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CBS News
21-04-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Here are the notable runners in the 2025 Boston Marathon
It's finally time for the Boston Marathon. Here are the celebrities, influencers, professional athletes, and notable participants running in 2025. The former Boston Bruins defenseman from Slovakia will be running his third Boston Marathon. The 6'9" athlete has previously run to raise money for the Hoyt Foundation. He finished the 2024 marathon in 3:30:52. He will be wearing the bib number 3333. Matt James became the first Black Bachelor to ever helm the TV franchise back in 2020 on season 25. Since then, he has garnered almost a million followers on Instagram, where he posts food reviews and recommendations. He is also an avid runner, having run the New York City Marathon in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. This is his first time running the Boston Marathon. He will be wearing bib number 32541. Alice Cook is a former Olympic figure skater and WBZ-TV sports reporter. She was the first female full-time sports reporter in Boston. This will be her third time running the Boston Marathon and the second time since she was diagnosed with ALS in 2023. Her bib number is 29737. Dave McGillivray is the Boston Marathon race director and has run the course more than 50 times. He has completed the World Marathon Challenge, which involves running seven marathons in seven days on seven continents. He finished with a time of 5:30:51 in 2024. Helen Obiri won the Boston Marathon in 2023 and 2024 . She will be aiming for her third straight marathon win, which has not been accomplished by a woman since Fatuma Roba in 1999. Sisay Lemma, 34, is the defending men's champion of the Boston Marathon, having won in 2024. The men's field is expected to be fast - 22 runners have times below 2:09. Scott Stallings is a professional golfer from Worcester. He has three wins on the PGA Tour. He has raised $20,228 for Golf Fights Cancer. His bib number is 29668. Troy Hoyt is the nephew of Rick Hoyt and granson of Dick Hoyt, who ran the marathon together 32 times. Troy runs for his family's foundation, Team Hoyt. He has run the Boston Marathon since 2021. He finished in 4:18:18 in 2024. Des Linden, who won the Boston Marathon in 2018, is back. She is the last American runner to win Boston. This will be her 12th time running. Henry Richard is the brother of Martin Richard, the youngest victim of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Henry has run the marathon since 2022. He has also run the Chicago Marathon and the New York City Marathon. He finished the 2024 Boston Marathon with a time of 5:17:11. He has raised $3,300 for the Finish Strong Foundation. His bib number is 31232. Amby Burfoot won the Boston Marathon in 1968. He has written several books about running and was the editor-in-chief of the magazine Runner's World. He wears bib number 1968 in honor of his win. He finished the 2024 Boston Marathon in 4:59:58. Shane Sager is a Boston-based musician and harmonica player for Sting. He ran the 2024 Boston Marathon for Massachusetts General Hospital, raising over $24,500. He finished with a time of 4:08:08. He will run to raise money for Mass General again this year. His bib number is 27425.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bachelor Grant Ellis on His One Finale Regret and the ‘Weight' of Being the Second Black Series Lead: ‘I Could Have Done Better'
In the wake of the news that 'The Bachelor' showrunners Claire Freeland and Bennett Graebner are negotiating their exits from the franchise, Season 29's Grant Ellis admits that things could have been done better. 'They definitely instilled confidence in me. You know, I'm the second Black Bachelor ever. There's some weight that comes with that,' Grant tells Variety following Monday night's season finale. 'But I feel like they did their best and that's important. Could things have done better? Obviously. I could have been done better as well, but I think we all tried and the end goal was an engagement. That was the focus of the show and that's what happened.' More from Variety 'The Bachelor' Finale: Did Grant Find Love With Litia or Juliana? 'The Bachelor' Showrunners Claire Freeland and Bennett Graebner to Exit Franchise Inside 'The Bachelor: The Women Tell All': Witnessing Carolina's Tearful Walkout, Her TikTok-Fueled Drama With Dina and the Return of the Llama While fans seemed to expect Juliana Pasquarosa to get the final rose going into last night's finale, it also led to a heartbreaking moment for Litia Garr. Grant says he has one big regret from the finale — questioning whether he should choose Litia instead. 'That was a question I was asking myself out of confusion,' Grant says. 'That's something I would change. That's something that was clearly on camera. It's a moment where you're spiraling.' While the finale was teased as a difficult choice, how close the decision was — and how much Grant second-guessed himself — hasn't factored into Grant and Juliana's relationship in the months since the proposal. 'We talked about how hard the decision was based on certain factors,' he says. 'We also talked about how hard it is to let somebody down and that was the main point of emphasis that the edit really played a part in.' Juliana echoed Grant's sentiments, saying: 'Grant gave me all the information that I needed when we finished filming. There was a connection between you and Litia but nothing happened that came out of left field. I was prepared mentally.' Next up for Bachelor Nation following Grant's season is 'Bachelor in Paradise,' which host will return with a surprise twist: contestants from both 'Golden Bachelor' and 'Golden Bachelorette' will compete, including Season 29's Zoe McGrady. Best of Variety The Best Celebrity Memoirs to Read This Year: From Chelsea Handler to Anthony Hopkins New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Oscars 2026: First Blind Predictions Including Timothée Chalamet, Emma Stone, 'Wicked: For Good' and More
