# Canonical recap data for Boston Marathon Established (1897)
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slug: boston-marathon
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1897/boston-marathon"
title: Boston Marathon Established
subtitle: America's oldest continuously held marathon race, born as a patriotic tribute and now a global sporting institution.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1897-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1897
decade: 1890
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: "The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by eight cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. First held in 1897, the event was inspired by the success of the first marathon competition in the 1896 Summer "
summaryLong: The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by eight cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. First held in 1897, the event was inspired by the success of the first marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics. The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon and ranks as one of the world's best-known road racing events. It is one of seven World Marathon Majors. Its course runs from Hopkinton in southern Middlesex County to Boylston Street, near Copley Square, in Boston. The World Marathon Majors is a series including Sydney, Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, and New York City marathons. Points from these races determine annual series champions among elite competitors, enhancing international competition and prestige.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Ondekoza_member_Marco_Lienhard_playing_Taiko_at_finish_line_of_the_Boston_Marathon_upon_completing_the_run.jpg/1280px-Ondekoza_member_Marco_Lienhard_playing_Taiko_at_finish_line_of_the_Boston_Marathon_upon_completing_the_run.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Nihonnomonogoto · via Wikipedia
importance: 75
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Marathon"
  title: Boston Marathon
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
metaDescription: The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by eight cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally h
wikidataQid: Q826038
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260628043325/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Marathon"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-28
  label: Boston Marathon
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Marathon"
