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Boston is a marathon like no other. The course is deceptively difficult and more like multiple races combined into one. For elite runners, this is not a get-in-the-zone and chase-the-clock kind of race. It takes some thinking, strategizing, and specific training to win on Patriots’ Day.

At this year’s Boston Marathon, 12 years after the deadly marathon bombing, law enforcement will be watching “a broad set of potential soft targets for an attack,” according to a bulletin obtained by ABC News.

Hellen Obiri is a generational talent. But when the two-time Olympic medalist in the 5,000 meters announced that she was moving up to the marathon in 2022, doubts circulated that her loping stride, swinging arm carriage, and up-and-down bob would translate to the 26.2-mile distance.