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Over 30,000 runners began the race in Hopkinton, running through sporadic rain and a blanket of fog in the 127th Boston Marathon on Monday. Hellen Obiri, 33, of Kenya, bolted across the finish line in 2 hours and 21 minutes, winning first place in the women’s race. Evans Chebet, 34, of Kenya, took the trophy...
The B.A.A.'s president and CEO acknowledged that marathon organizers "did not deliver on our promise to make it a great day for everyone."
"We need to do better," Boston Athletic Association President and CEO Jack Fleming said in a statement.
Members of TrailblazHers Run Co and PIONEERS Run Crew have said Black members were singled out by the Newton Police Department
After a group of Black spectators was surrounded by Newton police at the Boston Marathon, Black runners are calling out racial bias in the running community.