This year, however, not everyone who was planning to lace up their running shoes Friday evening will be hitting the pavement. The Narragansett Lions Club, which organizes the Blessing of the Fleet ...

The New York City Marathon has a similar acceptance rate to Harvard. To secure a bib, runners can enter a lottery, fundraise with a charity, run nine qualifying racers and volunteer for one, or ...

All my family's coming to town, my best friend just flew in from Idaho," said Boston resident Danny Orlando, who is running the marathon for the first time. The runners know it's a grueling 26.2 ...

BOSTON — Ahead of the Boston Marathon on Monday, runners from all over the world picked up their race bibs at the Hynes Convention Center. News 9 caught up with some of the runners on Saturday.

There are several ways to get a bib for the marathon, though not all of the methods are still available for the 2025 race. This year, there are also new options. Ways to enter the 2025 New York ...

Meet management must provide numbers or ‘bibs’ that have horizontal numerals of at least three inches in height in a contrasting color to all athletes competing in running events.

The Narragansett Lions Club, which organizes the Blessing of the Fleet Festival and the race, limited participation to 4,000 runners and walkers, leaving some latecomers without running bibs.

The Boston Athletic Association has 31,941 participants entered and expects 30,000 to run on race day. There are 18,168 men, 13,697 women and 76 non-binary entrants, according to the BAA.

Despite the absence of actual running, participants still receive the full racer experience with race packets, running bibs, finisher medals and 0.0 stickers, all while supporting a good cause.

The Narragansett Lions Club, which organizes the Blessing of the Fleet Festival and the race, limited participation to 4,000 runners and walkers, leaving some latecomers without running bibs.

The Narragansett Lions Club, which organizes the Blessing of the Fleet Festival and the race, limited participation to 4,000 runners and walkers, leaving some latecomers without running bibs.