2013 Boston Marathon

Footrace in Boston, Massachusetts, USA norep November 2013 2013 Boston Marathon 100px 115px Lelisa Desisa Benti, male winner and Rita Jeptoo, female winner of the 2013 Boston Marathon, near the race's half-way point at the Wellesley College "Scream Tunnel". Boston, Massachusetts April 15 Lelisa Desisa 2:10:22 Rita Jeptoo 2:26:25 Hiroyuki Yamamoto 1:25:33 Tatyana McFadden 1:45:25 2012 2014 The 2013 Boston Marathon was the 117th running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States, which took place on April 15, 2013. Organized by the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), it hosted the second of the World Marathon Majors to be held in 2013 with over 23,000 runners participating. Lelisa Desisa won the men's race with a time of 2:10:22, and Rita Jeptoo won the women's with a time of 2:26:25. Hiroyuki Yamamoto won the men's wheelchair race in 1:25:32 and Tatyana McFadden won the women's in 1:45:25. The event was disrupted and largely overshadowed by a terrorist attack in which two consecutive explosions, the first being at 14:49:43 EDT, the second being 14:49:56 EDT, on the sidewalk, near the finish line at 671 and 755 Boylston Street, killed three spectators named Krystle Marie Campbell, Lu Lingzi, and Martin William Richard, and injured roughly 281 people. The competition was suspended and many runners were unable to participate in the remainder of the competition. The attack received widespread international media attention. Course thumb|left|The starting line in Hopkinton The marathon distance is officially 42.195 km mi long as sanctioned by World Athletics (IAAF).http://www.bcathletics.org/main/rr_iaaf.htm IAAF Competition Rules for Road Races 2009 International Association of Athletics Federations 10 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923182842/http://www.bcathletics.org/main/rr_iaaf.htm 23 September 2015 dead The Boston Marathon course has been the same since the inaugural race in 1897. The start is in the town of Hopkinton and the first 6 mi km are downhill through Ashland and into the city of Framingham.https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a26629109/boston-marathon-course-map/ Here's How to Run Your Best Boston Marathon Mayer Irvine Heather runnersworld.com March 19, 2020 10 February 2021 Leaving Framingham, the runners enter the town of Natick, before passing through the 'Scream Tunnel' at mile 12. This area is filled with a 'tunnel' of young women from the nearby Wellesley College who request kisses from runners, a tradition that has been in place for more than 100 years.https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-marathon/2018/04/12/kissing-posters-and-so-much-screeching-a-history-of-the-wellesley-college-scream-tunnel/ Kissing, posters, and so much screeching: A history of the Wellesley College 'Scream Tunnel' Turchi Megan boston.com April 12, 2018 10 February 2021 At mile 15, there is a large downhill section, followed by a 0.75 mi km on climb at mile 16 crossing the Yankee Division Highway. The runners take a right turn onto Commonwealth Avenue in Newton before starting the first of the four 'Newton Hills'. thumb|The 2012 finish line on Boylston Street thumb|left|Course map The first hill is a steep 1200 yd m on climb, the second about 0.25 mi km, the third a steep 800 yd m before the runners start the infamous 'Heartbreak Hill' at just after mile 20.https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-marathon/2019/04/03/boston-marathon-heartbreak-hill-origin/ How Heartbreak Hill got its name boston.com Dwyer Dialynn April 3, 2019 10 February 2021 At half a mile long and with a 3.3% percent incline, it is not especially difficult, but due to the hill being 20 mi km into the race, it is still feared as the runners' legs are usually tired at this point.https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/04/01/boston-marathon-mile-by-mile-runners-guide/ Boston Marathon: Mile-By-Mile Runners' Guide April 1, 2019 boston.cbslocal.com 10 February 2021 The course is mostly downhill to the end, and passes through Boston College before entering Cleveland Circle then Kenmore Square where there are many spectators. The final mile has a slight incline, before it flattens off to finish on Boylston Street. Field The fastest competitor in the women's race was Meseret Hailu who had run 2:21:09 to win the 2012 Amsterdam Marathon and 1:08:55 to win the 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.https://www.flotrack.org/articles/5033586-womens-boston-updates-2013-boston-marathon-live-updates Women's Boston Updates – 2013 Boston Marathon Live Updates Kastoff Mitch April 15, 2013 flotrack.org 8 February 2021 2011 Frankfurt Marathon winner Mamitu Daska, runner-up at the 2012 Berlin Marathon Tirfi Tsegaye, and winner of the 2012 Chicago Marathon Rita Jeptoo were also racing. 