Boston Marathon 2013: The View from Newton's Heartbreak Hill [Photos]

It is one of the most famous 0.4 miles in marathon history: Heartbreak Hill. 

Starting near the intersection of Walnut Street and Commonwealth Avenue in Newton, Heartbreak Hill is the last of the infamous "Newton hills" and one of the most difficult sections of the race. 

Roughly 20 miles from the start line, Heartbreak Hill got its name from famous marathoner Johnny Kelley. According to former Patch history columnist Allison Carter:

Newton’s infamous Heartbreak Hill got its name from Kelley. During the 1936 marathon, he gently tapped competitor Tarzan Brown on the back as he passed him during this stretch of the race. Brown, infuriated by Kelley’s hubris, passed Kelley and went on to win the race. To the end, Kelley insisted he did not mean to taunt Brown, but his “heartbreak” of not winning the race that year (he came in fifth place) began on that very hill. 

Newton Patch will be updating this Heartbreak Hill photo gallery throughout the day today. You can add your own photos from Heartbreak Hill by clicking the "upload photos and videos" button above. 

If you have photos from elsewhere along the race route, we'd love to see them! Feel free to add them to our reader photo gallery.