2019 Boston Marathon live updates

3rd & 7 37yd

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

by Andy Rosen via twitter 4/15/2019 1:30:22 PM
The Elite Women are off.

Rachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 1:32:52 PM
The elite women are on the go

by Greg Levinsky via twitter 4/15/2019 1:33:15 PM
Men's Push-Rim leaderboard through 15K:

Rachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 1:33:17 PM
. @manuelaschaer 🇨🇭 still ahead 200 yards in the women's push rim division at the 8 mile marker #boston2019

by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 1:34:57 PM
The #Boston2019 men's push rim race could still be anyone's 🏆

They have reached the 15K mark in 25:21.2

by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 1:35:59 PM
. @manuelaschaer 🇨🇭 just surpassed mile 9, with no one in sight at a 3:27:79 split!

by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 1:36:11 PM
.@manuelaschaer 🇨🇭 continuing to lead the women's push rim race at the 15k marker with a split of 10:28:91 #Boston2019

by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 1:37:29 PM
The #Boston2019 men's push rim race is still mostly together in a lead pack. They have achieved a 3:35.2 split for mile 11.

by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 1:38:45 PM
We’ve got SUN, people https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4Mq4fsXsAAVt1k.jpg

by Jenna Ciccotelli via twitter 4/15/2019 1:38:54 PM
Scene at the starting line in Hopkinton.

Rachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 1:40:03 PM
Women's Push-Rim leaderboard through 15K:

Rachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 1:40:30 PM
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

by Andy Rosen via twitter 4/15/2019 1:40:39 PM
. @manuelaschaer 🇨🇭 continues to lead, with no one in sight in the women's push rim race! She has just surpassed the 10 mile marker with a split time of 3:52:08 #Boston2019

by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 1:40:45 PM
Marathon decor on point at Mile 20.8 of the Marathon. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MrV4PX4AAvE41.jpg

by Ysabelle Kempe via twitter 4/15/2019 1:40:54 PM
Who’s a good boy!! This is Major at his first #marathon .

by Milton Valencia via twitter 4/15/2019 1:41:19 PM
Mile 1 split for the Elite Women: 5:47, with Biruktayit Eshetu out front.

Rachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 1:41:51 PM
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

by Jenna Ciccotelli via twitter 4/15/2019 1:42:42 PM
Eshetu Biruktayit🇪🇹 leading the elite women's race at the 1 mile marker with an elapsed time of 5:47 #Boston2019

by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 1:43:17 PM
Setting up security, for when the spectators come. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4MsMNeWwAAyVOB.jpg

by Milton Valencia via twitter 4/15/2019 1:44:30 PM
After mile 11, @manuelaschaer 🇨🇭 still all alone in the women's push rim race with a split time of 3:54:46, as she nears the half marathon mark #Boston2019

by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 1:44:56 PM
Men's Push-Rim leaderboard at the halfway point:

Rachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 1:45:03 PM
Daniel Romanchuk🇺🇸 just earned 8 @WMMajors points by being the first #Boston2019 men's push rim competitor to reach the halfway mark.

The lead pack in that race reached the half marathon mark in 37:28.1

by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 1:45:11 PM
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

by Emily Sweeney via twitter 4/15/2019 1:46:30 PM
Mile 2 split for the Elite Women: 5:40, with Sara Hall out front.

Rachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 1:47:21 PM
Daniel Romanchuk🇺🇸 and @m_soejima 🇯🇵 now lead the men's #Boston2019 push rim race! They have a 3:08.8 split at mile 14.

by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 1:48:49 PM
The birthday split! @SaraHall3 🇺🇸 breaks the 2 mile marker, leading a pack of 12 within 5 yards, with a 5:40 split

by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 1:48:57 PM
. @manuelaschaer 🇨🇭 surpassing the 20k mark in the women's push rim race with a split of 11:32:90, and still no one else in sight

by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 1:50:00 PM
Women's Push-Rim leaderboard at the halfway point with Manuela Schär out in front by more than 2:30:

Rachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 1:51:22 PM
Elite men are 2 minutes from starting

by Greg Levinsky via twitter 4/15/2019 1:52:14 PM
Mile 3 split for the Elite Women: 5:34, with Sara Hall out front.

Rachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 1:52:50 PM
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

by Steve Annear via twitter 4/15/2019 1:53:57 PM
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

by Steve Annear via twitter 4/15/2019 1:53:58 PM
. @SaraHall3 🇺🇸 leading the elite women's race at the 5k mark, with an elapsed time of 17:34 #Boston2019

by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 1:54:06 PM
.@m_soejima 🇯🇵 now has a small lead on Daniel Romanchuk🇺🇸 in the men's push rim race of #Boston2019 . They have a split of 2:28 at mile 16.

by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 1:54:28 PM
.@manuelaschaer 🇨🇭 has surpassed the half marathon mark in the women's push rim race with an elapsed time of 42:54:11 #Boston2019

by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 1:56:17 PM
Leaderboard for the Elite Women through 5K:

Rachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 1:56:25 PM
The last buses to Hopkinton, most of them empty, have pulled off of Charles Street.

by Jenna Ciccotelli via twitter 4/15/2019 1:56:58 PM
The men’s elite runners are a few moments from takeoff to Boston. Check it out: twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

by Greg Levinsky via twitter 4/15/2019 1:57:23 PM
Mile 4 split for the Elite Women: 5:23, with Worknesh Degefa out front.

Rachel G Bowers, Producer 4/15/2019 1:57:49 PM
Worknesh Degefa🇪🇹 has taken the lead in the women's elite race at mile 4 with a split time of 5:23 #Boston2019

by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 1:58:42 PM
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

by Milton Valencia via twitter 4/15/2019 1:59:04 PM
.@manuelaschaer 🇨🇭 still all alone in the women's push rim race at mile 15, with a split time of 3:40:80 #Boston2019

by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 1:59:30 PM
.@manuelaschaer 🇨🇭 still all alone, has just surpassed the 25k marker in the women's push rim race with a 10:57:43 split time #Boston2019

by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 2:00:42 PM
💥🏃‍♂️The elite men have left the starting line in Hopkinton, kicking off their #Boston2019 !

by Boston Marathon via twitter 4/15/2019 2:01:06 PM