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Wheelchair racing pioneer marks 50 years since first Boston finish
THOSE ARE NOT DESIGNED TO GO 26.2 MILES. NOT THE FIRST DAY. THERE WAS AN EARLY STAGE RACING WHEELCHAIR COMPOSITE BUCKET SEAT. BOB SHOWED US ONE OF THOSE EARLY RACING CHAIRS, THE STEERING MECHANISM ...
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Fifty years later, Bob Hall's example -- and his racing wheelchairs -- are still going strong
McFadden didn't just follow Hall to the course: Her first racing chair, at the age of 7 or 8, was one of the youth-sized models that he designed and built for aspiring wheelchair athletes.
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Boston Marathon celebrates 50 years of wheelchair racing
where he designed and built lightweight racing chairs tailored to each athlete. His designs, nearly half the weight of his original wheelchair, helped redefine what racing could look like.
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Meet some of the professional wheelchair racers taking on this year's Boston Marathon
I MADE ONE BECAUSE WE DON’T HAVE EQUIPMENT FOR RACING CHAIRS. SO ADAM TELLS ME HODA WOULD PUSH HERSELF IN HER WHEELCHAIR ACROSS TOWN FOR TRAINING EVERY MORNING, DRAWING MAPS ON PAPER TO GET ...
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Hall’s racing wheelchairs are still going strong
McFadden didn't just follow Hall to the course: Her first racing chair, at the age of 7 or 8, was one of the youth-sized models that he designed and built for aspiring wheelchair athletes.
Marcel Hug wins the 2025 Boston Marathon men’s wheelchair division
Marcel Hug wins the 2025 Boston Marathon men’s wheelchair division for the eighth time in his career. Daniel Romanchuk was second.
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Fifty years later, Bob Hall's example — and his racing wheelchairs — are still going strong
McFadden didn't just follow Hall to the course: Her first racing chair, at the age of 7 or 8, was one of the youth-sized models that he designed and built for aspiring wheelchair athletes.