The Boston Marathon runs point to point on pavement from the western Massachusetts suburbs into downtown Boston. The route passes through a string of small towns before entering the city, with dense crowds along nearly the entire course. It falls on Patriots' Day, the third Monday in April, which makes race day a civic event as much as a sporting one.
The race is part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors and is known above all for how hard it is to get into. A. announcements closely before building a season around this race.
