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Andrea Ford, 45, from England throws her hands into the air while running the Boston Marathon in 2019. For the first time in its 124-year history, the Marathon has been canceled. 
SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

Boston Marathon canceled for first time in 124 years

Vanessa Kjeldsen May 28, 2020
Bostonians will be left without a Marathon Monday this year, as the longtime Boston tradition and one of the most prestigious long-distance races in the world was canceled on Thursday.
Yomif Kejelcha (in green) during the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland. Kejelcha, an Ethiopian distance runner, broke the world record in the men's indoor mile on Sunday at Boston University. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Ethiopian distance runner breaks world record at BU

Alex LaSalvia March 4, 2019
Yomif Kejelcha, an Ethiopian distance runner, broke the world record in the men’s indoor mile at the Boston University Track and Tennis Center Sunday.
APO holds first ever fundraiser to raise funds for hurricane relief

APO holds first ever fundraiser to raise funds for hurricane relief

Vivian Situ November 5, 2017

Alpha Phi Omega — Boston University’s co-ed community service fraternity — held a run Sunday morning to support hurricane relief efforts on the Charles River Esplanade. More than 40 runners...

Participators of the Clif Bar and Runstreet Boston Art Run ran past this mural in Chinatown on Sept. 21. PHOTO BY VIOLET GIDDINGS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Art Run merges recreation, importance of local art within cities

Tyla Pink September 27, 2017

Running and visual arts are seen as being on different playing fields — one valuing endurance and the other valuing creativity. Over the weekend, however, the two came together. The first annual...

Get fit in 2014: BU programs help students meet exercise goals for the new year

Daily Free Press Admin January 14, 2014

With the start of the New Year, resolutions to “become a better person” and make mental and physical self-improvements are in the air. However, maintaining these resolutions prove to be more difficult...

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