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The 2014 Boston Marathon took place in Boston, Massachusetts, on Monday, April 21 (Patriots' Day). It was the 118th edition of the mass-participation marathon. The race is organized by the Boston Athletic Association. Due to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, extra security measures were implemented. The 2014 Marathon had about 36,000 registered participants, second only to the 1996 race in number of entries.〔(BAA Spectator Information for Boston Marathon )〕 The ''Boston Globe'' reported that over a million people were expected to line the marathon route to watch the race, twice the number who attend during a typical year. Meb Keflezighi, a three-time olympian who ran at UCLA, won the men's race in 2:08:37 and became the first American male runner to win the Boston Marathon since 1983. Kenya's Rita Jeptoo crossed the finish line first at the women's division at 2:18:57, but following an out-of-competition drug test in September 2014, is now facing disqualification over EPO detected in the said drug test. Ethiopian runner Bizunesh Deba finished the race second, 2:19:59〔(Keflezighi wins Boston Marathon, first U.S. victor in three decades ), Reuter via Yahoo! News, April 21, 2014〕 ==Race description== The course runs through 26 miles 385 yards (42.195 km) of roads, mostly following Route 135, Route 16, Route 30, and city streets into the center of Boston, where the official finish line is located on Boylston Street in Copley Square alongside the Boston Public Library. The race runs through Hopkinton, Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Newton, Brookline, and Boston.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Boston Marathon Course map )〕 The marathon had about 36,000 entries. Increased participation after the 2013 marathon bombing required that an additional 9,000 participant spots be opened up, and the qualifying time lowered by 1 minute 38 seconds. The only Boston Marathon with more entries was the 1996 marathon, with 38,708 runners.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of the Boston Marathon )〕 The race was held on April 21, 2014. At the start, a moment of silence was held in memory of the 2013 bombings. The men and women's wheelchair group began their race at 8:50 am. The race started for the elite women at 9:32, while the elite men started half an hour later. Another moment of silence was announced (at least for television viewers) at 2:49 pm, in memory of the 2013 bombings, commemorating the exact minute when the 2013 bombings had occurred. Rita Jeptoo (33) of Kenya crossed the finish line with a time of 2:18:57, winning the women's competition and setting a new course record. However, following an out-of-competition doping test in September 2014, and an announcement by the World Marathon Majors on October 31, 2014, her participation is in legal dispute because of IAAF and World Marathon Majors' decisions. Bizunesh Deba (26) of Ethiopia crossed the finish line in 2:19:59, finishing second. If Jeptoo is disqualified, Deba's time would be a new course record. The men's competition was won by Meb Keflezighi (38) of the United States with a time of 2:08:37, marking the first time the race had been won by an American male runner in over 30 years. Following Jeptoo's disqualification, Athletics Kenya handed her a two-year ban from sports for the anti-doping rule violation.〔Kevin Kaduk: (Marathon champ Rita Jeptoo receives two-year ban for positive drug test ), 30 January 2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2014 Boston Marathon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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