Boston Marathon 1942

The 1942 Boston Marathon was run on Sunday, April 19 1942 . It was the 47th edition of the Boston Marathon . This competition were not allowed women to participate. The American Lou Gregory was the first to cross the finish line in 2: 28.03,6.

The course has proven too short. It had in fact not the length of 42,195 km, but 41.1 km [1] . ==[Results  edit ] ==