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Nate Cunningham

Why Is It Called Heartbreak Hill? Explaining the Most Challenging Part of the Boston Marathon

The elite women runners at the start of the 128th running of the Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, April 15, 2024. | Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Art Illman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

While the Boston Marathon is already a grueling and challenging race, most competitors agree that the around mile 20, things get exceptionally difficult.

They call it 'Heartbreak Hill' and do so for a reason—because the hill comes towards the end of the marathon and it pushes runners to their breaking point.

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