1898 Boston Marathon
{{short description|American marathon in Massachusetts}}
{{Infobox sports competition event
|competition = 1898 Boston Marathon
|image = MacDonald-Evan Nappen,Esq. Collection.jpg
|image_size= 200px
|caption = Winner Ronald MacDonald
|date = April 19, 1898 (Patriots' Day)
|venue = Ashland to Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
|competitors = 24
|men = Ronald MacDonald
|men_win_value = 2:42
|prev = 1897
|next = 1899
}}
The 1898 Boston Marathon, contemporarily referred to as the Boston Athletic Association's annual marathon race, was the second edition of the marathon race that became known as the Boston Marathon. It took place on April 19, 1898, from Ashland to Boston, Massachusetts, over a distance of {{convert|24.5|mile|km}}.
A contemporary report in The Boston Globe stated 24 runners started the race, although 25 entrants were listed. The Boston Athletic Association states there were 24 runners.{{cite web |url=https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/history |title=History |website=BAA.org |publisher=Boston Athletic Association |accessdate=April 18, 2023}}
Results
The top five finishers were:
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Position
! Athlete ! Representing ! Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronald MacDonald{{dagger}} | Cambridgeport Gymnasium Athletic Association | 2:42 |
| 2 | Hamilton Gray | St. George A.C., New York | 2:45 |
| 3 | R. A. McLean | East Boston Athletic Association | 2:48:02 |
| 4 | John McDermott{{double dagger}} | Pastime A.C., New York | 2:54:{{frac|17|2|5}} |
| 5 | Lawrence Brignolia | Bradford Boat Club, Cambridge, Massachusetts | 2:55:{{frac|49|2|5}} |
{{dagger}} MacDonald, from Nova Scotia, became the first Canadian winner of the race.
{{double dagger}} McDermott was the defending champion from 1897.
Dick Grant also competed and finished in seventh place.{{Cite book|title=Boston Marathon: The History of the World's Premier Running Event|last=Derderian|first=Tom|publisher=Human Kinetics|year=1994|isbn=0-87322-491-4|location=Champaign IL|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bostonmarathonhi00derd/page/8 8–10]|url=https://archive.org/details/bostonmarathonhi00derd/page/8}}
Source:{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123137881/mcdonald-won-the-race/ |title=McDonald Won the Race |newspaper=The Boston Globe |page=12 |date=April 19, 1898 |accessdate=April 19, 2023 |via=newspapers.com}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123138090/results/ |title=(results) |newspaper=The Boston Globe |page=7 |date=April 20, 1898 |accessdate=April 19, 2023 |via=newspapers.com}}
References
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