129th Boston Marathon (live updates): Tens of thousands of runners competing in famed 26.2-mile race

HOPKINTON, Mass. — This year’s 129th running of the Boston Marathon draws the world’s top athletes and thousands of spectators who will cheer on the competitors as they show strength, determination, and grit while completing the famed 26.2-mile race.

Tens of thousands of race participants from more than 100 countries are coming together on Monday to take part in “the world’s oldest annual and most-historic marathon,“ Boston Athletic Association officials said.

The legendary Boston Marathon course starts in Hopkinton and ends on Boylston Street in Boston.

The race schedule is as follows:

• 6:00 a.m. ET – Military Marchers
• 9:06 a.m. ET – Wheelchair Division – Men
• 9:09 a.m. ET – Wheelchair Division – Women
• 9:30 a.m. ET – Handcycle & Duo Participants
• 9:37 a.m. ET – Professional Men
• 9:47 a.m. ET – Professional Women
• 9:50 a.m. ET – Para Athletics Divisions
• 10:00 a.m. ET – Wave 1
• 10:25 a.m. ET – Wave 2
• 10:50 a.m. ET – Wave 3
• 11:15 a.m. ET – Wave 4

LIVE UPDATES:

2:50 p.m.

As scores of runners continued to cross the finish line, Boston police said officers remained focused on ensuring public safety.

2 p.m.

The Massachusetts State Police congratulated everyone who finished the Marathon.

12:05 p.m.

Sharon Lokedi, of Kenya, wins the professional women’s division in the 129th Boston Marathon with a time of 02:17:22.

11:43 a.m.

John Korir, of Kenya, wins the professional men’s division in the 129th Boston Marathon with a time of 02:04:45, the second-fastest winning time in race history.

After crossing the line, he was greeted by his older brother, 2012 Boston winner Wesley Korir.

Korir is also the reigning Chicago Marathon champion.

Korir ran without his bib showing, pulling it out of his running tights as he sprinted down Boylston Street.

11:15 a.m.

The last wave of runners with the slowest qualifying time depart the starting line in Hopkinton.

They are assigned yellow bibs numbering 25,500 to 33,999.

10:50 a.m.

The third wave of runners, with blue bib numbers 17,000 to 25,499, depart the starting line in Hopkinton.

10:45 a.m.

Susannah Scaroni wins the women’s wheelchair race in the 129th Boston Marathon with a time of 01:35:20.

The victory marked her second Boston title.

Scaroni earned her first Boston title in 2023 but wasn’t able to defend it last year because of injury.

Swiss athletes took the next two spots with Cathering Debrunner second in 1:37:26 and Manuela Schar third in 1:39:18.

10:27 a.m.

Marcel Hug of Switzerland wins the men’s wheelchair race in the 129th Boston Marathon with a time of 01:21:34.

The victory marks his fifth consecutive win and his eighth total in Boston.

Daniel Romanchuk of the United States was second in 1:25:58, followed by Jetze Plat of the Netherlands in 1:30:16.

10:25 a.m.

The second wave of runners, with white bib numbers 8,500 to 16,999, depart the starting line in Hopkinton.

10 a.m.

The first wave of elite runners, or runners with the fastest qualifying times, depart the starting line in Hopkinton.

These athletes are assigned red bibs numbered from 201 to 8,499.

9:50 a.m.

Para athletes division departing the starting line in Hopkinton.

9:47 a.m.

Runners in the women’s professional division depart the starting line in Hopkinton.

9:37 a.m.

Runners in the men’s professional division depart the starting line in Hopkinton.

9:30 a.m.

Competitors in the hand cycle & duo divisions depart the starting line in Hopkinton.

9:09 a.m.

Competitors in the women’s wheelchair division depart the starting line in Hopkinton.

9:06 a.m.

The Boston Marathon officially begins with competitors in the men’s wheelchair division departing the starting line in Hopkinton.

6 a.m.

Military marchers depart the starting line in Hopkinton.

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