Road Road championships · since 1897 
Boston, United States of America 19 Apr 1911
1911 Boston Marathon
Boston, United States of America 19 Apr 1911- event
- 1
- medals awarded
- 3
- nations on the podium
- 2
- world records
- 0
Podiums
Medal table
2 nations · 3 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America USA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 |  Canada CAN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
About this edition
Clarence H. DeMar, competing despite the wishes of doctors who told him not to run due to a heart murmur, smashed Tom Longboat’s course best with a superb 2:21:39 performance. This was the first of DeMar’s seven Boston wins. However, heeding medical advice, he would not compete again until 1917. DeMar trailed Festus Madden by 250 yards, before pulling even through the hills and taking control at Newton Centre.