The lawsuit centers around an incident along mile 21 during the 2023 Boston Marathon.

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Lawyers on behalf of the group TrailblazHers Run Co. – a Black-led running group – filed the federal lawsuit Thursday against the Boston Athletic Association and Newton police, claiming the group was racially profiled by police.

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A lawsuit has been filed by a Black-led running group over last year’s Boston Marathon. Lawyers on behalf of the group TrailblazHers Run Co. filed the federal lawsuit Thursday against the Boston Athletic Association — the race’s organizer — and Newton police, claiming the group was racially profiled by police. “As the Boston Athletic Association (‘BAA’)…describes it, spectators ‘play...

Zdeno Chara, Brock Holt, Ryan Dempster, and Doug Flutie each ran in the 127th Boston Marathon on Monday.

Hundreds of athletes from Boston hit the streets in their hometown race on Monday, vying to win the first ever awards for fastest Bostonian in the marathon. The 2023 Boston Marathon is the first to have Boston-specific awards — they’ll honor the fastest man and woman in the race, as well as the one local running in the inaugural non-binary…

The MR8 Tribute Team is set to run the 2023 Boston Marathon on Monday, 10 years after 8-year-old Martin Richard was killed during the bombing that left a permanent scar on the city. Around 50 people will be running for Martin, as they commemorate his life and also raise money for the foundation created in his name. Henry Richard will…

Many runners have special reasons why they are taking on the Boston Marathon, including Erin McGaffigan.

Forty-six local police departments, plus state and federal law enforcement agencies are working together ahead of the race to monitor any potential security threats.

Defending champion Evans Chebet of Kenya won the Boston Marathon again on Monday, surging to the front at Heartbreak Hill to spoil the much-anticipated debut of world record holder Eliud Kipchoge and win in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 54 seconds. Hellen Obiri, a two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 5,000 meters, won the women’s race in a sprint down Boylston…

Hundreds of thousands of spectators are expected to line the Boston Marathon’s 26-mile course from Hopkinton to Copley Square Monday morning, and safety is a top priority for organizers, police and local officials. Forty-six local police departments, plus state and federal law enforcement agencies are working together ahead of the race to monitor any potential security threats. In addition...