2019 Boston Marathon live updates
-
Just before 2:49 p.m., announcers at the Boston Marathon finish line will say a few words recognizing April 15, 2013, before pausing for a moment of reflection and remembrance at 2:49 p.m. The bells will ring at Old South Church following the moment of reflection.
Rachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 12:57:44 PM
-
Good morning! Just spoke w/ Dave Masterson, who is running his 4th Boston Marathon this year. He said today’s weather is actually helpful. “The fact that the weather is cooler here, it makes all the difference,” said the Palm Beach Gardens, FL native. @BGlobeSportsby Greg Levinsky via twitter 4/15/2019 10:16:25 AM -
Composition of this year's field:
• 30,349 total entrants (16,645 men and 13,704 women)
• 4,927 entrants from Massachusetts• 22,691 entrants residing in the United States of America
• 7,658 entrants from outside the United States
• 118 countries represented by participants in the Boston Marathon
• All 50 US states represented by participants in the Boston MarathonRachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 10:32:13 AM -
Peter Brown, member of the Board of Governers of the B.A.A., just addressed the media bus. He said it’s an absolute delguge in Hopkinton, but hopes most of the race will be clear with the exception of some scattered showersby Greg Levinsky via twitter 4/15/2019 10:40:56 AM
-
As of 6:45 a.m., the media bus is on the way to Hopkintonby Greg Levinsky via twitter 4/15/2019 10:52:22 AM
-
Rachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 11:14:51 AM
-
Peter Brown, member of the Board of Governers of the B.A.A., just addressed the media bus. He said it’s an absolute… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by Greg Levinsky via twitter retweeted by jennaciccotelli 4/15/2019 11:15:28 AM
-
WEATHER UPDATE: due to current weather conditions, Wave 1 to shelter in Hopkinton High & Middle School; Wave 2, 3,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by Boston Marathon via twitter retweeted by GregLevinsky 4/15/2019 11:15:53 AM -
From Montreal to Boston
Photo by Jenna Ciccotelli Mainstays in races around their native Montreal, Jim Rondeau, Michel Cusson, and Charles Beaulne traveled to Boston separately but caught up before loading the buses to Hopkinton.
Cusson, 51, is running Boston for the 10th consecutive year, and checking another milestone off of the list in the process as it’s his 20th overall marathon.
“I said to my wife, ‘It’s over after 10,’” Cusson said. “But I’m not sure now. We might have to come back for 11, and finish 12, then 15.”
His personal best marathon time is 2 hours, 44 minutes, set in Montreal’s Courses Thematiques Marathon SSQ de Longueuil. His top time in Boston is 2:52.
Rondeau, 44, and Beaulne, 29, primarily train for and run triathlons.
For Cusson, it’s the energy of the crowds that keeps him coming back — the same thing that motivated Rondeau and Beaulne to run their first Boston Marathon this year.
“Just to spend a weekend in the city with all the runners and everything, the city is just vibrating,” Rondeau said. “It’s just awesome.”— Jenna Ciccotelli, Globe CorrespondentRachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 11:17:56 AM -
Happy Marathon Monday! I’m at Boston Common, where the skies just absolutely opened up on what had so far been a gray but relatively dry morning. Spirits are still high with runners here, who are waiting to check their gear and board the buses to Hopkinton.by Jenna Ciccotelli via twitter 4/15/2019 11:18:45 AM -
Rachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 11:19:23 AM
-
Watch out for large puddles as you're driving the next couple of hours.by Dave Epstein via twitter 4/15/2019 11:21:29 AM -
Brown said “the lightning threat is abating.” The closest lighting they’ve seen on the radar is in Providence, RI.by Greg Levinsky via twitter 4/15/2019 11:28:21 AM
-
Runners make their way through the rain in the Athletes Village in Hopkinton prior to the start. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff) Rachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 11:40:15 AM -
Stay connected! Download our App for all the latest including
🔍Live Tracking
📝Leaderboard
🏃♂️Course Map
🍎 itunes.apple.com/us/app/b-a-a-m…
🤖 play.google.com/store/apps/det…...by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 11:44:25 AM -
A look at the scene near the start line in Hopkinton:
(Greg Levinsky/Globe Correspondent) 
(Greg Levinsky/Globe Correspondent) Rachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 11:44:38 AM -
Paul Cosgro, 29, Dedham. Ran last year in rain. About to take shuttle to do it again. #marathon https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MRZLhXkAMQPqC.jpg
by Milton Valencia via twitter 4/15/2019 11:47:25 AM -
-
Some advice for a first-timer
(Photo by Jenna Ciccotelli/Globe Correspondent) Michael Vaughn, 50, and Laura Hermann, 29, had some advice for Doug Guthrie, 53, before he boarded the bus to Hopkinton for his first Boston Marathon.“Be ready for anything,” said Hermann, from Cincinnati, who has been training with Guthrie for six months. She is running Boston for the fifth time.Vaughn and Peter Buffington, 41, are longtime friends with Guthrie. The trio met in Orlando, where they still live.“Don’t try and blast the race,” Vaughn, who ran Boston in 2016, told Guthrie. “You had fun getting here. You worked hard getting here. Have fun when you get here.”— Jenna Ciccotelli, Globe CorrespondentRachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 11:48:44 AM -
It’s pouring rain as runners in this year’s #BostonMarathon shuffle through the Common gates and load into buses headed for the starting line https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MSM8HX4AAFLmP.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MSM8LWwAAhr9f.jpg
by Steve Annear via twitter 4/15/2019 11:51:00 AM -
It’s pouring rain as runners in this year’s #BostonMarathon shuffle through the Common gates and load into buses headed for the starting line https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MSM8HX4AAFLmP.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MSM8LWwAAhr9f.jpg
