By Mer Hughes, Multimedia Managing Editor & Layout Editor
/ April 22, 2026
Emerson College students joined massive crowds throughout Boston on Monday to cheer on over 30,000 runners and wheelchair cyclists during the 130th Boston...
More than 30,000 participants took part in the 130th Boston Marathon on Monday. Records were broken, running conditions were ideal, and the city was electric....
Marathon Monday is a day like no other in Boston. Spectators packed into congested sidewalks, cheering on more than 30,000 runners who colored the city...
In 2020, the historic Boston Marathon failed to outrun the COVID-19 pandemic. The 124th iteration of the event was originally postponed and later canceled....
Marathon Monday is here, which means the city will be bustling with runners and spectators alike as it celebrates its 130th year of the Boston Marathon.
If the warm weather in Boston hasn’t been enough of a sign that spring is finally here, then you couldn’t ask for a bigger one with the 130th Boston...
The 129th running of the Boston Marathon came and went on Monday, with nearly 300,000 spectators flocking to cheer on the more than 32,000 racers.
Posters...
More than 300,000 spectators flocked to the barricades along Boylston Street to cheer on nearly 32,000 runners and wheelchair cyclists during the 129th...
By Hannah Woods, Senior Kasteel Well Reporter
/ April 23, 2025
A sea of “Boston Strong” logos representing resilience and community still flood the streets of Boston 12 years after the Boston Marathon bombing in...
For five years, Michael Keebler has worked to run a marathon in under two hours and thirty minutes.
The Montague resident completed his third Boston...
An estimated 300,000 spectators filled the sidelines of the 129th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 21, 2025. See photos captured by Beacon photographers covering the event.
By Arthur Mansavage, Multimedia Managing Editor
/ April 20, 2025
On Monday, nearly 32,000 runners and an estimated half million spectators will descend on Massachusetts for the 129th Boston Marathon.
The race begins...
By Jordan Pagkalinawan, Former Sports Editor & Website Editor
/ April 19, 2025
As thousands of runners descend on Massachusetts this weekend for the 129th Boston Marathon, 50 of them will compete in the historic 50th wheelchair division...
The eagerly anticipated 128th Boston Marathon brought nearly 30,000 runners from more than 100 countries to Massachusetts on Monday, April 15. Hundreds...
By Mer Hughes, Multimedia Managing Editor & Layout Editor
/ April 17, 2024
While thousands of runners ran the Boston Marathon on Monday, devoted wife Suzzanne Bright competed in her own race through the city’s side roads and...
With sunny skies and temperatures that climbed to the mid-60s, marathon Monday looked a little different compared to last year’s cool and rainy weather.
While...
By Annie Sarlin, Dept. Living Arts Editor
/ April 17, 2024
One day before the Boston Marathon, a sea of golden fur filled the Boston Common in honor of Spencer, the official dog of the race since 2022 who recently...
By Bryan Hecht, Content Managing Editor
/ April 15, 2024
Today’s 128th Boston Marathon was marked by many important milestones. On its most tender note, the race commemorated the 10th anniversary since the...
