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Marathon Day is Boston at its shining best

Inspirational moments and stories are everywhere, as we connect with new friends and reconnect with old ones.

What happens to your body when you run a marathon?

Runners undergo a number of changes, some painful and some surprising.

12 must-see moments from the 2017 Boston Marathon

From Meb Keflezighi?s emotional farewell to Kathrine Switzer?s finish 50 years after making history, a look at the best moments.

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Kathrine Switzer finishes Boston Marathon again, 50 years later

Fifty years after the then-race director tried to rip off her bib, Kathrine Switzer finished Monday?s Boston Marathon in 4:44:31.

More than 2,000 runners treated as temperatures rose

Temperatures hit 79 in Natick, and more than 2,000 runners received medical treatment.

?Forrest Gump? successfully runs the Boston Marathon ? with a beer

Robert Pope said one person handed him a beer during the race: ?It was Bud Light, so I think that counts as a type of sports drink.?

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A struggling runner gets a hand from four fellow marathoners

Two servicemen and two others carried a struggling competitor across the fabled yellow and blue finish line.

Meb Keflezighi greets Martin Richard?s family at finish line

The Olympic runner was seen kissing the hands of Denise and Bill Richard, the parents of the 8-year-old boy killed in the 2013 bombings.

Survivor says memorial was placed in wrong spot: ?Nice work, Boston?

?Real, real good job of laying the wreath in front of the wrong place,? said Adrianne Haslet-Davis, who lost a leg in the 2013 attack.

15 runners barred from Boston Marathon were identified by race sleuth

Before the marathon had even begun, several runners were disqualified.

KEVIN CULLEN

The Boston Marathon just got better

This was the first time that the BAA formally recognized the handcycle winners with the same acknowledgement given to other winners.

This Marine hoisting an American flag is inspiring everyone at the Boston Marathon

Staff Sergeant Jose Luis Sanchez lost the lower part of his left leg after stepping on an IED in Afghanistan in 2011.

This man just really needed a cigarette after running 26.2 miles

Most runners reach for a bottle of water or a towel when they cross the Boston Marathon finish line. Not Staff Sergeant Kurt Fisher.

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Kenyans sweep Marathon titles

Edna Kiplagat and Geoffrey Kirui both won in their Boston Marathon debuts.

?Worst parade ever? and other clever signs from the Marathon

Athletes may be focused on finishing the Boston Marathon route, but they?re bound to do a double take at least once, thanks to handmade signs posted by spectators.

Winners

Men?s elite winner

Geoffrey Kirui

Women?s elite winner

Edna Kiplagat

Men?s wheelchair winner

Marcel Hug

Women?s wheelchair winner

Manuela Schar

Critic?s Notebook

Is ?S-Town? art or exploitation? It?s complicated.

This remarkable podcast defies description or explanation, but it?s engaging in ways that you won?t expect.

State?s fishing fleet confronts an opioid problem

Facing drug use among crew members, fishing captains are adding the life-saving drug Narcan to the essential gear on their boats.

Marcotte murder suspect not wanted by immigration authorities

?Based on everything we know at this point, he does not appear to be in any violation of immigration law,? a State Police spokesman said.

The New York Times (again) misses the mark on Southie

Nearly four years after the New York Times tried to call South Boston ?SoBo,? a new article is now calling those who hail from there ?Southies.?

Ohio shooting shows livestreaming?s sinister edge

The live video of the shooting death of an Ohio man highlights the dark side of this new technology.

The Trump administration

Poll finds a majority of Americans no longer see Trump as someone who keeps promises

A new poll finds that a majorityof Americans no longer view Trump as keeping his promises.

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Senators 4, Bruins 3

Bruins can?t get OT win as Senators pull ahead in playoff series

Boston allowed an overtime goal at TD Garden to fall behind the Senators 2-1 in their playoff series.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

A demoralizing end to an otherwise bright day

It was shaping up as a perfect Marathon Monday ? until Ottawa spoiled the Bruins? Game 3 comeback.

Around Massachusetts, racial divides persist

Just five cities in Massachusetts accounted for nearly half the home loans to black families in 2015.

Bitterness lingers after collapse of Dudley cemetery plan

The town counsel for Dudley lashed out at the lawyer for an Islamic organization that had spent a year in bitter negotiations on a plan to bury its dead in the small town.