Mongkolchon Akesin/iStock(NEW YORK) The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than
Mongkolchon Akesin/iStock(NEW YORK) The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than
Boston Marathon icon Dick Hoyt passed away Wednesday morning. He was 80 years old.
Hoyt became a Boston Marathon fixture over the past three decades beginning in 1980. He ran the Boston Marathon annually with his son, Rick, who is quadriplegic and has cerebral palsy. Dick and Ricky Hoyt completed 32 Boston Marathons together. Their final race together was in 2014. The B.A.A. is tremendously saddened to learn of the passing of Boston Marathon icon Dick Hoyt, the Boston Marathon Association said in a statement. Dick personified what it meant to a be a Boston Marathoner, showing determination, passion, and love every Patriots’ Day for more than three decades.
Boston Marathon cancelled over COVID-19 fears
Boston Marathon runners in Skirbeck Road.
The Boston Mayflower 400 Marathon has been cancelled over coronavirus fears, just weeks before around 1,800 runners were due to take part in the event.
The Boston Marathon Association, which organises the event that was due to take place on September 13, said it respects the decision by the Boston Safety Advisory Group, but that it comes as “a big blow to the many who have entered and have been in training to run”.
Entrants paid £30 to sign up, but as the event is no longer going ahead they would be due to get 90% back. Arrangements are being made to refund payments and distribute T-shirts to those that would have received them in September.