Live updates on 130th Boston Marathon: More than 30K runners embark on 26.2-mile trek
Organizers say the race has its strongest field ever.
Monday marks Patriots’ Day in Massachusetts and the 130th running of the Boston Marathon . Cool weather and an expected tailwind will greet them at the starting line in Hopkinton. Boston Marathon: What to know about the course, start times, and road closures More than 30,000 runners are set to make the 26.
2-mile trek to the race’s iconic finish line on Boylston Street in Boston’s Copley Square. Organizers say the race has its strongest field ever, with seven of the top men’s finishers from last year and eight women with personal bests that would have beaten the Boston course record until last year. Reigning men’s and women’s champions, John Korir and Sharon Lokedi, both of Kenya, lead the packed field of runners.
Eight-time wheelchair champion Marcel Hug of Switzerland is going for another victory, while defending women’s wheelchair champion Susannah Scaroni is expecting a baby in August and not racing. Follow along below for live race updates: 9:37 a. m.
The professional men’s runners are on the course. 9:30 a. m.