Live updates: The 2026 Boston Marathon
What to Know
- The 130th Boston Marathon — the world’s oldest and most prestigious annual marathon — is being held on Monday.
- Over 30,000 runners from around the world are competing in the 26.2-mile race from Hopkinton to Copley Square.
- The men’s wheelchair division starts things off at 9:06 a.m., followed by the women’s wheelchair division, handcycles and duo teams and the professional men’s and women’s divisions.
- For the first time this year, there are six waves instead of four, an effort to try to space out the runners a bit more.
Monday is the 130th Boston Marathon, the world’s oldest and most prestigious annual marathon. More than 30,000 runners from around the world will compete in the 26.2-mile race from Hopkinton to Copley Square.
The men’s wheelchair division starts things off at 9:06 a.m., followed by the women’s wheelchair division, handcycles and duo teams and the professional men’s and women’s divisions. After that, there will be six additional waves of runners staggered between 10 and 11:21 a.m. Several celebrity runners are participating, including Drew Carter, the play-by-play voice of Boston Celtics broadcasts on NBC Sports Boston.
Follow along below for live updates from throughout the day:
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