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1898 Boston Marathon
Winner Ronald MacDonald
Venue	Ashland to Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date	April 19, 1898 (Patriots' Day)
Competitors	24
Champions
Men	Ronald MacDonald (2:42)
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The 1898 Boston Marathon, contemporarily referred to as the Boston Athletic Association's annual marathon race, was the second edition of the marathon race that became known as the Boston Marathon. It took place on April 19, 1898, from Ashland to Boston, Massachusetts, over a distance of 24.5 miles (39.4 km).

A contemporary report in The Boston Globe stated 24 runners started the race, although 25 entrants were listed. The Boston Athletic Association states there were 24 runners.

Results

The top five finishers were:

† MacDonald, from Nova Scotia, became the first Canadian winner of the race.

‡ McDermott was the defending champion from 1897.

Dick Grant also competed and finished in seventh place.

Source:

References

1. ^ "McDonald Won the Race". The Boston Globe. April 19, 1898. p. 12. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
2. ^ "History". BAA.org. Boston Athletic Association. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
3. Derderian, Tom (1994). Boston Marathon: The History of the World's Premier Running Event. Champaign IL: Human Kinetics. pp. 8–10. ISBN 0-87322-491-4.
4. "(results)". The Boston Globe. April 20, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via newspapers.com.

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