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Rick Hoyt, who pioneered duo wheelchair road racing to ‘motivate people and inspire them,’ dies at 61

"He was my motor, I was his heart," Mr. Hoyt said of his years-long teaming with his late father, Dick, who pushed his wheelchair in 32 Boston Marathons.

Boston Marathon legend Rick Hoyt dies at 61
Rick Hoyt, who for years completed the Boston Marathon in a wheelchair famously pushed by his father, died Monday morning, a little more than two years after his dad’s death, the family said.

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R.I. trail named for ‘Tarzan’ Brown, the Narragansett Indian who won two Boston Marathons
The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island names a three-mile loop for Brown in the 1,100-acre Carter Preserve in Charlestown, R.I.

Boston Marathon

Who were the most-tracked runners in the 2023 Boston Marathon?

The Boston Athletic Association shared data from its tracking app, which was launched about a week before the race.

Five months ago, she was about to be taken off life support after a traumatic brain injury. This week she finished the Boston Marathon.

As Rachel Foster embarked on a grueling rehabilitation, she set her sights on a seemingly impossible goal — to run the Boston Marathon in April.

BAA says it ‘did not deliver’ on promise of inclusive Marathon after police interaction with racially diverse run clubs

Members were cheering near Heartbreak Hill when a large group of Newton police officers blocked the spectators from interacting with runners.

Marathon incident between police and spectators highlights running’s diversity problem, some say

Many spectators and runners say they felt disturbed by the BAA’s decision to call police on a festive gathering of Black people engaging with runners the same way as many others.
Bombing Remembrance

Family and friends of Martin Richard run the race in his memory

‘The hope feels stronger today’: Boston Marathon bombing survivors, families, responders, reflect at finish line memorial 10 years later

He captured the image that told the story of the Boston Marathon bombing. Ten years later, he finally met the subject.

One Boston Day: How the city is marking 10 years since the Marathon bombings

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‘Eli would have wanted me to be there’: Cheri Blauwet returned to the Marathon finish line weeks after her husband died
The physician and Paralympian is mourning her husband, an advocate for athletes with disabilities who died two weeks ago. But she knew it was important to still show up for race day.

Members of racially diverse running clubs say police singled them out at Boston Marathon
Newton Police said in a statement that they showed up after the Boston Athletic Association called them multiple times following reports that spectators were impeding runners.

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Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema finishes another Boston Marathon
Sinema is one of the few notable participants who didn't make it known publicly she was running until after the race — just as she did for 2022.

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A bald eagle suit, a ‘running moon,’ and an assist at the finish line: Stories you may have missed from the Boston Marathon
Marathon Monday is chaos. Runners gasp toward the finish. Boylston Street is littered with plastic blankets and discarded water bottles. The cheers, the signs, the celebrations — it’s easy to miss the little moments. Here’s a collection of what Globe reporters saw on the course.

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After fading on Heartbreak Hill, Eliud Kipchoge explains what went wrong during the Boston Marathon
The question now is where he goes from here, and Kipchoge said he “absolutely” wants another shot at Boston.

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A bald eagle suit, a ‘running-moon,’ an assist at the finish line: 16 stories you may have missed from the Boston Marathon
Marathon Monday is chaos. It’s easy to miss the little moments.

At the Boston Marathon, non-binary runners finally had their day. It meant the world.

The famous road race took another step in the name of inclusion by allowing participants to register as non-binary. Danny Riordan jumped at the chance.

Ten years after tragedy, the Boston Marathon reminded us all about triumph. See our updates from the day.

Rain was no match for the energy and enthusiasm from Hopkinton to Boylston Street. Here's how the day unfolded.

These two women ran the Boston Marathon, but their husbands missed it. There was a good reason.

Kourtney Turner's husband was at work. Naomi Krejci's husband had something to do later that night.

Ten years after terror, Marathon Monday is still Boston’s pageant

Under a gray sky and through intermittent rain, thousands of exuberant spectators shouted and cheered for hours Monday along the Boston Marathon route.

Amid the throngs of participants on Monday were some notable names. Here’s how the celebrities did in the Marathon.