2012 champion Sharon Cherop returned to defend her title.https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-marathon/2013/04/02/whos-running-the-2013-boston-marathon/ Who's running the 2013 Boston Marathon? Torto Marie boston.com April 2, 2013 8 February 2021 Reigning wheelchair champions Joshua Cassidy and Shirley Reilly returned to defend their titles in their respective categories.https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1602617-boston-marathon-2013-route-start-time-date-and-tv-info Boston Marathon 2013: Route, Start Time, Date and TV Info Grant Ethan April 12, 2013 bleachereport.com 8 February 2021 Wesley Korir returned to defend his 2012 title in the men's race. He had most recently finished fifth in the 2012 Chicago Marathon.https://www.stridenation.com/boston-marathon-2013/2013/4/15/4226124/boston-marathon-2013-preview-favorites-shalane-flanagan 2013 Boston Marathon favorites and who to watch Hudson Ryan SB Nation April 15, 2013 8 February 2021 Also competing were 2013 Dubai Marathon winner Lelisa Desisa, 2012 Boston Marathon runner-up Levy Matebo Omari, 2011 Los Angeles Marathon winner Markos Geneti, 2011 New York City Marathon winner Gebre Gebremariam, and 2010 Boston Marathon winner Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot. In total, there were nine sub-2:07 runners in the field.http://www.marathonguide.com/news/exclusives/BostonMarathon_2013/BostonMarathon2013Preview.cfm 117th Boston Marathon – 2013 Preview Elliott John marathonguide.com 8 February 2021 The wheelchair race began at 9:17 EDT (UTC−4), the women's at 9:32 EDT and the men's at 10:00 EDT. In the men's and women's races, the winner received $150,000, with second and third receiving $75,000 and $40,000, respectively. Race summary thumb|right|Lelisa Desisa during the race After 26 seconds of silence to honor the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the marathon got underway with 53 wheelchair competitors leaving Hopkinton.Lelisa Desisa, Rita Jeptoo win Boston Marathon Associated Press April 15, 2013 USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2013/04/15/lelisa-desisa-rita-jeptoo-boston-marathon/2084501/ April 15, 2013 The temperature at start time was in the upper 40 °F (8–10 °C) range and rose to 54 °F at the finish. Hiroyuki Yamamoto of Japan aimed to make a move at the 5 km mi on mark, and at 8 mi km into the race had built up a lead of 200 yd m, which he held until the end to win in a time of 1:25:32.https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-marathon/2013/04/15/japans-hiroyuki-yamamoto-wins-mens-wheelchair-race-american-tatyana-mcfadden-is-womens-champ/ Japan's Hiroyuki Yamamoto wins men's wheelchair race; American Tatyana McFadden is women's champ Finn Chad April 15, 2013 boston.com 8 February 2021 This was the first time that Yamamoto, aged 46, had competed in the Boston Marathon. He beat South African Ernst Van Dyk by 39 seconds. In the women's wheelchair race, Tatyana McFadden, who was also competing in the race for the first time, won in a time of 1:45:25. thumb|Rita Jeptoo crossing the finishing line In the women's race, a small pack broke away from the main pack early on. All the runners but Yolanda Caballero dropped back to the main pack while Caballero continued on past half-way.https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/tactical-brilliance-from-jeptoo-and-desisa-in Tactical brilliance from Jeptoo and Desisa in Boston Morse Parker April 15, 2013 worldathletics.org 8 February 2021 She was eventually caught when Ana Dulce Félix increased the pace and broke away from the main pack to gain a lead of 76 seconds. She was caught in 3 mi km by a group comprising Jeptoo, Cherop, Hailu and Shalane Flanagan. Jeptoo managed to break away from the others after 40 km mi when climbing an overpass to cross the Massachusetts Turnpike, and finished in a time of 2:26:25. She finished 33 seconds ahead of Hailu, who took second place. Cherop took third, 3 seconds behind Hailu and Flanagan finished fourth.Africans Win At Boston Marathon Mark Memmott NPR April 15, 2013 https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/04/15/177328979/africans-win-at-boston-marathon April 15, 2013 thumb|Lelisa Desisa crossing the finishing line In the men's race, Jason Hartmann and Fernando Cabada led during the early miles before a group of nine caught up before half-way.https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-marathon/2013/04/15/lelisa-desisa-rita-jeptoo-win-boston-marathon-crowns/ Lelisa Desisa, Rita Jeptoo win Boston Marathon crowns boston.com Finn Chad April 15, 2013 10 February 2021 The pack of eleven passed half-way in a slow time of 1:04:44, before Robin Watson, Geneti, Micah Kogo, and Dickson Chumba made surges. However, it was Chumba's surge that broke up the pack; only Desisa, Matebo Omari, Geneti, and 2009 winner Deriba Merga remained, with Gebremariam, Kogo, Raji Assefa, and Korir falling a few seconds behind. Desisa made a surge in the 24th mile to further reduce the pack to just himself, Kogo and Gebremariam (who had both caught back on). In the final mile, Desisa was able to pull away in a sprint to win in 2:10:22. Kogo finished five seconds back in 2:10:27 and Gebremariam finished a second behind Kogo in 2:10:28, with Hartmann taking fourth, as he did in 2012. In total, 23,336 competitors, from all 50 states plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, and from 92 countries, participated in the marathon.http://www.bostonmarathon.org/statistics.html 2013 Boston Marathon Statistics April 22, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130423224151/http://bostonmarathon.org/statistics.html bostonmarathon.org April 23, 2013 dead mdy-all Starting times In 2013, the starting times were: 9:00 a.m.: Mobility Impaired Program 9:17 a.m.: Push Rim Wheelchair Division 9:22 a.m.: Handcycle Participants 9:32 a.m.: Elite Women 10:00 a.m.: Elite Men and Wave One 10:20 a.m.: Wave Two 10:40 a.m.: Wave ThreeRace Day Schedule https://www.baa.org/spectator-information.