| 2014 Boston Marathon | |
|---|---|
  Meb Keflezighi, male winner near halfway point in Wellesley and Women's winner Bizunesh Deba. | |
| Venue | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Dates | April 21 |
| Champions | |
| Men | Meb Keflezighi (2:08:37) |
| Women | Buzunesh Deba (2:19:59) |
| Wheelchair men | Ernst F. Van Dyk (1:20:36) |
| Wheelchair women | Tatyana McFadden (1:35:06) |
The 2014 Boston Marathon took place in Boston, Massachusetts, on Monday, April 21. It was the 118th official running of the Boston Marathon, traditionally held on Patriots' Day. The race is organized by the Boston Athletic Association, and has been happening yearly since 1897. On account of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, extra security measures were implemented. They started a safety committee which began meeting in January of each year, as well as had a multi-agency coordination center to provide a place for people to go who were in need of help during the course of the race.[2] New laws included the Post Disaster Mental Health Act were implemented[3] which provides mental health services for places after a disaster even if it is not considered extreme enough to be a Major Disaster. The 2014 Marathon had about 36,000 registered participants, second only to the 1996 race in number of entries.
- ^ "Official Boston Marathon Course Map". Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ "Security Lessons Learned – Part 1, Boston Marathon Bombings". Domestic Preparedness. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ Lessons Learned from the Boston Marathon Bombings: Improving Intelligence and Information Sharing, S. Hrg. 113-444. April 30, 2014. ..https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-113shrg89528/pdf/CHRG-113shrg89528.pdf