11:40 am ET
John Korir wins Boston Marathon males’s division for second yr
Katie Landeck
After taking a dominating lead halfway by means of the race, John Korir gained the title of Boston Marathon champion for the second yr in a row. And this time, he clinched the course document, successful him an additional $50,000 in prize cash.
He completed with a time of two hours 1 minute 52 seconds.
The course document for the boys is Geoffrey Mutai’s document time of two hours, 3 minutes and a couple of seconds set in 2011.
Korir, from Kenya, comes from a operating household. His older brother, Wesley Korir, gained the Boston Marathon in 2012.
Winning the marathon comes with a prize purse of $150,000.
11:09 am ET
Chelsea Clinton operating Boston Marathon. See celebrities operating the race
Rin Velasco
Yes, there are well-known folks operating in as we speak’s marathon.
Former Boston Bruins participant and multi-time Boston Marathon runner Zdeno Chara (Bib Number 3333) is operating, and two-time Olympic runner Des Linden (Bib Number 2018) is operating as effectively.
The 1968 Boston Marathon winner Amby Burfoot (Bib Number 1968) and former Team USA soccer participant Kristine Lilly (Bib Number 1313) are competing within the marathon.
Suni Williams (Bib Number 608), the astronaut that was marooned for 9 months in area, is operating too.
From the world of leisure, Dropkick Murphys musician Jeff DaRosa (Bib Number 29475) can be operating within the one hundred and thirtieth Boston Marathon. Love Island season 7 winner Bryan Arenales (Bib Number 33689) is taking part on this yr’s race. Comedian Laura Green (Bib Number 1234) can be taking part.
Chelsea Clinton and former Boston Celtics participant Chris Herren are additionally taking part, in keeping with the Boston Athletic Association.
10:42 am ET
Women’s Wheelchair race winner
Katie Landeck
Eden Rainbow-Cooper, who gained the Boston Marathon ladies’s wheelchair division in 2024, reclaimed her title with one other win in 2026. She will take residence $15,000 in prize cash after taking the lead early within the race.
Her time was 1 hours half-hour and 51 seconds.
Last yr, the marathon athlete from the United Kingdom, completed simply off the rostrum.
10:32 am ET
Gold-painted wreaths produced from olive branches
Joanna Okay. Tzouvelis
Four of as we speak’s Boston Marathon winners (males’s and ladies’s open, in addition to the boys’s and ladies’s wheelchair divisions) will be crowned with gold-painted wreaths made from olive branches.
They’re lower from the historic plains of Marathon, Greece, and so they symbolize victory, peace and the enduring beliefs of freedom and democracy, Harry Vlachos, president of the Alpha Omega Council, instructed Wicked Local.
While “it all starts here” refers to begin of the Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, the beginning of marathoning as a sport traces again to nineteenth century Greece. According to the B.A.A., Greece conceived a 40-kilometer (about 24.85 miles) race throughout the first Olympic video games in 1896 that adopted the route of the traditional Athenians to recollect the Battle of Marathon 2,400 years earlier.
George Demeter, the primary Greek-American to serve within the Massachusetts House of Representatives, launched the traditional Greek custom of crowning marathon winners with laurel wreaths from 1933 to 1945, Vlachos stated.
10:24 am ET
Marcel Hug wins Boston Marathon males’s wheelchair for ninth time
Katie Landeck
The favourite, Marcel Hug of Switzerland, defended his males’s wheelchair title, incomes his ninth Boston Marathon championship. He completed with a time of 1 hour 16 minutes.
Hug beforehand gained the title in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2024, 2025. He can be the reigning course document holder with a 1:15:33 end in 2024, which broke the earlier course document he set in 2023.
10:22 am ET
What time does the Boston Marathon finish?
Katie Landeck
That relies on precisely what you are asking.
The end line closes 5:30 p.m., in keeping with the Boston Athletic Association. However, not each runner may have crossed the end line at that time. Runners nonetheless on the course are requested to maneuver to the sidewalk to complete. Roads are sometimes reopening alongside the route as nearly all of the runners move by means of.
But if what you are asking it when to the elite runners end, that is a lot earlier. For the elite runners, which have staggered begin occasions, the boys sometimes end round 11:45 and the ladies round 12:10.
