![]() ![]() More recent forecasts put temperatures in the 50s and 60s, a relief for Boston Athletic Association officials concerned about mass hypothermia. Because it doesn’t really shake me at all.”Ī year after temperatures dipped into the mid-30s and runners battled a near-gale headwind that blew a pelting rain into their faces, race organizers are again preparing for the some of the foulest weather the city has to offer.Įarly forecasts called for conditions similar to 2018, when there was a record number of dropouts and Japan’s Yuki Kawauchi finished in 2 hours, 15 minutes, 58 seconds – a time that wouldn’t have been fast enough to win any race since the sweltering 1976 “Run for the Hoses.” “If it might rattle them – ‘Well this is Des’s race to lose’ – if that gets in people’s head, good for me. “Everyone’s like, ‘This is Des weather,’ ” Linden said last week as she prepared for Monday’s 123rd edition of the race. Just like last year, when she splashed her way to Copley Square in the slowest race in 40 years and became the first U.S. 1 on her Boston Marathon bib weren’t enough for them to think about, the women trying to stop Des Linden from repeating as champion can now expect to line up in Hopkinton shivering and soaking from another New England storm. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Charles KrupaīOSTON – As if the No. Yuki Kawauchi, center, of Japan, sits on the stage during a media availability on Friday, April 12, 2019, in Boston in advance of the 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday. Linden won the women's division and Kawauchi won the men's division in the 2018 Boston Marathon. (Art Illman/The Metro West Daily News via AP) Art Illmanĭesiree Linden, left, of Washington, Mich., and Yuki Kawauchi, of Japan, receive their assigned bib numbers during a media availability on Friday, April 12, 2019, in Boston in advance of the 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday. The marathon is scheduled for Monday, April 15. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Charles Krupaīelazoos of Road Safe Traffic Systems carries a stencil as they paint the starting line Thursday, April 11, 2019, in Hopkinton, Mass., for the 123rd running of the Boston Marathon. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) Michael Dwyerĭesiree Linden, left, of Washington, Mich., and Yuki Kawauchi, of Japan, display their assigned bib numbers during a media availability on Friday, April 12, 2019, in Boston in advance of the 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday. "If it's special early in the year, I think Monday - with us playing in a playoff game and obviously what's going on during the day - I can't even imagine the feelings of the people here.2018 Boston Marathon winners Yuki Kawauchi, left, and Desiree Linden, right, walk off the field with race sponsor John Hancock's Rob Freidman, center, after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles in Boston, Saturday, April 13, 2019. "I know it's different, but things happen for a reason, right?" Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. ![]() By luck of the schedule, they will be home on Monday against the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 4 of the AL Division Series (though at night). There will be different colors in the trees, as well: Instead of the springtime daffodils planted along the course since the 2013 bombing, runners will see the reds, oranges and yellows of the changing foliage.Īnd the Red Sox, who traditionally play a marathon-day matinee at Fenway Park, right near the "1 Mile To Go" marker in Kenmore Square, have obliged by reaching the baseball playoffs. The finishers medals are bigger - and golden - to commemorate the 125th edition of the race. The rolling start also will spread things out on the course, giving them more room to run. The quick shuffle at the start will spare the runners the long wait - often hours of standing around - before they are herded into corrals for their starting wave to be called. Hannah Donnelly looks at the controversy surrounding the crossover with Indigenous People's Day, how Heartbreak Hill got its name, and who to watch for Monday when the gun goes off, including someone close to Hannah's heart. The Boston Marathon is Monday, the first time the iconic race is taking place in the fall. ![]()
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