The 129th Boston Marathon is set for April 21. Here's everything you need to know about the race and the events leading up to it.

The route starts downhill ... the Boston Public Library in Copley Square. You can see a map of the course here. The Boston Marathon is actually mostly downhill – until the Newton Hills.

Find recommended spectator spots along GBH News’ Boston Marathon route map below. Looking for ways to get here? Open the left menu and check the box next to “parking and transit” for suggestions. The ...

Lisa Burgess and her son Ben, 24, have relied on long-distance running for nearly a decade to process their grief and find ...

At this year's Boston Marathon, law enforcement officials will be watching "a broad set of potential soft targets for an ...

The Boston Marathon begins in Hopkinton and ends on Boylston Street, but what’s in between? The course starts on Main Street and follows Route 135 through Ashland, Framingham, Natick ...

Ten thousand people who signed up to race through Boston on the ... finish at the Boston Marathon's historic endpoint for the first time this year. The old Boston 5K route previously started ...