2018 Boston marathon

Very cold and rainy Boston marathon. The coldest race in 30 years.
Winners:

• Yuki Kawauchi (2:15:54) - first Japanese winner since 1987
• Des Linden (2:39.54) - first American woman to win since 1985.

The 2018 Boston Marathon: By The Numbers

• 19: Number of registrations from runners 80 or older.
• 55%: Percentage of 2018 registrants who are men.
• $185: Registration cost for U.S. entrants.
• $250: Registration cost for international entrants.
• 424: Number of people who qualified for the race by completing at least 10 straight Boston Marathons.
• 1972: Year women were first officially allowed to enter the Boston Marathon. All eight female entrants finished the race, with Nina Kuscsik the first to cross the finish line.
• 9,500: Volunteers at the race.
• 29,978: Runners registered 
• $50,000: Bonus for any man or woman who sets a new marathon world record. A new Boston Marathon record nets $25,000.
• $150,000: Prize money for both the men's and women's winners of the 2018 Boston Marathon. Second place gets $75,000.
• $830,500: Total purse for the 2018 Boston Marathon.