Boston Marathon 2025 today start times, route, Map, how to stream, watch, qualifying time and 129th race end time.
The 2025 edition of the Boston Marathon will again see some of the world’s best distance runners compete alongside a large mass participation field.
First held in the 19th century, a tough 26.2-mile course will test elite and recreational runners alike with 30,000 entrants again set to start.
One of six World Marathon Majors, it will be held on Patriots’ Day in the United States, as is traditional.
Defending champion Hellen Obiri returns but faces tough competition in a strong elite women’s field, while Sisay Lemma is also back to bid for another elite men’s title.
When is the 2025 Boston Marathon?
The 2025 Boston Marathon will be held Monday, April 21 around the Massachusetts city. The event is traditionally held on Patriots' Day, which commemorates the inaugural battles of the American Revolution.
What time does the Boston Marathon 2025 start today?
The 2025 Boston Marathon kicks off early, with the military march starting at 6 a.m. ET. The men's and women's wheelchair races begin just after 9 a.m. ET.
While the first wave kicks off at approximately 10 a.m. ET, with Wave 4, or the last wave, beginning around 11:15 a.m. ET.
2025 Boston Marathon start times in full on Monday
Below is a full list of start times for the 2025 Boston Marathon. All times are ET.
Men’s Wheelchair - 9.06 am ET (2.06pm BST)
Women’s Wheelchair - 9.09 am ET (2.09pm BST)
Handcycles & Duos - 9.30 am ET (2.30pm BST)
Professional Men - 9.37 am ET (2.37pm BST)
Professional Women - 9.47 am ET (2.47pm BST)
Para Athletics Divisions - 9.50 am ET (2.50pm BST)
Rolling Start Wave 1 - 10.00am ET (3pm BST)
Rolling Start Wave 2 - 10.25am ET (3.25pm BST)
Rolling Start Wave 3 - 10.50am ET (3.50pm BST)
Rolling Start Wave 4 - 11.15am ET (4.15pm BST)
What is the finish time of 2025 Boston marathon?
The Boston Marathon finish line will close at 5:30 p.m., about six hours after the final participant crosses the starting line.
How to watch the 2025 Boston Marathon live, TV channels, streaming
USA - Local coverage will begin at 4 a.m. ET on WCVB Channel 5 (ABC) in Boston. Live streaming is available through the Very Local app, which is only available in select cities. Local ABC channels will also carry the event in Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont.
National coverage will take place on ESPN2. The network will begin covering the 2025 Boston Marathon at 9 a.m. ET. Coverage on ESPN2 will run until 12:30 p.m. ET.
LOCAL: The race will be exclusively simulcast regionally on WCVB Channel 5’s Hearst Television owned sister-stations WMUR (Manchester, NH), WMTW (Portland/Auburn, ME), and WPTZ (Burlington, VT/Plattsburgh, NY).
In the UK, you can watch the Boston Marathon on TNT Sports 4, with coverage beginning at 2,30pm BST and lasting until 5.15pm. A live stream will be available via discovery+.
For international audiences, the Olympic Channel will broadcast the race on television and via streaming on Olympics.com.
Live Streaming options include WCVB's digital platforms and the website VeryLocalBoston.com.
Boston Marathon 2025 course, route map.
The course begins in Hopkinton, a town in rural Massachusetts, with runners setting off from Main Street and heading down Route 135. They will plod through the towns of Ashland, Framingham, and Natick, before joining Route 16 shortly after Wellesley. Hanging a right on to Commonwealth Avenue (Route 30) by the fire station in Newton Lower Falls, the course continues over the Newton Hills and by Boston College, a university, before arriving at Cleveland Circle via Chestnut Hill Avenue.
The runners will then negotiate a left turn on to Beacon Street as it nears the finish, turning right on to Hereford Street, left on to Boylston Street and eventually concluding near the Boston Public Library in Copley Square in the heart of the city.
The entire course length is 26 miles and 385 yards — or 26.2 miles — which is standard marathon length. The finish line is located in Copley Square, a public square in Boston known for its historical landmarks.
What are the qualifying times for the 2025 Boston Marathon Race.
Here are the qualifying times for the 2025 Boston Marathon.
