Live Updates from Boston.com
All the Boston Marathon information you need, including tweets, photos and videos from the course.
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2014 Boston Marathon Men's winner Meb Keflezighi of San Diego, Calif. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)by Chris Caesar, Boston.com
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Hilary Sargent 4/18/2014 7:13:56 PMBoston.com is providing complete, wire-to-wire coverage of the 2014 Boston Marathon on Monday. Check back here for live reports from the route, links to Boston.com stories and plenty of photos and videos. -
Hilary Sargent 4/20/2014 6:50:54 PMCheck out Boston.com's full Boston Marathon coverage.
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Celine 4/20/2014 6:51:36 PM
The route #BostonMarathon
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mjriordan 4/20/2014 6:52:21 PM
Boston Marathon starting line #bostonmarathon #bostonstrong #Hopkinton #26.2 good luck runners!
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Adrienne Lavidor-Berman 4/21/2014 10:37:04 AMSunshine continues today. >> Weather forecast -
Adrienne Lavidor-Berman 4/21/2014 10:38:20 AM
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Lisa Gilmore 4/21/2014 10:46:01 AM
Forgot my gloves but made it on the bus! That is probably the hardest part, I'm guessing.
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by Robert Shaw via twitter 4/21/2014 10:52:35 AM
Bus loading for Boston Marathon this morning. Beauty day. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlvOgq4CEAAESKS.jpg
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by Sheila Rice via twitter 4/21/2014 10:55:06 AM
Runners, including some from St. Louis, board bus bound for the starting line of the Boston Marathon. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlvLTNYIIAEiEqP.jpg
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by WBZ Boston News via twitter 4/21/2014 11:05:52 AM
118th #BostonMarathon Preview: Fastest Field Ever Assembled cbsloc.al/1jpwRVy http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlvYaXKIYAAK4DV.jpg
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Jon Palmer 4/21/2014 11:07:07 AMFor race updates beginning at 8:30 a.m., go HERE: live.boston.com -
by Chad Finn via twitter 4/21/2014 11:11:55 AMGood luck to all of the runners today. Privileged to cover today's race and look forward to seeing so many of you at the finish line. -
Boston.com 4/21/2014 11:15:43 AMWhen Does The Boston Marathon Start? ow.ly -
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by Jim Lokay/Staff via twitter 4/21/2014 11:41:17 AM
Here are the rows of boxes awaiting runners showing up to check their bags. #bostonmarathon #wcvb http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlvCxJFIgAA6zG1.jpg
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by Nichole Berlie KSDK via twitter 4/21/2014 11:42:41 AM
Police start to gather at #BostonMarathon finish line. #BostonStrong #ksdk via @sheilacondon http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlviqawIEAADOfs.jpg
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by BostonNewsMan via twitter 4/21/2014 11:43:04 AM
Transit Police K-9 teams are checking stations #BostonMarathon #seesay http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlviYPhIUAAEBZt.jpg @MBTATransitPD #fox25
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by Karen Anderson via twitter 4/21/2014 11:51:14 AM
Col Tim Alben briefing @MassStatePolice teams who will been patrol along the Marathon Route today #WCVB http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlvjTqqIQAAoV2_.jpg
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by David Robichaud via twitter 4/21/2014 11:59:01 AM
Boston Police tripled the number of officers at the #BostonMarathon this year. It's evident in Cleveland Circle http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Blvj0oIIYAAE3dE.jpg
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by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/21/2014 12:01:07 PM#MarathonSafetyTip : If you see something out of the ordinary during the #BostonMarathon - text ‘BOSTON’ to 69050 or call 911. -
by Boston Police Dept. via twitter 4/21/2014 12:01:20 PM#MarathonSafetyTip : #BPD Officers will be out in full force today so if you have an issue or concern – don't hesitate to let us know.
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by MBTA via twitter 4/21/2014 12:02:05 PMRiding the #MBTA to the 2014 #BostonMarathon ? Full srvc info here: mbta.com/events #WeRunTogether #marathonsmart -
by whereBOSTON via twitter 4/21/2014 12:02:24 PMNeed to get around Boston today during #BostonMarathon ? Here: maps with road closures & best walking routes. bit.ly/1reRurA -
by Steve Safran via twitter 4/21/2014 12:02:41 PM
In years past we covered the Marathon with armfuls of equipment and binders. Now, these and an iPhone get it done. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlvnaeJIQAA-LUs.jpg
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by RadioBDC via twitter 4/21/2014 12:02:45 PMIt's @ThePDriscoll in for @HenrySantoro . @adamxii live from @forum_boston starting at 10 a.m. radiobdc.com -
Christina Reinwald 4/21/2014 12:08:13 PM
Runners prepped for the Boston Marathon in the Boston Common before boarding buses to Hopkinton. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images) -
by Peter Wilson via twitter 4/21/2014 12:08:20 PM
President Obama to #BostonMarathon runners: "We are all rooting for them." Watch for @LisaWBZ 1-1 interview. #wbz http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Blvns8bCUAECb1E.jpg
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by Zeninjor Enwemeka via twitter 4/21/2014 12:09:55 PMInteractive: A minute by minute, mile by mile look at the #BostonMarathon course bo.st/1mva1Cu -
Eric Bauer, Boston.com 4/21/2014 12:11:01 PMToday's weather promises to be good for the runners, and not too bad for the spectators. Temperatures will be in the 40s at the start in Hopkinton, rising into the 50s by the time most runners get to the finish line in Boston, according to meteorologist David Epstein. Winds will be light, and give runners a bit of a head wind as they approach Boston. -
Teresa Hanafin 4/21/2014 12:12:25 PMWhat is the optimal temperature for running a marathon? For elite runners, it’s 41 to 50 degrees, according to an exhaustive study by the Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine in Natick several years ago. Today is expected to be in the low 50s - not optimal, but still nice. -
by Steve Safran via twitter 4/21/2014 12:14:05 PMThe media buses are taking new back roads in Hopkinton to start - lots of route changes. We're getting police escort.
