running Weather
(Washington Post)
The heat at Boston's Marathon last year could give way to much cooler weather for the 2013 event.
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Hartmann Closes In on Boston
(Boston Herald)
Jason Hartmann made twenty-five thousand dollars for his fourth place Boston Marathon finish in 2012 and hopes to do even better on Monday.
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| News From: Saturday, April 13, 2013 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Reigning Champion Cherop Happy to Return to Boston
(Race Results Weekly)
Kenya's Sharon Cherop looks forward to defending her title.
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Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot REad to Add Chapter to Name History
(Race Results Weekly)
The 2010 winner, who set a course record, looks to add his name to the history books with a another win.
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Boston Marathon Champ Will Dumb It Down
(Boston Herald)
Wesley Korir suggested that the cooler weather may make runners run "dumb" at the Boston Marathon on Monday.
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| | Human Interest Story |
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Runners Rally for Boston Marathon
(Boston Herald)
Defending Boston Marathon champion Wesley Korir visited with elementary school students near the starting line of the Boston Marathon in Hopkinton for a pre-race rally.
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Boston Marathon Honors 26 Newton Victims on 26th Mile
(Boston Herald)
The Boston Marathon will honor the victims of the Newtown Connecticut shooting with a special mile marker at the twenty-sixth mile of Monday's race.
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Flanagan, Hartmann Carry U.S. Hopes at Boston Marathon
(ESPN.go.com)
Hopes that an American runner will cross the line first at the Boston Marathon on Monday rest largely with Shalane Flanagan and Jason Hartmann.
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30 Years Later, Last American to Win Boston Marathon to Race Again
(WBUR.org)
Grey Meyer was the last American to win the Boston Marathon way back in 1983 with a time of 2 hours and 9 minutes. He returns this year to race alongside his sons Jacob and Daniel
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Louisville Pride Shows Wesley Korir at Boston Marathon
(Boston Herald)
Wesley Korir hopes to win another Boston Marathon and extend the pride that the University of Louisville has shown in the month of April
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| News From: Friday, April 12, 2013 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Pre-Race Tips for the Boston Marathon
(Boston Herald)
Days leading up to a big race like the Boston Marathon are critical for rest and fueling the body properly. Other tips include visualizing the course and relaxing.
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Former Champ Returns for More at Boston Marathon
(Boston Herald)
Amby Burfoot returns every five years to the famed Boston Marathon course just to make sure he can still conquer Heartbreak Hill as he did when he won in 1968.
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26 Miles For 26 Victims at Boston Marathon
(Boston Herald)
Eight people from the Newtown community will run the Boston Marathon to honor the 26 lives lost in the elementary school tragedy.
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The Mecca of Marathoning
(ESPN.go.com)
The Boston Marathon has been called the "people's Olympics" as it is the only major marathon to require runners to qualify for most of it's twenty-seven thousand entries.
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For Flanagan, Boston Is The Race of Her Dreams
(Race Results Weekly)
The Massachusetts native talks about looking forward to running the storied Boston Marathon.
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Gebremariam Hopes Third Time The Charm At Boston Marathon
(Race Results Weekly)
Coming into Monday's 117th Boston Marathon, Ethiopia's
Gebre Gebremariam hopes an old adage rings true: that the third time's the
charm. At 28-years-old, the father of two is looking to make Monday's trek
from Hopkinton to Boston his best yet.
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Still Coping with Loss, Caballero Ready for Boston
(Race Results Weekly)
Caballero, 31, who ran the 2012 Olympic Marathon but failed to finish, is
here for Monday's 117th Boston Marathon, part of a powerful and diverse
elite field assembled by John Hancock Financial. Tiny with a girlish voice,
Caballero may not be a favorite for victory, but her seventh place finish at
the NYC Half last month in a personal best 1:10:30 shows she's ready to be
competitive at Boston, the world's oldest continuously-ran marathon.
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| News From: Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Boston Marathon: It All Starts in Hopkinton
(Metro West Daily)
The starting line of the iconic Boston Marathon was painted on Wednesday celebrating the 125th anniversary of the first Boston Marathon
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Time is Right for Fernando Cabada
(ESPN.go)
Fernando Cabada has a personal best of 2 hours 11 minutes and 53 seconds as he runs his way toward the Boston Marathon despite a somewhat cloudy running history.
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Boston Marathon Weather Forecast: Pleasant for Runners, Spectators
(CBS Boston)
Temperatures for the Boston Marathon will rise from the upper fifties into the lower sixties as most runners cross the finish line.
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Boston Marathon Releases First-Ever App for Race Day
(Boston Magazine.)
The Boston Athletic Association has an app for that. Runners and spectators will benefit from an iphone and android app that will enhance their Patriot's Day Marathon experience.
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Burfoot Heads to Boston for 45th Anniversary of His Win
(The Morning Call)
Amby Burfoot will toe the line of the famed Boston Marathon on Monday to celebrate his forty-fifth anniversary of winning the race.
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Wins in Boston Can Add Up in a Hurry
(ESPN.go.com)
Shalane Flanagan will attempt to be the first American woman to win the Boston Marathon since 1985 and in doing so she could become one of the richest female marathon runners and possibly one of the richest female athletes in the country.
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Painting the Boston Marathon Starting Line in Hopkinton
(Wicked Local)
Jacques LeDuc has painted the Boston Marathon starting line for the past thirty-two years and he was at it again on Wednesday.
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| News From: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Abdirahman Out of Boston Marathon With Flu
(Race Results Weekly)
Organizers of next Monday's Boston Marathon announced this
morning that four-time USA Olympian Abdi Abdirahman had withdrawn from the
race due to the flu. This now leaves only two of the six 2012 American
Olympic Marathon athletes --Shalane Flanagan and Kara Goucher-- originally
signed by the race in a process which began more than one year ago.
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Abdi Abdirahman Drops Out Of Boston Marathon
(CBS Boston)
The last male of the U.S. men's olympic Marathon team has withdrawn from the Boston Marathon leaving last year's fourth place finisher, Jason Hartman, as the top American hopeful.
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| News From: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Dick and Rick Hoyt Honored with Statue at Boston Marathon Start
(Boston Herald)
Team Hoyt was honored with a statue of father and son duo Rick and Dick Hoyt at the starting line of the Boston Marathon
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What's on Your Boston Marathon Plate?
(Boston.com)
More than twenty-thousand runners are expected to run the famed Boston Marathon on Monday. What will these runners eat to compete for 26.2 miles?
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| News From: Monday, April 8, 2013 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Kara Goucher: '3 Times is a Charm'
(ESPN.go.com)
American distance runner Kara Goucher is hoping that her third crack at the Boston Marathon will be another break through race.
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| News From: Sunday, April 7, 2013 |
| | Boston Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Boston Marathon Course Looks Like Smooth Running
(Metro West Daily)
Runners participating in the 2013 Boston Marathon can be assured that the course will be smooth as cities and towns along the route will be working to fill potholes and smooth over raised manhole covers.
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