Boston Marathon: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon hosted by several cities in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is always held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897, inspired by the success of the first modern-day marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics, the Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon and ranks as one of the world's best-known road racing events. It is one of six World Marathon Majors, and is one of four major events held in the United States through the years of both World Wars (Kentucky Derby, Rose Parade, and Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show are the others). Since 1897, the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has managed this event. Amateur and professional runners from all over the world compete in the Boston Marathon each year, braving the hilly Massachusetts terrain and varying weather to take part in the race. The event attracts 500,000 spectators each year, making it New England's most widely viewed sporting event. Though starting with 18 participants in 1897, the event now attracts an average of about 30,000 registered participants each year, with 30,251 people entering in 2015. The Centennial Boston Marathon in 1996 established a record as the world's largest marathon with 38,708 entrants, 36,748 starters, and 35,868 finishers The 2016 event will be the 120th running of this annual competition!

Series details

• Title: Boston Marathon
• Format: Sports
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2014-04-21
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: ESPN2
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 285 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 15987
• IMDb ID: tt3636266

Cast and credited roles

• Hannah Storm — Analyst
• John Anderson — Analyst

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 2014: premiered 2014-04-21; final listed air date 2014-04-21.
• Season 2015: premiered 2015-04-20; final listed air date 2015-04-20.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-04-18; final listed air date 2016-04-18.
• Season 2017: premiered 2017-04-17; final listed air date 2017-04-17.
• Season 2018: premiered 2018-04-16; final listed air date 2018-04-16.
• Season 2019: premiered 2019-04-15; final listed air date 2019-04-15.
• Season 2021: premiered 2021-10-11; final listed air date 2021-10-11.
• Season 2022: premiered 2022-04-18; final listed air date 2022-04-18; episode order: 1.
• Season 2023: premiered 2023-04-17; final listed air date 2023-04-17; episode order: 1.
• Season 2024: premiered 2024-04-15; final listed air date 2024-04-15; episode order: 1.
• Season 2025: premiered 2025-04-21; final listed air date 2025-04-21; episode order: 1.
• Season 2026: premiered 2026-04-20; final listed air date 2026-04-20; episode order: 1.

Source and licence

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