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The finish line of the 129th Boston Marathon. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Here’s everything you need to know for Marathon Monday 2025

By Arthur Mansavage, Photo Editor & Audience Development Editor / 5 hours ago

On Monday, nearly 32,000 runners and an estimated half million spectators will descend on Massachusetts for the 129th Boston Marathon.  The race begins...

The 2025 Boston Marathon Pro Field during their media availability at the Fairmont Copley Plaza on April 18, 2025. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

‘I know how much I have to appreciate’: Competitors reflect on 50th Boston Marathon wheelchair race

By Jordan Pagkalinawan, Dept. Sports Editor / 20 hours ago

As thousands of runners descend on Massachusetts this weekend for the 129th Boston Marathon, 50 of them will compete in the historic 50th wheelchair division...

A banner for the 129th Boston Marathon on Boylston Street next to Emerson College. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Live Coverage: The 129th Boston Marathon

By Jordan Pagkalinawan, DJ Mara, Sam Shipman, Nick Peace, Iselin Bratz, Arthur Mansavage and Anna Knepley / April 18, 2025
Thousands of runners will descend on Massachusetts for the 129th Boston Marathon, which begins in Hopkinton and ends at the Boston Public Library.