10:10 am ET
Zdeno Chara operating third Boston Marathon
Cait Kemp
Boston Bruins legend Zdeno Chara is operating the Boston Marathon for the third time. The 2011 Stanley Cup champion beforehand ran in 2023 and 2024. In 2024, he completed in 3:30:52 and in 3:38:23 in 2023. Chara will not be laborious to identify on the course as he stands at 6-9. Chara served because the starter for the boys’s skilled wave.
10:08 am ET
How lengthy is the Boston Marathon?
Katie Landeck
The Boston Marathon is the usual marathon size of 26.2 miles.
The marathon traces its roots to ancient Greece. According to legend, Pheidippides ran from the plains of Marathon to Athens to ship the information that the Greek Army had gained an important battle in opposition to the invading Persian Army.
“Rejoice, we are victorious,” he introduced earlier than falling lifeless.
While his run was solely 24.8 miles, it turned the story behind the trendy Olympic Marathon. The marathon distance was lengthened to 26.2 miles to go well with the desires of the British royal household within the 1908 Olympic Games and this distance turned the Olympic customary in 1924.
Where does Boston Marathon finish?
The race ends in Boston’s Back Bay, with a stretch down Boylston Street. The end line is between the Fairfield and Dartmouth Street intersections, close to Boston Public Library and Copley Square.
10:00 am ET
Boston Marathon Announcer: Who is Hannah Storm
Rin Velasco
SportsCenter anchor Hannah Storm is saying the one hundred and thirtieth Boston Marathon on the nationwide broadcast.
With over 40 years of reporting expertise, Storm is an completed sports activities journalist at the moment working for ESPN.
She is married to Dan Hicks, the lead golf play-by-play commentator for NBC Sports.
She is saying as we speak’s race with operating commentator John Anderson.
(A earlier model of this publish had the incorrect individual commentating with Hannah Storm. This has been up to date with the proper info.)
9:50 am ET
‘He’s been placing in lots of effort and time’
Caroline Bunnell
With the wheelchair races for both men and women underway, spectators have packed the sidewalks in Hopkinton.
Sophie and Aiden Thomas, of Millbury, have been up alongside the fence to get a entrance row seat to observe their father, Paul, compete within the males’s wheelchair race for the fifth time.
“We’re proud of him,” Aiden Thomas stated. “He’s been putting in a lot of time and effort.”
“It’s been fun to watch him get ready and train,” Sophie Thomas stated.
9:47 am ET
Professional Women begin time
Rin Velasco
The Professional Women’s racers are off. The course document to beat is 2 hours 17 minutes 22 seconds, set by Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi in 2025.
9:38 am ET
Professional Men begin time
Rin Velasco
The Professional Men’s race are off for the Boston Marathon.
The course document for the boys is Geoffrey Mutai’s document time of two hours, 3 minutes and a couple of seconds set in 2011.
9:35 am ET
‘Hope to benefit from the day, run sub-2:50’
Caroline Bunnell
Etienne Dubois, of Quebec, stated he is feeling ready as he heads into his first Boston Marathon; he certified after racing in Montreal.
Dubois begins at 10 a.m. within the first wave of Corral 1. He stated he arrived two days in the past and has loved getting the full experience of all the Marathon has to offer.
“The organization has been amazing, and I’m looking forward to the start,” Dubois stated. “I just hope to enjoy the day but I’m aiming for sub-2:50 today.”
Franklin resident Kevin Tucceri, who’s operating for the 14th straight yr, stated he cannot wait to really feel the vitality from the gang once more.
“Boston is so special, it’s the grand of all,” Tucceri stated. “The other thing is the spectators, the volunteers. I don’t think there’s a more well run, organized marathon in the world than Boston.”
And whereas temperatures appear chilly for spectators, runners say mid-40s is perfect with the sun shining and a slight breeze. Tucceri stated he remembers operating in 2012 when it bought over 80, and one other yr when it was within the 30s and snowing and runners needed to drop out as a consequence of hypothermia.
“The weather seems to be perfect,” Tucceri stated. I believe it is preferrred circumstances.”
9:34 am ET
Handcycle and Duo start time
Rin Velasco
The Handcycle and Duo participants’ are off in the Boston Marathon.
Next to start will be the professional men at 9:37 a.m. ET.
9:22 am ET
What is the prize money for the Boston Marathon?
