Weather is better, and wheelchair racers are approaching early. But kids haven’t gotten the memo just yet. Here is the famous Wellesley scream tunnel at the moment. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4Mo8bsW0AAiNn4.jpg
We’ve got SUN, people https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4Mq4fsXsAAVt1k.jpg
Scene at the starting line in Hopkinton.
Ok they were out in time for the first competitors to pass. This group of Wellesley first-years got woken up this morning by thunder. The banana joke has something to do with potassium and running cramps. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MrSk5XsAYevb2.jpg
Marathon decor on point at Mile 20.8 of the Marathon. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MrV4PX4AAvE41.jpg
A runner sprints down Charles Street to catch one of the last buses that will leave Boston for Hopkinton. As one Boston Police officer said after he directed her, she’s getting her warmup in. #BostonMarathon https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4Mrxe8WkAAZcqP.jpg
Setting up security, for when the spectators come. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MsMNeWwAAyVOB.jpg
Shawna Morettin will be cheering extra loudly for her husband, George, who qualified for the #BostonMarathon after a lengthy battle with colorectal cancer. "Keep your fingers crossed I cross the finish line," he said, with a laugh. After this, he plans to run New York this fall. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MsnpfW4AA7SCs.jpg
Flowers and renderings are on display where one of the Marathon bombing memorials will be. Today marks the sixth anniversary of the tragedy. #BostonMarathon Read more about them here: bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/03/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MuU1UW0AAWLAQ.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MuU1VW0AE3A27.jpg
Flowers and renderings are on display where one of the Marathon bombing memorials will be. Today marks the sixth anniversary of the tragedy. #BostonMarathon Read more about them here: bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/03/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MuU1UW0AAWLAQ.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MuU1VW0AE3A27.jpg
A group of friends sporting Marathon jackets to cheer on runner. Bill Costello ran 3 times. Now they come to see his daughter Jennifer Lockrem, of Florida. “You have to dress for the weather, find a spot, and get comfortable,” Kirsty Boyer (in black) says. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MvgbnWwAEbOxC.jpg