“It’s still not quite normal, but it’s a lot closer to normal,” he said. Gus Ashton, 29, said the crowds last year were great and he’s excited to get back out again and see even more people on the course. It’s the marathon’s traditional spot on the calendar, on the day that commemorates the start of the Revolutionary War.Ībout one-third of the National Guard group marched in October, too. More than 28,000 runners were signed up to run Monday on the Patriots’ Day holiday. The field was smaller for social distancing and the crowds were smaller too, though no less enthusiastic. That was the first fall edition of the marathon.
And the 2021 version was postponed, then held in October.
The 2020 race was called off because of the pandemic, the first cancellation since the event began in 1897. It has been only six months since athletes raced 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometers) to Copley Square in Boston for the world’s oldest and most prestigious annual marathon. McGillivray said it’s “one of the greatest assembled pro fields of all time.” The wheelchair divisions were to start shortly after 9 a.m., followed by the elite fields.
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