Live updates: The latest on the 2026 Boston Marathon

Follow up-to-date reports on the 130th Boston Marathon, as more than 30,000 people race from Hopkinton to Boston.

Runners arrive at the Athletes’ Village to prepare for the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20, 2026. Craig F. Walker / The Boston Globe

Race day is here.

Tens of thousands of runners will make their way from Hopkinton to the finish line on Boylston Street in Boston Monday during the 130th Boston Marathon.

Follow along here all day for live updates from the race.

A cool start to Marathon Monday

After warm weather hit Boston last week, cooler temperatures return Monday. Athletes will begin their Marathon journeys with temperatures still in the 30s, but Boston should see a high of 52 degrees in the mid-afternoon.

Cool and raw start to the week. Temperatures in the 30s early today climb to the upper 40s to low 50s by the early afternoon. Light west winds and a 20 percent chance of showers across southern New England. #MAwx #CTwx #RIwx pic.twitter.com/kHRYa2Hyy5

— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) April 20, 2026

More race day forecasts can be found here.

Athlete statistics

Who is competing in the Boston Marathon? Race organizers have made a bevy of information available online.

There will be 32,196 total athletes participating in the race, with 18,111 men, 13,970 women, and 115 non-binary competitors. There will be 49 wheelchair athletes, and 33 handcycles athletes.

By age, the largest demographic represented in the race are those between the ages of 18 and 39, with 12,563 athletes. There are 427 athletes between the ages of 70 and 74, compared to 107 between the ages of 75 and 79 and 21 athletes over the age of 80.

A total of 55 U.S. states and territories are represented, as well as 133 countries.

Ross Cristantiello

Staff Writer

Ross Cristantiello, a general assignment news reporter for Boston.com since 2022, covers local politics, crime, the environment, and more.

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