The Boston Marathon is underway
The 121st running of the Boston Marathon is getting underway in waves for the 30,000 athletes.
Mobility impaired athletes — the blind and those with prostheses or other challenges — started at 8:50 a.m. Monday.
They were followed by the men’s push rim wheelchair athletes at 9:17 a.m., and the women two minutes later.
The elite women start at 9:32 a.m., and the elite men and the rest of wave one get underway at 10 a.m.
There are three more waves that set up a staggered start: wave two at 10:25 a.m., wave three at 10:50 a.m. and wave four at 11:15 a.m.