Katie Landeck
Recognition isn’t the only thing athletes compete for; there’s the prize money after all. In fact, there’s a guarantee purse of $1.13 million this year that could go up to $1.33 million.
The Boston Marathon is offering five- to six-figure rewards for the top finishers in the competition, with a $50,000 bonus for those who set new course records in the open division and wheelchair division.
In the open division, the first-place prize is $150,000, the second-place prize is $75,000 and the third-place runner receives $40,000. There is prize money down to $5,500 for 10th place.
In the wheelchair division for T53/54/34 competitors, the first-, second-, and third-place prizes are valued at $50,000, $30,000 and $15,000. There is prize money down to $1,500 for 10th place.
To get the $50,000 course record bonus, open division male runners will have to beat Geoffrey Mutai’s record time of 2 hours, 3 minutes and 2 seconds set in 2011.
Open division female runners will have to beat 2 hours 17 minutes 22 seconds, set by Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi in 2025.
Male wheelchair athletes will have to beat Marcel Hug’s record of 1 hour, 15 minutes and 33 seconds in 2024, while female wheelchair athletes must beat Manuela Schär’s 1 hour, 28 minutes and 17 seconds in 2017 to get the bonus.
9:12 am ET
Boston Marathon wheelchair times: How fast they go
Katie Landeck
Every year, wheelchair athletes are some of the fiercest competitors participating in the Boston Marathon. This year is no different.
The current high-performance standard for male wheelchair athletes is less than 1 hour and 31 minutes. For female wheelchair athletes, it’s less than 1 hour and 52 minutes.
9:07 am ET
Boston Marathon starts
Rin Velasco
The Men’s Wheelchair race started at 9:06 a.m. Eastern Time, kicking off the Boston Marathon.
Reminder these are the start times for the other races:
- Men’s Wheelchair 9:06 a.m. ET
- Women’s Wheelchair 9:09 a.m. ET
- Handcycle & Duo Participants 9:30 a.m. ET
- Professional Men 9:37 a.m. ET
- Professional Women 9:47 a.m. ET
- Para Athletics Divisions 9:50 a.m. ET
- Wave 1 10 a.m. ET
- Wave 2 10:25 a.m. ET
- Wave 3 10:50 a.m. ET
- Wave 4 11:15 a.m. ET
8:56 am ET
Born in Framingham, cheering from Mile 6!
Dan O’Brien
Marathon Monday pleasure was underway final Friday, April 17, at Framingham Union Hospital, the place the latest members of the group are including a burst of baby-sized spirit to the race-day custom.
According to a press release from the hospital, babies born in Framingham Union’s Beautiful Beginnings Birth Center were dressed in Marathon‑themed outfits, complete with tiny sneaker socks and medals, to honor the Marathon as it runs through Framingham at Mile 6.
The youngsters sported race numbers that represented the time they were born, and they even had bottles ready for milk stops and hydration stations, according to the hospital.
8:31 am ET
Runners arrive at the starting line, take in the scenery
Caroline Bunnell
Athletes began arriving at the starting line area around 7:30. Many took of their environment, taking out their telephones to seize their arrival on the iconic course as they bought off buses on the staging space.
More spectators have arrived, as the race gets underway in less than an hour.
Alan Mendez said he was excited to watch the race for the first time and is especially interested in seeing how the runners prepare to start the race.
“I’m excited to see how the racers prepare and prep, earlier than they begin heading out,” Mendez said. “Obviously, everyone wants to see how they finish however I believe to see how excited they are going to be on the very starting is an important half.”
7:44 am ET
Boston weather forecast for Marathon Monday
Rin Velasco
Good news, marathon runners: It’s not going to be hot.
National Weather Service meteorologist Caitlyn Mensch said to expect morning temperatures in the mid-to-upper 30s that are set to climb to an noon or early afternoon high of low 50s which are set to come back down to low 40s in the afternoon.
Morning runners should see “fairly clear skies” in the morning, which are not ideal for marathon runners, but Mensch said that as the afternoon hours approach, more clouds should come in, with afternoon skies being “decently overcast.”
There may be isolated showers during the afternoon, and wind gusts should blowing between six to 12 miles per hour.
7:32 am ET
Northbridge family is stoked to cheer first-time qualifier
Caroline Bunnell
As temperatures hover just above freezing at the Boston Marathon starting line in Hopkinton, volunteers are getting the final touches in place in time for the race.