The cut-off time for the 2025 marathon was 6 minutes and 51 seconds, meaning a runner needed to run at least 6:51 faster than the above qualifying standards shown below.
Age Group MEN WOMEN NON-BINARY
18-34 3hrs 00min 3hrs 30min 3hrs 30min
35-39 3hrs 05min 3hrs 35min 3hrs 35min
40-44 3hrs 10min 3hrs 40min 3hrs 40min
45-49 3hrs 20min 3hrs 50min 3hrs 50min
50-54 3hrs 25min 3hrs 55min 3hrs 55min
55-59 3hrs 35min 4hrs 05min 4hrs 05min
60-64 3hrs 50min 4hrs 20min 4hrs 20min
65-69 4hrs 05min 4hrs 35min 4hrs 35min
70-74 4hrs 20min 4hrs 50min 4hrs 50min
75-79 4hrs 35min 5hrs 05min 5hrs 05min
80 and over 4hrs 50min 5hrs 20min 5hrs 20min
Who is running in the Men's, Women's Elite Race of Boston Marathon?
Women’s Elite Race:
1. **Amane Beriso** – Ethiopia – 2:14:58 (Valencia, 2022)
2. **Yalemzerf Yehualaw** – Ethiopia – 2:16:52 (Amsterdam, 2024)
3. **Irine Cheptai** – Kenya – 2:17:51 (Chicago, 2024)
4. **Keira D’Amato** – USA – 2:19:12 (Houston, 2022)
5. **Rahma Tusa** – Ethiopia – 2:19:33 (Houston, 2024)
6. **Edna Kiplagat** – Kenya – 2:19:50 (London, 2012)
7. **Buze Diriba** – Ethiopia – 2:20:22 (Chicago, 2024)
8. **Mary Ngugi-Cooper** – Kenya – 2:20:22 (London, 2022)
9. **Sara Hall** – USA – 2:20:32 (Chandler, 2020)
10. **Calli Hauger-Thackery** – Great Britain – 2:21:34 (Berlin, 2024)
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Men’s Elite Race:
1. **Sisay Lemma** – Ethiopia – 2:01:48 (Valencia, 2023)
2. **John Korir** – Kenya – 2:02:44 (Chicago, 2024)
3. **Evans Chebet** – Kenya – 2:03:00 (Valencia, 2022)
4. **CyBrian Kotut** – Kenya – 2:03:22 (Berlin, 2024)
5. **Haymanot Alew** – Ethiopia – 2:03:31 (Berlin, 2024)
6. **Daniel Mateiko** – Kenya – 2:04:24 (Valencia, 2024)
7. **Alphonce Felix Simbu** – Tanzania – 2:04:38 (Valencia, 2024)
8. **Lelisa Desisa** – Ethiopia – 2:04:45 (Dubai, 2013)
9. **Victor Kiplangat** – Uganda – 2:05:09 (Hamburg, 2022)
10. **Asefa Boki** – Ethiopia – 2:05:40 (Amsterdam, 2024)
Boston Marathon 2025 weather report updates
Weather shouldn't be a factor during the 2025 Boston Marathon. It's expected to be partly cloudy in Boston on Monday, with a high of 60 degrees during the day. There's a chance of rain later that evening, but it isn't expected to impact the race.
Boston Marathon: What are the course records?
Men: Geoffrey Mutai, Kenya, 2011 - 2:03:02
Women: Buzunesh Deba, Ethiopia, 2014 - 2:19:59
Men's Wheelchair: Marcel Hug, Switzerland, 2024 - 1:15:33
Women’s Wheelchair - Manuela Schar, Switzerland, 2017 - 1:28:17
Who won the 2024 Boston Marathon?
Both 2024 champions on the men's and women's side will compete again in 2025.
Last year, Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia won overall and in the men's division with a time of 2:06:17.
For the women's division, Hellen Obiri of Kenya placed first with a time of 2:22:37.
On the women's side, Kenyan runner Hellen Obiri is going for a historic victory. Obiri has won the last two Boston Marathons. If she takes home the win in 2025, it would mark the fifth time a woman has won the event in three consecutive years.
The Boston Athletic Association maintains a full list of winners at the event, dating back to 1897, the first year the Boston Marathon was held.
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