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This year marks 100 years since the historic race was lengthened to its full 26.2-mile stretch. Here's what to know about the big names in the race and how you can get the best spots to cheer on the runners.

Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn, whose father Ray Flynn was Boston’s mayor for over nine years, largely dismissed the idea of running for mayor himself someday: “I think there’s one Mayor Flynn in the family, and that was my dad.”

Within the next week, Massachusetts plans to apply for $1.45 billion in federal funds for a replacement for the Sagamore bridge. Gov. Healey says the Bourne bridge will have to wait for similar treatment. Here's why.

Tens of thousands of runners are racing the historic 26.2-mile course that winds from Hopkinton to Boston. Here's what you should know, including details on the fastest and most-decorated marathon field ever and the weather conditions they'll contend with today.

The 127th running of the iconic race comes ten years after bombings at the finish line killed three people and injured hundreds of others.

Boston Marathon winner and Olympian Des Linden spoke with WBUR's marathon correspondent Alex Ashlock about the key moments that shaped the book, the effects running and winning the marathon had on her life, and her plans to run the 2023 Boston Marathon.

“Took 45 minutes to get from State Street to Maverick on the Blue Line, [and] we arrive to a power outage.” Read more on Boston.com.

There’s been a lot of news in the last 10 years. Cognoscenti has tried to hold space for the personal, the very human, even in -- maybe especially in -- times or events that feel too big to put into words.

American runner Frank Shorter and his teammates debated whether to run after the attack but decided to push forward. Shorter went on to win the gold, becoming the first American winner of that event in over 60 years.

Plus, John Hancock has announced 2023 will be its last year as the lead corporate sponsor for the Boston Marathon.