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Live blog: The very latest on the 2024 Boston Marathon

Follow up-to-date reports on the race — from Hopkinton to Boston — on Marathon Monday.

Boston Marathon men's division winner Sisay Lemma, of Ethiopia, left, and women's division winner Hellen Obiri, of Kenya hold up the trophy at the Boston Marathon. Charles Krupa/AP

By Ross Cristantiello

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The 2024 Boston Marathon is officially here. Around 30,000 athletes will make the grueling 26.2-mile trek from Hopkinton to Boston in front of cheering crowds.

Marathon Monday started with a bang, as Marcel Hug shattered his own record in the Men’s Wheelchair division with a winning time of 1:15:33. The impressive results continued throughout the morning, as Sisay Lemma (2:06:17) broke away from the field in the men’s race, and Hellen Obiri (2:22:37) won the women’s race for the second consecutive year.

All day long, Boston.com will provide live updates from the race, including the most memorable finishes, the funniest signs, and all of the moments of triumph that make Marathon Monday so special.

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Here’s a look at the 2024 Boston Marathon winners.

Men’s wheelchair: Marcel Hug: 1:15:33

Women’s wheelchair: Eden Rainbow-Cooper: 1:35:11

Men’s professional: Sisay Lemma: 2:06:18

Women’s professional: Hellen Obiri: 2:22:37

Watch Meb Keflezighi finish the marathon, 10 years after his triumphant win

Ten years after Meb Keflezighi became the first American to win the Boston Marathon in more than 30 years, the veteran runner had another emotional finish at the 2024 Boston Marathon.

Read more about Keflezighi’s 2024 finish here.

Meb Keflezighi of the United States poses for pictures after completing the 128th Boston Marathon. – Omar Rawlings/Getty Images

Must-see moments from the 2024 Boston Marathon

From a crash in Newton to a women’s race that came down to the wire, check out the must-see moments from the 128th Boston Marathon.

The top American finishers

Top three American men:

  1. CJ Albertson, 2:09:53
  2. Elkanah Kibet, 2:12:32
  3. Ryan Eiler, 2:14:22

Top three American women:

  1. Emma Bates, 2:27:14
  2. Sara Hall, 2:27:58
  3. Desiree Linden, 2:28:27
From top to bottom, US distance runners Des Linden, Emma Bates and Sara Hall greet fans after crossing the finish line during the 128th Boston Marathon. – Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images
Des Linden is embraced by Emma Bates and Sara Hall at the finish line during the 128th Boston Marathon. – Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images
CJ Albertson, of Fresno, Calif., raises his hand as he approaches the finish line at the Boston Marathon. Albertson finished 7th. – Charles Krupa/AP

Hellen Obiri wins women’s race for second year in a row

Hellen Obiri, of Kenya, won the women’s professional division for the second year in a row, fighting off Sharon Lokedi and Edna Kiplagat just miles from the finish line.

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Read more here.

Hellen Obiri, of Kenya, raises her arms after winning the women’s division at the Boston Marathon. – Charles Krupa/AP
Hellen Obiri crosses the finish line of the 2024 Boston Marathon. – Charles Krupa/AP
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu puts the wreath on Hellen Obiri’s head after Obiri placed first in the women’s division. – Danielle Parhizkaran/Boston Globe

Sisay Lemma wins men’s professional division

Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia surged early and held on to win the 2024 Boston Marathon with a time of 2:06:17.

Read more about Lemma’s win here.

Sisay Lemma crossed the finish line to win the men’s division of the 2024 Boston Marathon. – Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe
Sisay Lemma after winning the 2024 Boston Marathon in the elite men’s division. – Danielle Parhizkaran/Boston Globe
Sisay Lemma reacted after crossing the finish line to win the men’s division of the Boston Marathon. – Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe

Sisay Lemma’s lead shrinks slightly

Sissy Lemma leads the men’s elite runners through Heartbreak Hill. Craig F. Walker/Boston Globe
Sissy Lemma during the 2024 Boston Marathon. Craig F. Walker/Boston Globe

Elite women in tight pack

Zachary Stinson and Alicia Dana win Boston Marathon hand cycling divisions

Zachary Stinson and Alicia Dana have defended their titles as Boston Marathon champions in handcycling. They are both three-time champions.

Read more on Stinson and Dana here.