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Eric Bauer, Boston.com 4/21/2014 12:16:03 PMHere is this morning's schedule of race start times:
8:50 a.m.: Mobility impaired participants
9:17 a.m.: Wheelchair division
9:22 a.m.: Handcycle participants
9:32 a.m.: Elite women runners (whose bib numbers have their names on them)
10 a.m.: Elite men runners (whose bib numbers have their names on them) and Wave One of the main race (bib numbers 101-8,999, with a red background)
10:25 a.m.: Wave Two of the main race (bib numbers 9,000-17,999, with a white background)
11 a.m.: Wave Three of the main race (bib numbers 18,000-26,999, with a blue background)
11:25 a.m.: Wave Four of the main race (bib numbers 27,000-36,450, with a yellow background) -
Jack Pickell, News producer 4/21/2014 12:20:53 PMMedia facing new restrictions and increased security as a result of the events of 2013. www.boston.com -
by Steve Safran via twitter 4/21/2014 12:22:45 PM
The Hopkinton streets are blocked by every vehicle you can imagine. Including these dump trucks. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlvsAi5IMAAbxMC.jpg
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by Steve Safran via twitter 4/21/2014 12:23:17 PM
Along with everyone else, the media is being wanded for metals. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlvsIJnIUAAZHRm.jpg
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Meghan Colloton, Boston.com 4/21/2014 12:24:44 PMPHOTOS: Check out the early scene from the starting line in Hopkinton: http://bit.ly/1iCJccg
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Teresa Hanafin 4/21/2014 12:25:34 PMThere will be a moment of silence at the starting line in Hopkinton at 8:45 a.m. in remembrance of the four people killed in the bombings last year: 8-year-old Martin W. Richard of Dorchester, Krystle M. Campbell of Arlington, Boston University grad student Lingzi Lu of China, and MIT police officer Sean A. Collier.
The moment will also honor the injured, first responders, two firefighters who died battling a Back Bay blaze last month: Lt. Edward J. Walsh Jr. and Michael R. Kennedy, and fallen officers Gregory T. Maloney of the Plymouth police department and Dennis O. Simmonds of the Boston Police Department. -
Eric Bauer, Boston.com 4/21/2014 12:28:36 PMJust before the main race steps off in Hopkinton, four HH-60M Air Ambulance Helicopters from the Massachusetts Army National Guard will conduct a flyover of the course, beginning at the starting line at 9:51 and finishing 15 minutes later in Boston. Guard members were part of the emergency response after the bombing last year.
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Teresa Hanafin 4/21/2014 12:31:09 PMOpening the 2014 Boston Marathon with the singing of the U.S. National Anthem will be Sgt. Daniel M. Clark, "The Singing Trooper." Clark has been opening the Boston Marathon since 1990, and also ran the Boston Marathon, after singing, in 2002 and 2009.
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Lara Salahi, Boston.com 4/21/2014 12:33:00 PMNeed to get to Wellesley today? Check road closures... detours are a marathon in itself.... #stuck -
Teresa Hanafin 4/21/2014 12:35:00 PMIf you yell "Go, Jennifer" to any of the 16,081 women officially running today, you might hit the mark: There are 396 of them, the most common women’s name on the course. They’re joined by 238 Sarahs, 235 Lisas, and 203 Elizabeths.
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Teresa Hanafin 4/21/2014 12:35:04 PMBy the way, the most common men’s names list reads like the Bible: David, John, James, Mark, Daniel, Matthew, and Paul are all in the Top 10.
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Eric Bauer, Boston.com 4/21/2014 12:35:49 PMThis year's list of marathon entries reads like a cross between the London and Dublin phone directories. There are 207 Smiths, 146 Johnsons, 110 Browns, 110 Millers, 106 Joneses, and more than 60 Davises, Taylors, Whites, Martins, Campbells, Sullivans, Murphys, and Andersons. The most popular non-English, non-Irish name is Kim, with 51, followed by Gonzalez, with 35. The field includes three runners named Michael Kennedy, and three named Michael J. Sullivan.
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by Paula Ebben via twitter 4/21/2014 12:35:55 PM
All smiles in the Medical Tent! #wbzmarathon http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlvuxbIIEAAuSVU.jpg
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by Morgan Sturdivant via twitter 4/21/2014 12:36:14 PM
It's a gorgeous morning here in Boston. It's getting busier here at the finish line. #BostonMarathon @WABI_TV5 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Blvskj-IMAAmIgd.jpg
