2021 was the first Marathon since 2019, when the Covid-19 pandemic began. The race was held on October 11, 2021 which was Indigenous Peoples Day. Precautions were taken at the start to help the safety of the runners (rolling start times, etc.), but changes were not obvious by the 10 mile mark in Natick.
There was a little rain before the race, but it stayed dry the rest of the day, with perfect cool temperatures.
From umassmedia.com: “Marcel Hug, a Swiss Paralympian, won the Men’s Wheelchair division with a time of 1:18:11, just missing the course world record of 1:18:04 by seven seconds.
Hug likely would have made that record if it were not for missing one of the turns along the course and having to correct himself. While Hug missed the turn that would have awarded him a prize of $50,000 for beating the record, he was still awarded $25,000 for winning first.
Winning the Women’s Wheelchair division, Swiss athlete Manuela Schar came in at 1:35:21. She held her lead early and placed ahead of American athlete Tatyana McFadden.”
Ryan Mclaren from U.S.
Handcycle racer
Pierry Ramirez from Columbia
Jess Walton from U.S.
Devann Murphy from U.S.
Edie Perkins from U.S.
Handcycle racer
Leroy Stefan from U.S.
Leroy Stefan from U.S.
Dennis Moran from FRAMINGHAM
Dennis Moran from FRAMINGHAM
Holly Koester from U.S.
Handcycle racer
Cedric King from Georgia
Cedric King from Georgia
Cesar Jimenez from U.S.
Cesar Jimenez from U.S.
William Alvarez from U.S.
Beth Sanden from U.S.
Carol Hetherington from U.S.
Christopher Nasser pushing Bentley-Grace Hicks
Duo Team with Rusty in the chair
Four Duo Teams
Duo team with Kyle in the chair