Barriers are being pulled into place, and spectators are beginning to claim their spots.
Sarah Talbot, of Northbridge, grabbed a muffin from the Muffin House Cafe tent set up near the starting line. She’s waiting to cheer on her older sister, who is running the Marathon for the first time after qualifying.
This is also Talbot’s first time attending the race, and she’s excited for the energy the event brings to the area.
“I’m excited concerning the hype that it brings to Hopkinton,” she said. “I’m one in every of 5 siblings, so we’re all posted up alongside the entire race to help our sister.”
7:02 am ET
How do you qualify for the Boston Marathon?
Katie Landeck
The Boston Marathon is a hard race to qualify for, and it keeps getting tougher. This crop of runners is the fastest to ever qualify.
“This yr’s ‘Cut-Off’ time wanted to achieve acceptance into the Boston Marathon was 4 minutes, thirty-four seconds or quicker (4:34) than the qualifying time for every respective age group and gender,” the association said.
| Age Group | MEN | WOMEN | NON-BINARY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18-34 | 2hrs 55min 00sec | 3hrs 25min 00sec | 3hrs 25min 00sec |
| 35-39 | 3hrs 00min 00sec | 3hrs 30min 00sec | 3hrs 30min 00sec |
| 40-44 | 3hrs 05min 00sec | 3hrs 35min 00sec | 3hrs 35min 00sec |
| 45-49 | 3hrs 15min 00sec | 3hrs 45min 00sec | 3hrs 45min 00sec |
| 50-54 | 3hrs 20min 00sec | 3hrs 50min 00sec | 3hrs 50min 00sec |
| 55-59 | 3hrs 30min 00sec | 4hrs 00min 00sec | 4hrs 00min 00sec |
| 60-64 | 3hrs 50min 00sec | 4hrs 20min 00sec | 4hrs 20min 00sec |
| 65-69 | 4hrs 05min 00sec | 4hrs 35min 00sec | 4hrs 35min 00sec |
| 70-74 | 4hrs 20min 00sec | 4hrs 50min 00sec | 4hrs 50min 00sec |
| 75-79 | 4hrs 35min 00sec | 5hrs 05min 00sec | 5hrs 05min 00sec |
| 80 and over | 4hrs 50min 00sec | 5hrs 20min 00sec | 5hrs 20min 00sec |
6:00 am ET
Where to watch the Boston Marathon
Margie Cullen and Rin Velasco
If you might be rooting for somebody who’s operating within the marathon and wish to see them move by, there are a eight spots that are considered prime to watch from.
The Boston Athletic Association spectator’s guide available information suggests picks these spots:
- Hopkinton’s Main Street at the start of the marathon (0 miles to 1.90 miles)
- Ashland station (1.90 miles to 4.95 miles)
- Framingham Train Depot (4.95 miles to 7.52 miles)
- Natick Common on Center Street (7.52 miles to 11.72 miles)
- Near the Wellesley Scream Tunnel (11.72 miles to 15.93 miles)
- Newton Hills (15.93 miles to 21.35 miles)
- Beacon Street in Brookline (22.45 miles to 24.70 miles)
- Boylston Street in Boston. (21.35 miles to 22.45 miles or 24.70 to Finish Line)
Make certain to test the spectator’s information to see what time which racers shall be passing by means of.
5:35 am ET
‘Just wait until you experience the Marathon’
Dan O’Brien
The motto in Hopkinton is “It All Starts Here.” And simply as runners from all through the world practice for months to make sure peak efficiency on Patriots’ Day, so too does this community of nearly 20,000 residents, constructing upon generations of civic satisfaction to offer their visitors “a single, unforgettable second at first line,” according to a press release from the aptly named Hopkinton Marathon Committee.
The Committee, whose mission is to guide and help coordinate all Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) efforts within Hopkinton, recently announced that spectators at the start line will be treated to a select group of local public servants to serve as starters for Waves 3-6. It’s an honor that the B.A.A. has extended to the Committee for 20 years.
Here are the 2026 starters, all of whom represent decades of service and dedication to Hopkinton:
“Just wait until you experience the Marathon,” Cavanaugh remembers being instructed shortly after arriving in Hopkinton eight years ago, per the Hopkinton Marathon Committee’s launch.
