The race, which became known as the Boston Marathon, has been held every year since then, making it the world's oldest annual marathon.

Not a quick little starter instance and not an old BRD-like marathon.

There were 12,797 men and women running in this, the world's oldest and most storied marathon.

The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon, inspired by the success of the 1896 Olympic marathon and held since 1897.

The Boston Marathon, the oldest marathon in the United States, requires a qualifying time for all non-professional runners.

Its status as the oldest marathon in Europe, and second-oldest in the world, remains undiminished by this break.

Boston, the nation's oldest marathon, requires speed of its entrants.

At the time of its demise in 1996, the Poly was Europe's oldest regular marathon.

It's the oldest annual marathon in Poland.

It is considered to be the oldest marathon in Japan.