The Boston Marathon is one of the most famous races in the world. The race takes place every year on Patriots in Massachusetts. This year he imagines 129. The iteration of the race. With runners who are preparing for the hopkinton race on Boylston Street.
When does the Boston Marathon start? (Always in EDT)
The day starts shortly after 9:00 with full slate races that stretch until late morning. Here is the official start schedule for each division:
- 9:06 – Men’s wheelchair division
- 9:09 AM – Women’s wheelchair division
- 9:30 – Handcycles and Duos
- 9:37 – elite men
- 9:47 – Elite Women
- 9:50 – Para Athletics Division
- 10:00 – Wool 1 (General Record)
- 10:25 – Wool 2
- 10:50 – Wool 3
- 11:15 – Wool 4
Expect the first finishes – including wheelchair competitors like Marcel Hug, holding a record in the course – exceeded the target line Boylston Street around 9:26 am, the fastest elite men and women should end between 11:45 and 12:15
How to watch the Boston Marathon 2025
TV coverage
- Local (Boston area): WCVB channel 5 – Live coverage starts at 4:00
- National: ESPN2, coverage starts at 9:00 am and continues until 12:30
- Spanish language: ESPN deportes-9: 30 to 12:00
Streaming options
- Live Stream FREE: WCVB.com and WCVB app
- National streaming: ESPN+ (from 4:00), Directv Stream, Sling TV, FUBOTV (available trial versions)
- Very local applications: Available on intelligent TVs and streaming devices
The coverage is also simulcast on WMUR (New Hampshire), WMTW (Maine) and WPTZ (Vermont/New York).
2025 weather forecast in Boston
The ideal run conditions are expected throughout the day:
- Start in Hopkinton: High 40 years at 9 am
- Temps in the middle of the race: getting up in 50 years of age
- Surface line: Low 50s for elites, maybe hit 60f in the final wave
- Until late evening, rain is not expected, a clear sky is expected during the race
Map of course and route details
Course 26.2 miles follows the traditional route:
- Start: Main Street in Hopkinton
- Through: ASLAND, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Newton (representing Heartbreak Hill), Brookline
- Completion: Boylston Street, near the Boston Public Library on the Copoy Square
Closure of roads and re -opening times
Plan accordingly travel – the main closures start early in the morning:
- Hopkinton: 7:15 – 13:30
- ASLAND: 7:15 – 13:20
- Framingham: 7:30 – 13:55
- Natick: 8:30 – 14:45
- Wellesley: 8:30 – 15:35
- Newton: 8:00 – 16:45
- Brookline: 9:00 – 17:45
- Boston: Closing variables by 19:00
Best athletes and favorite
- Hellen Obiri (Kenya) Eyes Third Suming Title, which is not achieved from the 90’s
- Sisay Lemma (Ethiopia) returns as a defending men’s champion after a shocking victory last year
- Evans Chebet, Sharon Lopedi and Conner Mantz also in Elite Field headline
Decomposition
- Open Division Winners: Each $ 150,000 (Men & Women)
- Division of wheelchairs: $ 50,000 for winners in T53/54/34, $ 1,500 for T51-52
- Masters Division Winners: Each $ 5,000
2024 winners and course records
- Men’s Champion: Lemema (2:06:17)
- Women’s Champion: Hellen Obiri (2:22:37)
- Men’s wheelchair: Marcel Hug (1:15:35 – Record Souh)
- Women’s wheelchair: Eden Rainbow-Cooper (1:35:11)
- Handcycle Men’s: Zachary Stinson (1:04:46)
- Handcycle Women’s: Alicia Dana (1:15:20 – Course Recording)
Course records:
- Men’s Run: Geoffrey Mutai (2:03:02, 2011)
- Women’s Run: Buzunesh Deba (2:19:59, 2014)
- Men’s carts: Marcel Hug (1:15:35, 2024)
- Women’s carts: Manuela Schr (1:28:17, 2017)
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Published:
Aashish vashistha
Published on:
21st April 2025
