Here are the highlights from a historic Boston Marathon
NPRHere are the highlights from a historic Boston Marathon Enlarge this image toggle caption Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images The 125th Boston Marathon was two-and-a-half years in the making. It's also the first time in more than a century that the race has not been held in the spring — and, notably, falls on Boston's first officially recognized Indigenous Peoples' Day. Enlarge this image toggle caption Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images Honoring Indigenous Peoples' Day This year's historic race also falls on Indigenous Peoples' Day, which the city of Boston is celebrating officially for the first time. The Boston Athletic Association said in August that it did not intend to take away from Indigenous Peoples' Day in selecting the marathon date, and extended its "sincere apologies to all Indigenous people who have felt unheard or feared the importance of Indigenous Peoples' Day would be erased."
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