It's Marathon Monday, and tens of thousands of runners will make their way along the historic 26.2-mile race route. We'll provide live updates throughout the day, including details on how you can join the throngs of spectators cheering the racers on.
Runners are on their marks, and the Boston Marathon will kick off shortly. The first races begin just after 9 a.m.Eleven years ago today, three people were killed and hundreds injured in the Boston Marathon bombings.
Gov. Maura Healey, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and family members of the victims took part in the annual wreath-laying ceremony at a memorial on Boylston Street — the location where the bombs went off that day. Gov. Healey, Mayor Wu and family of the victims pause for a moment of silence at the memorial on Boylston Street in Boston.
Temperatures will quickly rise into the 60s today. Those conditions aren't so ideal for the runners, but will make for a beautiful day for the crowds of spectators.Workers affix banners at the starting line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2024, in Hopkinton, Mass. , a state holiday that commemorates the battles of Lexington, Concord and Menotomy that began the Revolutionary War.
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