12 Facts About Boston Marathon

Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by several cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States.

The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon and ranks as one of the world's best-known road racing events.

Boston Marathon was first run in April 1897, having been inspired by the revival of the marathon for the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Boston Marathon was originally a local event, but its fame and status have attracted runners from all over the world.

For most of its history, the Boston Marathon was a free event, and the only prize awarded for winning the race was a wreath woven from olive branches.

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Bizunesh Deba of Ethiopia was eventually named women's winner of the 2014 Boston Marathon, following the disqualification of Kenyan Rita Jeptoo from the event due to confirmed doping.

The race will be the fourth of the five World Boston Marathon Majors held in 2021; all the events in the series are being run in the space of six weeks between late September and early November.

Boston Marathon is open to runners 18 or older from any nation, but they must meet certain qualifying standards.

For many marathoners, to qualify for Boston is a goal and achievement in itself.

Boston Marathon is considered to be one of the more difficult marathon courses because of the Newton hills, which culminate in Heartbreak Hill near Boston College.

In 1975, the Boston Marathon became the first major marathon to include a wheelchair division competition.

In 1986, the introduction of prize money at the Boston Marathon gave the push rim wheelchair division the richest prize purse in the sport.