The world's oldest annual marathon returns this weekend as the 129th Boston Marathon gets underway on Monday, April 21. It's also the 250th anniversary of Patriots' Day, making for a special weekend ...
ONE OF THOSE 26.2 MILES. THE COURSE STARTS AT ROUTE 135, IN HOPKINTON, A QUAINT HISTORIC TOWN WEST OF BOSTON. ESTABLISHED IN 1715. RUNNERS START AT THE TOWN COMMON, 26.2 MILES FROM THE HEART OF BOSTON ...