As for the 130th edition of the Marathon, the wait is over.
5:30 am ET
What is the Boston Marathon route?
Margie Cullen and Rin Velasco
The Boston Marathon starts on Main Street in Hopkinton.
Runners will then follow Route 135 through Ashland, Framingham, Natick and Wellesley to where Route 135 turns into Route 16.
The course goes along Route 16 until the fire station at Commonwealth Avenue, where runners will take a right and begin the stretch of Newton Hills. After Heartbreak Hill from mile 20 to 21, runners will pass the Chestnut Hill Reservoir before turning left on to Beacon Street.
At this point, runners will have just about four miles to go. They will continue through Brookline, Kenmore Square, and under Massachusetts Avenue.
Finally, the famous turns come at the end: right onto Hereford Street and left onto Boylston Street for the final sprint.
The Marathon ends near the Boston Public Library in Copley Square.
You can see a map of the course here.
5:16 am ET
What are the Boston Marathon Road closures?
Katie Landeck
The Boston Athletic Association offered this chart for the marathon course street closures trying usually at timing.
But it you want specifics, here’s a town by town breakdown.
Hopkinton will close immediately surrounding the start line and town common (Main Street, Ash Street, Park Street, and Hayden Rowe) at 6:30 a.m. Other roads leading to the downtown closed at 7 a.m.
They included.
- West Main Street at Lumber Street
- Wood Street at Elm Street
- Hayden Rowe Street at Chestnut
- Ash Street at Blueberry Lane
- Cedar Street at Legacy Farms North
- East Main Street at every intersection
The town will also block roadways adjacent to where runners, spectators, volunteers and workers will be.
Ashland Police Department will shut Route 135 at 7:15 a.m. till the runners have been by means of. The closure sometimes lasts by means of early afternoon.
In Framingham, Waverly Street/Route 135 will close from 8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.
In Natick, Route 135 will close from about 8:30 to 3 p.m., according to the town.
Roads in Wellesley will close at 8:30 a.m. and remained closed through the end of the race, at about 3:30 p.m.
5:08 am ET
How to track Boston Marathon runners
Katie Landeck
Is there someone you want to track as they race today? There’s an app for that.
The BAA Racing App is offered in each the Apple and Android retailer, which is able to let you observe runners.
If apps aren’t your thing, BAA website has live tracking. If you have a runner’s bib number or name you can follow their race and see the results at the finish line.
4:46 am ET
What time does the Boston Marathon start?
Katie Landeck
People start arriving for the Boston Marathon early in the morning, but the times the actual races start varies.
These are the start times for athletes competing in the day’s races, according to the Athletic Association:
- Men’s Wheelchair 9:06 a.m. ET
- Women’s Wheelchair 9:09 a.m. ET
- Handcycle & Duo Participants 9:30 a.m. ET
- Professional Men 9:37 a.m. ET
- Professional Women 9:47 a.m. ET
- Para Athletics Divisions 9:50 a.m. ET
- Wave 1 10 a.m. ET
- Wave 2 10:25 a.m. ET
- Wave 3 10:50 a.m. ET
- Wave 4 11:15 a.m. ET
4:00 am ET
How to watch, live stream the Boston marathon
Katie Landeck
WCVB Channel 5 (ABC) will be covering the Boston Marathon live for all Boston-area viewers beginning at 4 a.m. on Marathon Monday.
It will be simulcast regionally on its sister stations: WMUR News 9 ABC (Manchester, NH), WMTW Channel 8 ABC (Portland/Auburn, ME), and WPTZ NBC5 (Burlington, VT/Plattsburgh, NY).
Local viewers also can reside stream the marathon on the Very Local app.
How to watch the Boston Marathon: National
ESPN2 will present reside nationwide protection of the Boston Marathon from 9 a.m. ET till 12:30 p.m. ET, in addition to another protection on different ESPN exhibits and platforms earlier than and after that point. The marathon shall be streamed on ESPN+.
How to watch the Boston Marathon: International
Here are some stations that will be broadcasting the race internationally:
- Olympic Channel
- FloSports
- TSN/RDS
- SMG
- ESPN Brazil
- ESPN LATAM/Sur
- Eurosport India
- Eurosport
- VTVCab
- Supersport
