Boston Marathon Stories

A Place For Stories Of Those Who Have Run From Hopkinton to Boston

From BQ to Boylston: My First Boston

From BQ to Boylston:
My First Boston

Although they are all 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometers) in length, no two initial trips from Hopkinton to Boston are exactly alike. We love to hear runners tell what made their initial race unique…

We Love Collecting Old Boston Stories

Although we love all Boston Stories, we are especially fond of tales of the early days. Before timing chips. Before prize money. Before the turn of the century…

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Boston Moments

We want to be a clearing house for Boston memories. Here are some of our favorite links, starting with Michelle Lewis's Official Music Video for "Run Run Run"

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Be a part of BostonLog! Whether you've run Boston once, or a dozen times or more, we want to invite you to join our project! Gather your thoughts and photos and let us hear from you.

About Us

We are runners whose love of the Boston Marathon spans a half century. BL had its beginning in 2013, 3/4 of a mile from the finish line on a tragic day when every runner had a story to tell.

Check Out Our Collection of Boston Marathon Stories

Warm Race; Secret Strategy

Running marathons, I never had a great day on a good course in good weather. Of my two fastest races, one was plagued by heat...

April 21, 1973

Andrea looked over at me and said “What a view we have!”

If you had asked me in early March if I was going to be running the Boston Marathon, I would have replied with a “maybe.”...

April 20, 2015

“Though in a crowd of stunned runners and spectators, I felt alone”

After months of training, my wife and I had arrived at the marathon event of the year, the 2013 Boston Marathon. We started together in...

April 15, 2013

“It took 38 marathons: five years and four months for my Boston

Do you have a bucket list? Do you have goals to check off? For five and a half years, my big dream was to qualify...

April 15, 2013

Hundreds of Boston Stories...

"I can still see the eight year old's grubby fist opening as if in slow motion to reveal the offering he had for me: a single red grape..."

Kenneth Williams 19 Bostons

Unattractive race pictures or not, when I’m 88, I will look back upon these memories and remember when I was young, fit, and did hard stuff!

Jessica Ferguson 2017

A man started yelling at me, "Come on... don’t stop NOW, you can Do this!" I remember thinking, "OK, this guy says I can do it, so I guess I better run!"

Heather Duley 2013

After a 39 year hiatus, I am back and still the USA’s good luck charm: Every single time I run the Boston Marathon, an American runner wins.

Woody Harrell 1973, 1975, 2014

125th Boston Marathon

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The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced that if road races are allowed to take place as part of the Massachusetts reopening plan, the 125th Boston Marathon will be held on Monday, October 11, 2021.