Boston Marathon

Watch What It’s Like From Behind the Marathon Starting Line

More than 30,000 runners lined up in Hopkinton for the 119th annual Boston Marathon. Though the elite runners finished their days in just over two hours, most of the participants will run for a personal best time — or just to finish.

But before you can finish, you have to start, and the wait can be a marathon in and of itself. Here are some of the sights and sounds from the starting line.

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