Chicago Marathon
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The Chicago Marathon is a road marathon held in October in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the eight World Marathon Majors. Thus, it is also a World Athletics Label Road Race. The Chicago Marathon is
First Chicago Marathon September 23, 1905. Louis Marks in the lead.
Dennis Bennett at the 1906 Chicago Marathon
The founding location of the Chicago Marathon is at 214 West Erie in River North.
Evans Cheruiyot follows the course car (with clock) during his 2008 victory. The lead course car carries the current race time.
Boston Marathon
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The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by eight cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday o
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…similar races throughout most western countries and across the United States. While marathons sporadically occurred in New York City and St. Louis, the Boston Marathon had established an annual marathon in 1897, soon to be followed by a Chicago annual race. Beginning in 1905, the Chicago Marathon (organized first by…
Boston Marathon Finish Line, 1910.
Runner Kathrine Switzer attacked by race official Jock Semple in effort to protect the race from "Contamination Rules" which prevented women from officially entering the marathon
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot on his way to winning the 2006 Boston Marathon, where he set a new course record.
Participants in the 2010 Boston Marathon in Wellesley, just after the halfway mark