Boston Marathon live: Results, how to watch, viewer’s guide, race times, weather
Desiree Linden returns to the race after last year becoming the first U.S. woman to win the Boston Marathon since 1985. By Cindy Boren Cindy Boren Reporter covering sports, with an emphasis on politics and national stories Email Bio Follow April 15 at 6:29 AM Welcome to a New England spring.
Last year, Desiree Linden became the first American woman to win the 26.2-mile race in 33 years and Sarah Sellers was a surprising second. Linden and Sellers will return, but Shalane Flanagan, the four-time Olympian and 2017 New York City Marathon winner, is keeping to her promise to take a break from running.
“I think Des and I grew up with a chip on our shoulder. We were always told, ‘The East Africans are just better than you, you can’t compete with them.’ I was told that a lot growing up, that I wasn’t good enough or talented enough,” said Flanagan. “We always thought we just had to work harder, and sometimes working harder was a bit of a self-sabotage, because you get injured trying to risk for big moments.
When: The race traditionally takes place on Patriots Day, a holiday in Massachusetts. Mobility impaired runners are the first to take off, at 9:02 a.m. Eastern. Runners will start in waves to keep the field of roughly 30,000 competitors manageable, with the final wave setting out at 11:15 a.m.
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