At the starting line it was announced that there were about 28,000.
Over 11,000 people
This year (2010) there was a record turn out hitting the maximum number of participnats at 25,000. There were 21,532 finishers.
37,500
Athletes in a marathon run 26 miles. Athletes in a marathon run 26 miles.
Generally 105,000 to 120,000. Good luck and GO GATORS!
You will have run 13,833.6 feet.
The Boston Marathon. It was first run in 1897.
Considering that only about 500K people have ever run the Boston Marathon in over 115 years, the answer is not very many. If we're looking at just the US population, then that would be less than 0.2% of all Americans will run in the Boston Marathon. If we're looking at worldwide population, then it would be less than 0.0001% of the world will run in the Boston Marathon.
because people want to raise money or they like 2 run!
A full marathon is the 26.2 miles that you run for example the London marathon is a full marathon
The oldest person to run a marathon was Fauja Singh, who completed the Toronto Waterfront Marathon at the age of 100 in 2011. Singh, a British Sikh marathon runner, started running marathons in his late 80s and became an inspiration for many.
The race is run on Patriot's Day, which is the third Monday in April. The 2008 Boston Marathon will be run April 21.