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BOSTON MARATHON
125TH RUNNING

1957 champion John J. Kelley, the only B.A.A. member to have ever won the Boston Marathon

22 25 Marathon Moments

Milestone moments and memories that helped shape the course of race history

30 Remembering Gloria Ratti

A tribute to the loving matriarch of the New England running community

36 Boston's Virtual History

Virtual races aren't new for some seasoned Boston Marathoners

40 Achieving a Milestone

Boston Marathon fundraising surpasses $400 million

42 Professional Field Preview

Boston champions, world record holders, Olympic and Paralympic medalists set to face off on October 11

46 Para Athletics Premiere

Boston Marathon to feature inaugural Para Athletics Divisions in 2021

55 News & Notes

Notable news from this year's Boston Marathon

60 A Season Like No Other

All six Abbott World Marathon Majors will be run in a six-week span

ALSO INSIDE

WHERE TO RUN

(when you’re not running Boston)

SPECIAL ROAD RACE SECTION BEGINS ON PAGE 75 

ON THE COVER: In celebration of the 125th Boston Marathon, this year's Official Program cover features three Boston icons: 58- time finisher and two-time champion Johnny Kelley, Kenyan four-time winner Catherine Ndereba, and defending men's wheelchair victor Daniel Romanchuk. PHOTOS COURTESY OF: B.A.A. (KELLEY), PHOTO RUN (NDEREBA AND ROMANCHUK). DESIGN BY JOHN GOODWIN.