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John Korir hopes to build on Chicago win and join his brother as a Boston Marathon champion
John Korir has the resume that proves he is fast enough to win the Boston Marathon and the family connections that might just ...
Boston Marathon- Wheelchair at 50
Four-time Boston Marathon winner Bill Rodgers is pictured with wheelchair winner and pioneer, Bob Hall, left, during a 2005 ...
Ernst Van Dyk, Bob Hall
Ernst Van Dyk of South Africa, right, shakes hands with former wheelchair winner Bob Hall after he won the men's wheelchair ...
Fifty years later, Bob Hall's example -- and his racing wheelchairs -- are still going strong
Fifty years later, the chairs are sleeker, the fields are bigger, and Hall’s successors are literally leading the way at the ...
On 50th anniversary of wheelchair division, Boston Marathon also emphasizes accessibility for spectators
The Boston Marathon is marking 50 years of wheelchair racing and continues to add new accessibility programs for both athletes and spectators.
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50 years ago, one man made history as Boston Marathon's first official wheelchair athlete
Bob Hall was the first wheelchair competitor in the Boston Marathon. Since then, nearly 1,900 wheelchair athletes have followed.
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Run through these 26.2 marathon facts ahead of Boston's big race
Limber up and eat some pasta, because we're about to test you with a bit of Boston Marathon trivia for every mile of the run.
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The Boston Marathon marks 50 years since it first included wheelchair athletes
The Boston Marathon marks the anniversary of an important tradition. It was a half-century ago that Boston became the first major marathon to include a division for wheelchair athletes.