2021 Boston Marathon - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Boston_MarathonFor the first time in Boston Marathon history, the elite men's race was started separately from the mass participation event. The event was won by Kenyan Benson Kipruto. CJ Albertson led the race in the early stages, before fading away; at the halfway point of the race, Albertson was over two minutes ahead of everyone else. Kipruto pulled away from the leading pack with 3 miles (4.8 km) to go in the race, on Beacon Street, and won by 49 seconds. Ethiopians Lemi Berhanu and Jemal Yimerfinished …
2021 Updates | Boston Athletic Association
https://www.baa.org/2021-updatesA total of 14,609 athletes applied with a qualifying time equal to or faster than 7 minutes, 47 seconds under their respective qualifying standard or applied through the early registration period for consecutive runners. Among those accepted into the 125th Boston Marathon are athletes from 87 countries and all 50 U.S. states.