Zdeno Chara, the 6-foot-9, 250 pound Bruins legend, came barreling down the 26.2 mile course. He maintained an eight-minute pace through much of the race, and finished in under 3:40.

Complete list of Boston Marathon finishers

Check out the complete list of finishers for the 127th Boston Marathon.

A grad student and a Greater Boston Track Club member won the ‘Fastest Bostonian’ awards at the 2023 Boston Marathon

Allston’s Danielle Bishop also made history on Monday as the first non-binary competitor in the Boston Marathon.

Doug Flutie missed six weeks of training. He still finished the Boston Marathon — and raised thousands for charity.

The Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism raised over $350,000 and had 25 people run for the cause, which is an official charity of the Boston Marathon.

Two of sport’s best — Eliud Kipchoge and Shohei Ohtani — were in town, but rain fell on their parade

The great marathoner was no match for our hills, and the great ballplayer was foiled by weather that limited him to two innings on the mound.

What’s harder: Running the Marathon or playing an NHL game? Zdeno Chara can’t decide.

The former Bruins captain ran his first marathon in support of both the Hoyt Foundation and the Thomas E. Smith Foundation.

‘Today was a tough day for me’: Eliud Kipchoge reflects on his sixth-place finish at the Boston Marathon

Kipchoge finished with the slowest time of his career at 2:09:23 and ended up sixth, nearly three-and-a-half minutes behind winner Evans Chebet.

Here are 25 photos from a soggy, chilly, yet strangely enjoyable Boston Marathon

More than 30,000 participants took to the 26.2-mile course winding from Hopkinton to Boylston Street. These are the best photos from a soggy Marathon Monday.

Red Sox

Game 56: Reds at Red Sox lineups and notes

Chris Sale will be on the mound as the Red Sox look to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Reds Thursday at Fenway Park

Red Sox mark one-third mark of season with frustrating loss to lowly Reds

James Paxton pounded the strike zone with four-seam fastballs for five innings, striking out eight. But the bullpen couldn't hold a 3-1 lead.

Red Sox shortstop Kiké Hernández refuses to get down about his performance in the field and at the plate

Hernández’s defensive struggles would seem less impactful if he was performing offensively as he and the team had hoped. Instead, he entered Wednesday hitting just .237/.313/.358.

Patriots

The NFL says that the new kickoff rule will prevent injuries, but Patriots special teams captain Matthew Slater isn’t buying it

"I understand that we want to reduce head injuries and things of that nature," said Slater, "but we don’t always act as if player health and safety is paramount.”

Aaron Rodgers’s tweaked calf is ‘fine,’ Jets hope QB will fully practice Friday

Rodgers was riding a stationary bike at the start of practice, and coach Robert Saleh added the quarterback would be limited.

Mac Jones sounds as if he is trying to earn back the respect of his Patriots teammates and coaches

“Sometimes the most confident people come from a year where they might not have been their best,” said the quarterback, “and I feel like that’s where I’m at.”

Bruins

Bruce Cassidy offered a humorous comparison between his current Stanley Cup run and the 2019 Bruins

A year after he was canned by the Bruins, Bruce Cassidy has the Vegas Golden Knights playing for a title.

For the Florida Panthers, celebrations getting a bit hairy, just in time for the Stanley Cup Final

The tradition of hockey’s playoff beard goes back to at least the mid-1980s, with the Detroit Red Wings getting widely credited with beginning the facial hair phenomenon.

Vegas Golden Knights clamp down on Stars to reach Stanley Cup Final

Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final pitting the Golden Knights against the Florida Panthers will be Saturday night in Las Vegas.

Celtics

Joe Mazzulla gets strong backing from Brad Stevens and will get to fortify his coaching staff

Calling Mazzulla "a terrific leader," the Celtics president of basketball ops praised the work the rookie coach did after taking over on very short notice.

Everything the Celtics do this offseason should be framed around what is best for Jayson Tatum

Sure he has his flaws, but Tatum is the franchise player — it's not a 1A-1B situation with Jaylen Brown.

Brad Stevens on Jaylen Brown, Grant Williams, roster changes, and other takeaways

Brad Stevens, the Celtics’ president of basketball operations, spoke with the media three days after Boston’s season ended in the Eastern Conference finals.