by Steve Annear via twitter 4/15/2019 11:51:03 AM -
Driving in or around the route of the marathon today? Here are all the details you need to know about #boston2019 road closures 🚗 bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/04/…by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 11:51:14 AM
-
Matt Bianchi and his dog Millie in the process of setting up a tent for runners and families to take cover at their Grove Street home, which he dubs “the 26.4th mile from Boston.” https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MSuo-W4AA22S_.jpg
by Greg Levinsky via twitter 4/15/2019 11:53:29 AM -
Looking to track a specific #Boston2019 runner?🔎
With @ATT 's Athlete Alert it is as easy as texting the athlete's bib number to 234567by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 11:55:32 AM -
Boston Strong flags at houses along the way to Athletes Village https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MTpYiW0AE7U-r.jpg
by Greg Levinsky via twitter 4/15/2019 11:57:21 AM -
Last year, Wellesley students were up early hanging funny signs to support marathoners — only to have them destroyed by the rain. This year, they’ve learned better. Literally nobody here but the cops. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MUElBWkAAoUO-.jpg
by Andy Rosen via twitter 4/15/2019 11:59:31 AM -
Arrived here at Athletes Village where Peter Mundy has the overhead announcing dutiesby Greg Levinsky via twitter 4/15/2019 12:00:46 PM
-
Bus loads of runners depart Charles Street , many already soaking wet, as they head to Hopkinton amid sporadic “woos!” from supporters #BostonMarathonby Steve Annear via twitter 4/15/2019 12:03:18 PM
-
-
The start line. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)
Rachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 12:07:45 PM -
Congrats to past champions celebrating anniversaries this year #Boston2019
Sara Mae Berman🇺🇸 (1969)
Joan Samuelson🇺🇸 (1979)
@BillRodgersRACE 🇺🇸 (1979)
@ErnstvanDyk 🇿🇦 (2004)
Louise Savage🇦🇺 (1999)
@runmeb 🇪🇷 (2014)by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 12:08:38 PM -
Amy Veniard of Jacksonville, FL calls the rain “liquid sunshine.” https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MWwy9WsAA32tT.jpg
by Greg Levinsky via twitter 4/15/2019 12:11:26 PM -
'Just have to deal with the elements'
(Photo by Jenna Ciccotelli/Globe Correspondent) Orinthal Striggles, 43, of Columbia, S.C., is running in his 65th marathon today, but said that in his 11 years running, he has never seen conditions like the ones impacting Boston.Striggles knelt down on the wet brick sidewalk on Boylston Street, tying plastic Market Basket shopping bags over his neon green sneakers before hurrying to board the bus to Hopkinton’s start line.“Once the race starts, everything comes off,” he said, motioning to his new footwear and the clear poncho he wore a thick green sweatshirt. “I just have to deal with the elements.”While he thought the weather was adding to some pre-race confusion as runners hurried in all directions to board buses, check gear, or shelter from the rain and wind, Striggles said the forecast would not affect his performance.“It’s not too cold,” he said. “The weather is actually perfect except for the rain. We could deal without that. But if we have to deal with it, it’s still fair. We all have to deal with it.”— Jenna Ciccotelli, Globe CorrespondentRachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 12:13:40 PM -
Boston Strong flags at houses along the way to Athletes Village https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MTpYiW0AE7U-r.jpg
by Greg Levinsky via twitter retweeted by jennaciccotelli 4/15/2019 12:15:38 PM -
Bus loading for participants has resumed as originally scheduled. Thank you to all participants for cooperating through the inclement weather!by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 12:17:24 PM
-
April showers.....#marathon https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MYj38W4AAvTm0.jpg
by Milton Valencia via twitter 4/15/2019 12:18:49 PM -
Inside a tent in Hopkinton where runners are taking shelter from the rain. (Greg Levinsky/Globe Correspondent)
Rachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 12:19:06 PM -
If this morning isn’t wet enough for the 2019 marathoners, they have no need to worry! A Poland Spring delivery truck drops off bottles at the Heartbreak Hill water station, as volunteers prep for kickoff. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MZ5vSWwAAQd9L.jpg
by Ysabelle Kempe via twitter 4/15/2019 12:24:38 PM -
Uniform guide for the Women's Elite field.
Rachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 12:26:39 PM -
Uniform guide for the Men's Elite field.
Rachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 12:26:53 PM -
The scene on Boylston Street as runners make their way to board buses that will take them to Hopkinton for the start of the #BostonMarathon . Clear looks to be the most popular poncho color; lots of yellow and blue, too https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4Mad9xWwAsTXl1.jpg
by Jenna Ciccotelli via twitter 4/15/2019 12:27:06 PM -
“You chafe in places you didn’t know were at risk,” one marathon runner to me when asked about running in the train.by Greg Levinsky via twitter 4/15/2019 12:27:23 PM
-
Lots of couples sharing cute moments beneath umbrellas as runners say goodbye for the day and head to the start of the race #BostonMarathon https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MazmXWsAAZpdJ.jpg
by Steve Annear via twitter 4/15/2019 12:28:39 PM -
Al Bradley, NY, and Bruce Stowell, Oregon, weathering (see what I did there?) the rain to get a good spot. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4Mbri6XkAA-Yfc.jpg
by Milton Valencia via twitter 4/15/2019 12:32:25 PM -
More buses heading out to Hopkinton. Spoke to one woman running her 12th #BostonMarathon - this time while 6 months pregnant. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4McNt0W0AAiA-r.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4McNtxW4AEj0gi.jpg
by Steve Annear via twitter 4/15/2019 12:34:45 PM