The 2023 Boston Marathon was a marathon race held in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 17, 2023.
It was the 127th official running of the race,[2] and 125th time it was run on course (excluding the virtual event of 2020, and the ekiden of 1918).
It also marked the 10th anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing.
[3][4][5] The field was limited to 30,000 runners.
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Lead men just past mile 19, with Gabriel Geay (at left) well ahead of the pack. For a closer view of the pack seconds later, see
this photo
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Emma Bates leads the women, followed by Lonah Salpeter and Hellen Obiri, the eventual winner, just past mile 19
Some 30,000 runners participated officially. A steady stream ran, jogged or walked past mile 19 at 3:20 pm, hours after the winners crossed the finish line.