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130419170305/https://www.baa.org/spectator-information.html dead 2013-04-19 April 19, 2013 Bombing thumb|Aftermath of the first blast Boston Marathon bombing At 2:49 p.m. EDT (race clock time 4:09.43), almost two hours after the winners had completed, two explosions occurred near the finish line.http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/15/us/boston-marathon-explosions/index.html Boy, 8, one of 3 killed in bombings at Boston Marathon; scores wounded Levs Josh Plott Monte CNN 9 March 2021 April 15, 2013Golen Jimmy Two explosions at Boston marathon finish line http://bigstory.ap.org/article/two-explosions-boston-marathon-finish-line-0 April 15, 2013 AP Newswire April 15, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130415231647/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/two-explosions-boston-marathon-finish-line-0 April 15, 2013 mdy Three spectators were killed and 264 others injured. Among the injured, 17 were reported in critical condition, with at least 14 people requiring amputations. The race was halted 8 minutes after the explosions; runners east of Massachusetts Avenue were diverted into Boston Common, while those west of it were diverted to Kenmore Square. Over 5,000 participants who were unable to finish due to the race being halted were given medals and priority to run in the 2014 Boston Marathon.http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/04/16/news/doc516db23011a82105655721.txt https://archive.today/20130630205946/http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/04/16/news/doc516db23011a82105655721.txt dead June 30, 2013 Boston Marathon runners receive medals after bombings stop them from finishing April 17, 2013https://abcnews.go.com/US/runners-sidelined-boston-marathon-bombings-express-anger-disappointment/story?id=18972882 Boston Marathon Runners Sidelined by Bombings Feel 'Angry,' 'Disappointed' April 17, 2013 Newcomb Alyssa ABC News April 21, 2013 On May 16, 2013, just one month after the bombings, the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) gave participants who ran at least half the distance but were not able to complete the 2013 Marathon early entry into the 2014 race. The B.A.A. agreed to allow these 5,633 runners entry in August, compared to September for regular entrants. Qualifying standards were also waived for them.https://www.espn.com/story/_/id/9281756/boston-marathon-invites-stopped-runners-back Boston invites stopped runners back May 16, 2013 Associated Press espn.com 11 February 2021 A memorial was erected in August 2019 on Boylston Street. It was built by sculptor Pablo Eduardo and consists of bronze spires surrounding two granite pillars.https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a28789770/boston-marathon-bombing-memorials-installed/ runnersworld.com Boston Marathon Bombing Memorials Installed on Boylston Street August 23, 2019 Dawson Andrew 11 February 2021https://apnews.com/article/4330efbe84de4f8eafd437630d8ecc3f Associated Press Memorial to victims of Boston Marathon bombing completed August 19, 2019 Marcelo Philip 11 February 2021 Howard Mayes and four other runners crossed the finish line at the moment, down to the second, of the first explosion.https://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2014/04/10/five-runners-film Five Runners Return To The Boston Marathon WBUR April 10, 2014 A documentary film, 5 Runners, premiered on April 14, 2014, the eve of the attack's first anniversary. Results Source:http://registration.baa.org/cfm_Archive/iframe_ArchiveSearch.cfm?mode=topfinishers&snap=69115273& Boston Marathon Archives: 2013 Top Finishers registration.baa.org 9 March 2021 + Elite Men Position Athlete Nationality Time alt=1 Lelisa Desisa 2:10:22 alt=2 Micah Kogo 2:10:27 alt=3 Gebre Gebremariam 2:10:28 4 Jason Hartmann 2:12:12 5 Wesley Korir 2:12:30 6 Markos Geneti 2:12:44 7 Dickson Chumba 2:14:08 8 Jeffrey Hunt Jeffrey Hunt (athlete) 2:14:28 9 Daniel Tapia 2:14:30 10 Craig Leon Craig Leon (athlete) 2:14:38+ Elite Women Position Athlete Nationality Time alt=1 Rita Jeptoo 2:26:25 alt=2 Meseret Hailu 2:26:58 alt=3 Sharon Cherop 2:27:01 4 Shalane Flanagan 2:27:08 5 Tirfi Tsegaye 2:28:09 6 Kara Goucher 2:28:11 7 Madaí Pérez 2:28:59 8 Diane Nukuri 2:29:54 9 Ana Dulce Felix 2:30:05 10 Sabrina Mockenhaupt 2:30:09 Wheelchair + Men Position Athlete Nationality Time alt=1 Hiroyuki Yamamoto Hiroyuki Yamamoto (wheelchair racer) 1:25:33 alt=2 Ernst van Dyk 1:27:12 alt=3 Kota Hokinoue 1:27:13+ Women Position Athlete Nationality Time alt=1 Tatyana McFadden 1:45:25 alt=2 Sandra Graf 1:46:54 alt=3 Amanda McGrory 1:49:19 References 2013 Boston Boston Marathon Marathon Boston Marathon Boston Marathon Boston Marathon