‘I Am Overjoyed’: Boston Marathon Racers Rejoice After Lost Year

By BY BRENT MCDONALD, ELLIOT DEBRUYN AND MEG FELLING from NYT Sports Thousands of competitors ran the 2021 Boston Marathon. The prestigious race restarted this year after being canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic.https://nyti.ms/3lxDqzP

After a Long Wait, the Boston Marathon Returns as a Fall Classic

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN, ALEXANDRA E. PETRI AND VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports More than two years after the last race, runners finally hit the pavement on Monday. “It just feels so good to be out here doing this,” one said.https://nyti.ms/3lwRCJx

Benson Kipruto of Kenya wins the men’s race at the Boston Marathon.

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports Kipruto, 30, added a signature marathon victory to his résumé in the first Boston Marathon in more than a year.https://nyti.ms/3veJ9xT

Danica Patrick returns to racing. On foot.

By BY LAUREN MCCARTHY from NYT Sports Patrick, who retired in 2018, is running in bib number 500, a nod by race organizers to her trailblazing accomplishments at the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500.https://nyti.ms/3Au0Muf

A missed turn might have cost Marcel Hug $50,000 in the men’s wheelchair race.

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports Hug dominated the event at the Boston Marathon, but he was just seconds shy of breaking his own course record and winning a bonus.https://nyti.ms/3BvZSyT

Rick Hoyt, who became a fixture in Boston while being pushed by his father, retires from the marathon.

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports Rick Hoyt, 59, cited his health as the reason he would no longer participate. His father, Dick, died in March.https://nyti.ms/3oRw5x5

In a first, the marathon begins with an acknowledgment of Indigenous land.

By BY ELLEN BARRY AND ALEXANDRA E. PETRI from NYT Sports The focus on Indigenous peoples added an unusual, somber note to marathon weekend, in the heart of a region that has long unreservedly celebrated its colonial history.https://nyti.ms/3oRFLYw

Here’s how to watch the Boston Marathon.

By BY ALEXANDRA E. PETRI from NYT Sports After being delayed by 18 months because of the pandemic, the Boston Marathon is back this year, marking its 125th anniversary.https://nyti.ms/3Fzb3t4

6 Marathons in 6 Weeks? Shalane Flanagan Has 4 More to Go, and 2 This Weekend.

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports In her quest to run all six major marathons in this closely packed fall season, Flanagan will run Chicago on Sunday and Boston on Monday.https://nyti.ms/3AxnkKY

Ron Hill, Marathoner Who Set Record in Boston, Dies at 82

By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Sports In 1970 he shaved almost three minutes off the earlier mark. He later set another record: running at least a mile a day for 52 years and 39 days (even after surgery).https://nyti.ms/3wbBLCO

Boston and London Marathons Postponed to the Fall

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN AND TALYA MINSBERG from NYT Sports The Boston Marathon has been postponed from April 20 to Sept. 15, while the London Marathon has been rescheduled from April 26 to October 4.https://nyti.ms/2U3evVP

The Boston Marathon Has Been Postponed Until Sept. 14

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports For more than 100 years, the Boston Marathon was run each April. This year, it will be postponed until the autumn amid concerns about the coronavirus.https://nyti.ms/3cWoLI3

At Olympic Marathon Trials, the Agony of Fourth Place

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports Des Linden, in the women’s division, and Leonard Korir, in the men’s, were favorites to make the U.S. team. They finished fourth, which can be the worst pain of all.https://nyti.ms/39eqeay

Rosie Ruiz, Who Faked a Boston Marathon Victory, Dies at 66

By RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Sports Ruiz stunned the running world when she crossed the finish line of the 1980 race in 2 hours 31 minutes and 56 seconds. Suspicions arose immediately.https://nyti.ms/2M7Uxrq

Boston Marathon: After 26 Miles, a Win by a Step

By VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports Lawrence Cherono of Kenya edged Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia. Worknesh Degefa of Ethiopia ran away from the field in the women’s race.https://nyti.ms/2VKzuMJ

$2 and Some Pancakes Went Far at the 1969 Boston Marathon

By GEORGE A. HIRSCH from NYT Sports Fifty years ago, George Hirsch recalls, all you needed to run Boston was a couple of bucks and a note from a doctor saying you were good to go.https://nyti.ms/2D6EuEf

Sarah Sellers: Always on the Run or on the Clock

By MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports The surprising runner-up in last year’s Boston Marathon wants to be an elite runner while keeping her job as a nurse anesthetist. She insists that being busier makes her faster.https://nyti.ms/2X8vTIJ

Cheating to Make the Boston Marathon? You Can’t Run From This Detective

By JEN A. MILLER from NYT Sports Armed with an algorithm, web-sleuthing skills and an army of tipsters, a vigilante nabs cheating distance runners and posts results of his investigations on his site.https://nyti.ms/2D9RyJ7

To Get to the Boston Marathon, Run Faster, and Faster

By VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports Are top marathoners of every age getting faster? Judging by how much harder it is getting to qualify for Boston, it sure seems like it.https://nyti.ms/2Oiydw4

The Nurse Who Took a Very Different Route to 2nd Place in the Boston Marathon

By MALIKA ANDREWS and MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports Sarah Sellers ran right past every elite marathoner except one on Monday. On Wednesday, she has to return to her full-time job in Arizona.https://nyti.ms/2qF3nQe