2018 Boston Marathon
It took place on Monday, April 16, 2018 (Patriots' Day in Massachusetts).[1] The race was held in unusually cold weather at 39 °F (4 °C) with rain.Wheelchair winners were Marcel Hug, 1:46:26, and Tatyana McFadden, 2:04:39.The event ran along the same winding course the Marathon has followed for many decades: 26 miles, 385 yards (42.195 km) of roads and city streets, starting in Hopkinton and passing through six Massachusetts cities and towns, to the finish line beside the Boston Public Library, on Boylston Street in Boston's Copley Square.[3] There was rain and hail throughout the day, heavy at times, with temperatures in the 40s F and gusty winds.
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