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Boston Globe
18-04-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
What time does the Boston Marathon start? See the schedule and projected finish times here.
6 a.m.: Military March 9:06 a.m.: Men's wheelchair 9:09 a.m.: Women's wheelchair 9:30 a.m.: Handcycle and duo teams 9:37 a.m.: Professional men 9:47 a.m.: Professional women 9:50 a.m.: Para athletics division 10 a.m.: Wave 1 (bibs 201-8,499) 10:25 a.m.: Wave 2 (bibs 8,500-16,999) 10:50 a.m.: Wave 3 (bibs 17,000-25,499) 11:15 a.m.: Wave 4 (bibs 25,000-33,999) Boston Marathon 2025 projected finish times 10:15-10:25 a.m.: Men's wheelchair 10:30-10:40 a.m.: Women's wheelchair 11:37-11:47 a.m.: Professional men 12:04-12:14 p.m.: Professional women The wheelchair competitors will be the first to cross the finish line on Boylston Street, with the men arriving beginning around 10:15 a.m., followed by the women around 10:25 a.m. Spectators should expect to see the elite men's and women's races finish around noon as professional men will finish at around 11:45 with professional women to follow shortly after. Runners in the four open waves will cross the finish line at different times, but the finish line will remain open until approximately 5:30 p.m. Advertisement In previous years, the course closed five hours after the final racer crossed the starting line. This year, the BAA will shut down the course a bit earlier with a hard stop around 5:30 p.m., meaning anyone who starts in the last wave and averages more than a 13:44 minute-per-mile pace could be at risk of having the course closed. Any participant who requires longer on course will be directed to the sidewalk and will be considered a post-race participant, not appearing in the official finisher results. Rumsha Siddiqui can be reached at
Boston Globe
18-04-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
See the Boston Marathon course in our interactive map
Participants reach the halfway point in Wellesley, where they will be greeted by the 'Scream Tunnel' near the Wellesley College campus. Hundreds of spectators enthusiastically support runners, boosting the energy for the second half of the course. Wellesley also marks where the course changes roads, leaving Route 135 for Route 16. The course slopes downward, dropping more than 100 feet in elevation as it approaches Mile 16 in Newton. Newton presents the biggest obstacle in the course. As they turn onto Commonwealth Avenue, runners will confront four hills — most notoriously, Heartbreak Hill. Participants will climb 175 feet of elevation throughout Newton. On the bright side, runners get their first view of downtown Boston as they reach the top of Heartbreak Hill, four miles in the distance. Advertisement Next, runners can take a breather and cruise downhill through Boston College and Cleveland Circle to reach Beacon Street. From there, runners will trot through Brookline, Coolidge Corner, and Kenmore Square before a final stride down Commonwealth Avenue. Entering the city, it's time for the home stretch. With a right turn onto Hereford Street and a left turn onto Boylston Street, a mere four blocks remain between the runners and the finish line at Copley Square. Advertisement Finally, after running through eight different towns and enduring fluctuating elevation and challenging hills, the sounds of the cheering supporters energize the runners one last time as they cross the finish line. After participants are pick their medals, the excitement continues at the meeting area along Stuart Street between Berkeley and Clarendon Streets, where athletes unite with family, friends, and supporters for a well-deserved celebration after 26.2 miles. Boston Marathon course map Rumsha Siddiqui can be reached at
