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With only a few days left till race day, cities and towns along the Boston Marathon route rush to patch up the damage winter did to Massachusetts roads.

The commission made the decision after receiving a request from DraftKings and a letter from marathon organizers opposing the action.

The race timing company founded in 1991 has been acquired by an investment group led by the Director of Operations A.J. Mousseau and Carbon River Capital.

The event, which was created in 2014 by SweetSpot Group as the UK’s first international stage race for women, will take a one-year hiatus in 2023.

Participants will receive a personalized digital certificate, including a photo of their tree, plus a geolocation, so they can visit their tree whenever they like.

Participants of the event must repeatedly run out and back on the one-mile stretch of underground road within 55 hours to complete the challenge.

The acquisition expands Infront’s position, making it the leading provider of digital photo and video solutions for mass participation events globally.

Report data seem to point to positive trends for races in 2023, with hints overall registration levels may return to 2019 numbers.

The 10-year deal does not include the naming rights to the prestigious race, contrary to Bank of America's sponsorship of the Chicago Marathon.

Critics of a $10,000 cash prize claim the prize overwhelmingly favours men, who are more likely to be able to meet the performance target than women.

The Buffalo Marathon Board of Directors has shared its Gender Scoring and Protests policy to registered runners, for the Memorial Day Weekend event.

The race pointed out that there were 1,100 portable toilets on the course for 40,000+ runners.