48m ago Athletes in the 2025 Boston Marathon will leave Hopkinton in several waves Monday morning.
It begins with the men’s wheelchair division at 9:06 a.m.
The women’s wheelchair division starts at 9:09 a.m.
Handcycles and duos will begin the race at 9:30 a.m.
The professional men’s race starts at 9:37 a.m.
The professional women leave ten minutes later at 9:47 a.m.
The para athletics division will begin at 9:50 a.m.
The rest of the runners will leave Hopkinton in four waves.
Wave 1 starts at 10 a.m.
Wave 2 will leave at 10:25 a.m.
Wave 3 begins at 10:50 a.m.
Wave 4 will be the last to leave at 11:15 a.m.
5m ago The 2025 Boston Marathon is expected to be a great day for runners and spectators based on the weather forecast.
The weather changes every year, but the challenging 26.2 mile course does not.
Here’s a map of the route through eight communities from Hopkinton to Boylston Street in Boston.
Nearly 32,000 people are running this year and there will also be hundreds of thousands of spectators.
Click here to see the best places to watch the race.
13m ago In addition to coverage from WBZ-TV, there are several other ways to track runners and follow their progress during the 2025 Boston Marathon.
The best way is with the Boston Athletic Association’s racing app.
You can also follow runners in the tracking section of the B.A.A. website.
Social media is another great way to stay connected during the Boston Marathon.
For more information on tracking runners today, click here.
6:34 AM There are several celebrities, influencers, professional athletes, and notable participants running the 2025 Boston Marathon.
Both defending champions – Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia and Hellen Obiri of Kenya are returning.
There will also be some familiar faces in the crowd of more than 30,000 runners, including former Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara, Matt James, one of the former Bachelors, and former WBZ-TV sports reporter Alice Cook.
Alice Cook worked at WBZ-TV from 1984 until 2010. Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
Read more about the notable runners here.
6:21 AM Most runners prefer a cool and cloudy day with a light tail (westerly) wind.
This year’s Boston Marathon weather forecast will be pretty close to perfect.
You can rule out any heavy rain, excessive heat, bitter cold or strong winds.
Click here for full details on Monday’s forecast.
6:38 AM Patriots’ Day is Monday, April 21 in Massachusetts.
Not only is it Marathon Monday in Boston, but it’s also a special day to recognize where and how the American Revolution started.
Public schools are closed on Patriots’ Day, as are state and municipal offices and courts.
Because it’s only a state holiday, most stores and banks are open.
You can see the full list here.
