The special edition PatchCast recaps images and outcomes of the 116th Boston Marathon.
This special edition PatchCast features images and information provided by Patch sites from throughout the region and all along the Boston Marathon route.
After 26.2 grueling miles came, finally, the finish line.
The finish line. Whether getting there at all or getting there in your personal best time was your goal, it is sweet to cross it. For spectators, it's also sweet to see all that hard work, determination and pain pay off for the women and men who crossed it. Here are some of the photos we snapped at the finish line. If you also took some shots, please add yours!
Check out the times of local Boston Marathon runners.
Check out the chart below for checkpoint and time updates for Burlington runners participating in the 116th annual Boston Marathon: Information on runners, times and projected times brought by http://www.baa.org Congratulations to all of the runners!
Many Marathon runners have reportedly been affected by the heat today.
Patch has received an alert of a "mass casualty incident," as an ambulance task force was requested for numerous runners in the Boston Marathon who have suffered heat related injuries. It is presently 82 degrees in the area of the marathon. Last year's leading runner dropped out because of the heat, according to a report on WBZ. Visit Patch for updates on this story
Patch is bringing you updates and pictures as we get them.
Patch staff is out and about in MetroWest today taking pictures of spectators. If we missed you and yours, feel free to add your own pictures to this post.
Let Patch help you keep up with the progress of local runners in today's race.
Welcome to Patch.com's live blog for the 2012 Boston Marathon. We'll keep you updated with live reports from our trusted editors from various parts of the route, photos, and posts from Facebook and Twitter. If you plan on being along the route, you can upload your own photos or video here on Patch. Tell what you're observing and help us report what's going on along the route.
Happy Patriot's Day!
Editor's note: We just received word the "Crafter's Night" originally listed below at the Presbyterian Church is actually happening this Friday. Five Things You Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. Today is Monday, April 16. Here are 5 things you need to know:
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Inexperienced marathoners are warned not to run on Monday.
Runners scheduled to run the Boston Marathon on Monday were advised to do so with caution. Because of the expected high temperatures of nearly 90 degrees on Monday, the Boston Athletic Association (BAA) issued an email statement on Saturday morning which offered a deferment to any official runner who would like to postpone his or her participation until 2013. “This applies to official entrants only who either have claimed or will claim their bib number packet at the John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo through Sunday evening at the Seaport World Trade Center in South Boston,” the statement read. "Runners must claim their bib number for deferment to be an option.” The medical co-directors of the marathon, Dr. Pierre d’Hemecourt and Dr. Sophia…
