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Photos: Here are the best signs from the 2026 Boston Marathon

"Congrats on not pooping your pants!"

A spectator's sign on the Commonwealth Avenue. Kelly Chan/Boston.com

By Kelly Chan

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With 30,000-plus runners at the 130th Boston Marathon, thousands of spectators from all over the world are cheering on the sidelines with bold signs featuring witty words of humor and encouragement, supporting strangers and loved ones alike.

See the most creative signs from the marathon below.

Bree Winton (right), 27, and her friend, Lindsay Hoffner (left), 26, were counting down the minutes around noon until Winton’s brother-in-law was expected to race past them on Boylston Street. Her sister is also running the Marathon, Winton said. – Shannon Larson
“Run if you think I’m sexy.” – Kelly Chan/Boston.com
See the best signs from the 2026 Boston Marathon. Video by Kelly Chan/Boston.com
“I hope you charged your Garmin!” (left) and “Congrats on not pooping your pants!!!” (right). – Kelly Chan/Boston.com
“Walk if you wanna get back with your ex.” – Kelly Chan/Boston.com
Runner Alexander Katsaras hits a sign before Heartbreak Hill during the Boston Marathon. – Finn Gomez for The Boston Globe
Nilda Romero, 36, of Natick, who said she was taking a year off from running the marathon, had a question for runners. – Sam Shipman
“You are doing great, sweaty.” – Kelly Chan/Boston.com
“Pain is French for bread.” – Kelly Chan/Boston.com
Alannah Rivera, 25, a town planner in Wellesley, stood by the barricades in Brookline to support a friend running the marathon.
– Hannah Goeke
No Stopping signs line the street at Athletes’ Village in Hopkinton in preparation for the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20, 2026. – Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
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Kelly Chan is a content producer at Boston.com. She designs multimedia content on site and across social media platforms, and experiments with new ways to engage readers.

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