2018 Boston Marathon
{{short description|Footrace held in Boston, Massachusetts}}
{{Infobox athletics competition
|competition = 2018 Boston Marathon
|caption = Desiree Linden and Yuki Kawauchi
|venue = Boston, Massachusetts, United States
|dates = April 16, 2018
|men = Yuki Kawauchi
|men_win_value =2:15:58
|women= Desiree Linden
|women_win_value = 2:39:54
|wheelchair_men = Marcel Hug
|wheelchair_men_win_value =1:46:26
|wheelchair_women = Tatyana McFadden
|wheelchair_women_win_value =2:04:39
|prev = 2017
|next = 2019
}}
The 2018 Boston Marathon was the 122nd running of the Boston Athletic Association's Boston Marathon. It took place on Monday, April 16, 2018 (Patriots' Day in Massachusetts).{{cite web|url=http://www.baa.org/news-and-press/news-listing/2018/march/2018-boston-marathon-schedule-of-events.aspx|title=2018 Boston Marathon Schedule of Events|website=www.baa.org|access-date=2018-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327025131/http://www.baa.org/news-and-press/news-listing/2018/march/2018-boston-marathon-schedule-of-events.aspx|archive-date=2018-03-27|url-status=dead}} The race was held in unusually cold weather at {{convert|39|°F}} with rain.{{cite news|title=It is very rainy and cold at the Boston Marathon|newspaper=USA Today|date=2018-04-16|last=Mandell|first=Nina|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/04/boston-marathon-weather|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210613155528/https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/04/boston-marathon-weather|archivedate=2021-06-13|access-date=2022-03-15|url-status=live}} Yuki Kawauchi won the men's foot race in 2:15:58 and Desiree Linden won the women's foot race in 2:39:54. The previous year's times were 2:09:37 and 2:21:52, respectively, reflecting the difficult running conditions this year. Wheelchair winners were Marcel Hug, 1:46:26, and Tatyana McFadden, 2:04:39.
Course
The event ran along the same winding course the Marathon has followed for many decades: 26 miles, 385 yards (42.195 km) of roads and city streets, starting in Hopkinton and passing through six Massachusetts cities and towns, to the finish line beside the Boston Public Library, on Boylston Street in Boston's Copley Square.{{cite web|url=http://raceday.baa.org/course-maps.html|title=Boston Marathon Course map|publisher=Boston Athletic Association|access-date=April 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419123337/http://raceday.baa.org/course-maps.html|archive-date=April 19, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} There was rain and hail throughout the day, heavy at times, with temperatures in the 40s F and gusty winds.{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/04/16/this-worst-weather-ever-boston-marathon-took-look-back-most-miserable-years/pfpqsGY3kuS0rwDw5afKyH/story.html|title=Is this the worst weather ever at the Boston Marathon? We took a look back at the most miserable years - The Boston Globe|website=bostonglobe.com}}
Results
Results reported by the Boston Globe,{{cite web|title=Boston Marathon Top Finishers|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/04/16/here-list-winners-and-results-from-boston-marathon/99rUHcqumrOeRau6chuphO/story.html}} and the BAA.{{cite web|url=http://raceday.baa.org/top-finishers.html|title=Top Finishers - Boston Athletic Association - BAA.org|website=raceday.baa.org|access-date=2018-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918004919/http://raceday.baa.org/top-finishers.html|archive-date=2018-09-18|url-status=dead}}
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| {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Elite Men | |||
| Place ||Athlete || Nationality|| Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | Yuki Kawauchi | align=left|{{JPN}} | 2:15:58 |
| align=center | Geoffrey Kirui | align=left|{{KEN}} | 2:18:23 |
| align=center | Shadrack Biwott | align=left|{{USA}} | 2:18:35 |
|
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Elite Women | |||
| Place ||Athlete || Nationality|| Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | Desiree Linden | align=left|{{USA}} | 2:39:54 |
| align=center | Sarah Sellers | align=left|{{USA}} | 2:44:04 |
| align=center | Krista DuChene | align=left|{{CAN}} | 2:44:20 |
|}
= Wheelchair =
| valign=top
| {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Men | |||
| Place ||Athlete || Nationality|| Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | Marcel Hug | align=left|{{SUI}} | 1:46:26 |
| align=center | Ernst van Dyk | align=left| {{RSA}} | 1:47:14 |
| align=center | Daniel Romanchuk | align=left| {{USA}} | 1:50:39 |
|
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Women | |||
| Place ||Athlete || Nationality|| Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | Tatyana McFadden | align=left| {{USA}} | 2:04:39 |
| align=center | Susannah Scaroni | align=left| {{USA}} | 2:20:01 |
| align=center | Sandra Graf | align=left| {{SUI}} | 2:26:32 |
|}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.baa.org/ Official website]
{{Boston Marathon}}
{{World Marathon Majors 2018}}
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