Sisay Lemma on course-record pace at halfway mark

Eden Rainbow-Cooper wins women’s wheelchair division

Eden Rainbow-Cooper won the women’s wheelchair division of the 2024 Boston Marathon on Monday, finishing with a time of 1:35:11.

Read more on Rainbow-Cooper’s race here.

Eden Rainbow-Cooper of Great Britain comes in first with a time of 1:35:11 in the women’s wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon. – Danielle Parhizkaran/Boston Globe
Eden Rainbow-Cooper crossed the finish line to win the women’s wheelchair division. – Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe
Marcel Hug and Eden Rainbow-Cooper, winners of the men’s and women’s wheelchair divisions in the Boston Marathon, pose with the trophy at the finish line. – Danielle Parhizkaran/Boston Globe

Sisay Lemma leads elite men after 15K

Marcel Hug wins men’s wheelchair division

For the seventh time in his legendary career, Swiss racer Marcel Hug won the men’s wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon, smashing his own previous course record in the process. Hug finished with a time of 1:15:33, dominating a talented field despite crashing into a barrier as he made the famous “firehouse turn” in Newton.

Read more on Hug’s race here.

Marcel Hug crossed the finish line to win the men’s wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon. – Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe
Marcel Hug leads the wheelchairs on Heartbreak Hill during the Boston Marathon. Craig F. Walker/Boston Globe
Marcel Hug out ahead during the Boston Marathon. Craig F. Walker/Boston Globe

Para athletics division begins

Elite women’s division begins racing

Elite female runners break from the start line. Mary Schwalm/AP – AP Photo/Mary Schwalm

Elite men’s division start their race

Elite male runners break from the starting line. Mary Schwalm/AP – AP Photo/Mary Schwalm

Ayla Brown performs the national anthem

Gronk hits the starting line

Grand Marshal and former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski acknowledges the crowd at the start of the Boston Marathon. Mary Schwalm/AP
Rob Gronkowski at the starting line in Hopkinton. David L. Ryan/Boston Globe – David L Ryan/Globe Staff
Rob Gronkowski is serving as the Grand Marshal of the 2024 Boston Marathon. David L. Ryan/Boston Globe

Flyover during the National Anthem

Wheelchair divisions begin their race

Athletes in the men’s wheelchair division at the starting line in Hopkinton. – David L. Ryan/Boston Globe
The start of the women’s wheelchair race. David L. Ryan/Boston Globe

Military marchers set out from Hopkinton to start the 128th Boston Marathon

A group Massachusetts National Guard members early Monday crossed the Boston Marathon start line painted in honor of the town that has hosted the marathon for the past century, launching the 128th edition of the world’s oldest and most prestigious annual marathon.

Race Director Dave McGillivray sent the group of about 30 people off shortly after 6 a.m. He thanked them for their service and told them to have a great time. Lt. Col. Paula Reichert Karsten, one of the marchers, said she wanted to be part of a “quintessential Massachusetts event.”

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Hopkinton is celebrating its 100th anniversary as the starting line of the Boston Marathon. The start was moved from Ashland to Hopkinton in 1924 to make the race the official Olympic Marathon distance of 26.2 miles (42.1 kilometers). The start line says “100 years in Hopkinton.” The announcer welcomed the gathering crowds to the “sleepy little town of Hopkinton, 364 days of the year.”

“Running from a setting like this into downtown makes for a more iconic course,” McGillivray said.

McGillivray usually runs the course at night after the race is over. This year he’ll jump in with the second wave of athletes and run with his two children for the first time.

“It’s special in a lot of ways,” he said. “I’m running it during the day for the first time in so long, and then being with my children. There are a lot of special elements in this year’s race.”

— Associated Press

Athletes arrive in Hopkinton

The first buses of runners arrive at the Athletes Village. Barry Chin/Boston Globe
Andrew Goldslager, of Hudson, Ohio had plenty of room to stretch as an early arrival at the Athletes Village. Barry Chin/Boston Globe
Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray, right, sends a group of Massachusetts National Guard members across the start line in Hopkinton on Monday, April 15, 2024 to begin the marathon. Jennifer McDermott/AP – AP Photo/Jennifer McDermott

Marathon forecast: ‘Looks great for spectators but a little warm for runners’

Read more on the forecast from local meteorologists.

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Ross Cristantiello

Staff Writer

Ross Cristantiello, a general assignment news reporter for Boston.com since 2022, covers local politics, crime, the environment, and more.

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