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Timmy Harner, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 2015, runs in the 2017 Boston Marathon. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

AML survivor runs Boston Marathon one year after cancer diagnosis

Alyssa Meyers April 18, 2017

Exactly one year after Timmy Harner was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, he received what many runners would consider the call of a lifetime: he was going to run the 2017 Boston Marathon. Harner,...

Edna Kiplagat, a Kenyan policewoman, won the women's division, adding to previous victories in London, New York and Los Angeles. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Kenyans win Marathon, Americans perform well

Nicole Havens April 18, 2017

Among more than 30,000 other runners on Monday afternoon, Geoffrey Kirui and Edna Kiplagat, both from Kenya, finished first in the men’s and women’s elite divisions, respectively, in the 121st...

Kevin Krueger, of Florida, wears a blanket as he rests after the race. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Citizens from around the globe come together for Boston Marathon

Alyssa Meyers April 18, 2017

Boston locals joined with residents from other Massachusetts cities and communities across the world to support the runners of the 2017 Boston Marathon. Several marathon goers have personal connections...

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