Editing Boston Marathon (section)

===2021: Rescheduled to October===
{{main|2021 Boston Marathon}}
On October 28, 2020, the B.A.A. announced that the 2021 edition of the marathon would not be held in April; organizers stated that they hoped to stage the event later in the year, possibly in the autumn.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-marathon/2020/10/28/2021-boston-marathon-postponed-date |title=Boston Marathon will not be held in April 2021, BAA announces |first=Katie |last=McInerney |website=[[Boston.com]] |date=October 28, 2020 |access-date=October 28, 2020 |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029134649/https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-marathon/2020/10/28/2021-boston-marathon-postponed-date |url-status=live }}</ref> In late January 2021, organizers announced October 11 as the date for the marathon, contingent upon road races being allowed in Massachusetts at that time.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/01/26/boston-marathon-set-for-oct-11-if-road-races-are-allowed-in-massachusetts-coronavirus-reopening-plan/ |title=Boston Marathon set for Oct. 11 — if road races are allowed in Massachusetts coronavirus reopening plan |first=Rick |last=Sobey |website=[[Boston Herald]] |date=January 26, 2021 |access-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506103105/https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/01/26/boston-marathon-set-for-oct-11-if-road-races-are-allowed-in-massachusetts-coronavirus-reopening-plan/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In March, organizers announced that the field would be limited to 20,000 runners.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wbur.org/news/2021/03/15/boston-marathon-field-shrunk-coronavirus-distancing |title=This Year's Boston Marathon, Rescheduled For October, Will Be Capped At 20,000 Runners |first=Jonathan |last=Cain |website=[[WBUR-FM]] |date=March 15, 2021 |access-date=April 9, 2021 |archive-date=March 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316130727/https://www.wbur.org/news/2021/03/15/boston-marathon-field-shrunk-coronavirus-distancing |url-status=live }}</ref> The race was the fourth of the five [[World Marathon Majors]] held in 2021; all the events in the series were run in the space of six weeks between late September and early November.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/a-look-at-the-tightly-packed-fall-marathon-schedule/| title=A look at the tightly packed fall marathon schedule| magazine=Running Magazine| date=31 January 2021| access-date=12 August 2021| archive-date=12 August 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812154447/https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/a-look-at-the-tightly-packed-fall-marathon-schedule/| url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, the B.A.A. also offered a virtual alternative to the in-person race to be completed anytime between 8–10 October.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Virtual 125th Boston Marathon Fact Sheet {{!}} Boston Athletic Association|url=https://www.baa.org/virtual-125th-boston-marathon-fact-sheet|access-date=2022-01-05|website=www.baa.org|language=en|archive-date=January 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105044334/https://www.baa.org/virtual-125th-boston-marathon-fact-sheet|url-status=live}}</ref>