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15:51

The winning moment

Here’s footage of Lemma as he closed out a terrific run in front of hundreds of fans on Boylston Street

Athletics - The 128th Boston Marathon - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - April 15, 2024 Ethiopia's Sisay Lemma crosses the finish line to win the men's elite race REUTERS/Reba Saldanha

15:49

Lemma storms home

Ethiopian star Sisay Lemma has claimed victory in the elite men’s race after crossing the finish line in just over two hours and six minutes, roughly 40 seconds ahead of his countryman Mohamed Esa in second.

15:37

Up and running

The 128th Boston Marathon is now in full swing, with thousands of runners putting themselves through their paces in Massachussets.

Getting round the course will be the one of the toughest and most painful challenges of their lives, but that euphoric feeling of crossing the finish line will be worth it.

Elite female runners break from the start line of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

A vizsla named Whiskey watches as runners make their way from the start of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

A wave of runners start the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Apr 15, 2024; Boston, MA, USA; Yuma Morii of Japan pulls ahead of the pack during the 2024 Boston Marathon. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports

15:29

Victory shots

Hug and Rainbow-Cooper were all smiles as they showed off their winner’s trophies in Boston this morning.

The pair completed the 26.2-mile wheelchair marathon in sensational times before posing together afterwards.

Hug righted himself after crashing into a barrier when he took a turn too fast and still coasted to a course record in the Boston Marathon on Monday, winning the men’s wheelchair race for the sixth time.

The Swiss already had a four-minute lead about 18 miles in when reached the landmark firehouse turn in Newton, where the course heads onto Commonwealth Avenue on its way to Heartbreak Hill. He spilled into the fence, flipping sideways, but quickly restored himself.

He finished in 1 hour, 15 minutes, 33 seconds, breaking his previous record by 1:33 to win his 14th straight major marathon and his 24th overall.

Athletics - The 128th Boston Marathon - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - April 15, 2024 Switzerland's Marcel Hug poses with the trophy after winning the men's wheelchair race REUTERS/Ken Mcgagh

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 15: Eden Rainbow Cooper of Great Britain poses with the trophy after winning the professional Women's Wheelchair Division during the 128th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Paul Rutherford/Getty Images)

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 15: Eden Rainbow Cooper of Great Britain, right, and Marcel Hug of Switzerland pose with the trophy on the finish line after winning the professional Women's and Men's Wheelchair Divisions during the 128th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Paul Rutherford/Getty Images)

15:00

Brit triumphs in women's wheelchair

It’s a European affair in Boston so far with the first two winners of the day coming from Switzerland and the UK.

Britain’s Eden Rainbow-Cooper came out on top in the women’s wheelchair event in a time of 1:35:11, a victory which moved her to tears at the finish line.

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 15: Eden Rainbow Cooper of Great Britain crosses the finish line to win the Professional Women's Wheelchair Division at the 128th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Paul Rutherford/Getty Images)

14:28

First winner of the day

We have our first competitor over the finish line!

Swiss Paralympian Marcel Hug has romped home in the men’s wheelchair event in a course-record 1:15:34. What an effort.

It marks his sixth win at the Boston Marathon following on from successes in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2023

Athletics - The 128th Boston Marathon - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - April 15, 2024 Switzerland's Marcel Hug crosses the finish line to win the men's wheelchair race REUTERS/Reba Saldanha

14:09

Tribute to late marathon dog

Runners in today’s race will see a statue in honor of Spencer, the official dog of the Boston Marathon who passed away last year, on their way through the second mile.

Yesterday a number of Golden Retrievers also gathered in Boston Common wearing bandana’s as a tribute to Spencer.

13:36

Gronk in the house

Former New England Patriots star Rob Gronkowski is in attendance at today’s race.

Gronkowski, who is serving as the event’s Grand Marshal on Patriots’ Day, acknowledged the crowd while making his way over to the finish line this morning.

‘I just love the energy that Boston has — that the whole New England area has — and you are going to feel the energy here and along the course,’ the ex-tight end said.

‘I love giving back to the community — especially here in New England.’

Grand Marshal and former New England Patriots NFL football player Rob Gronkowski acknowledges the crowd at the start of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Grand Marshal and former New England Patriots NFL football player Rob Gronkowski poses at the start of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

13:29

And they're off!

The 2024 Boston Marathon is officially underway, with the men’s wheelchair kicking off proceedings before the women’s wheelchair (below).

There’s not long to go now until the professional athletes cross the start line in the 128th version of the race.

Women's wheelchair athletes break from the line at the start of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

13:16

The path to glory

This is the route 30,000 runners will be embarking on over in Boston throughout the day.

The race begins over in Hopkinton, before finishing over on Boylston Street.

Along the way competitors will go past Lake Cochituate, the Johnny Kelley statue, Boston College and Chestnut Hill reservoir.

The route also includes the famous Heartbreak Hill, a 0.4-mile ascent which provides one last grueling push for runners late on in the race.

13:03

Where to watch

Today’s Boston Marathon will be broadcast live on ESPN 2 from 9am ET. It can also be streamed on the network’s ESPN + service.

In Boston, local television channel WCVB will also be covering the race.

FILE - Emma Bates, of Minnesota, crosses the finish line of the Boston Marathon, April 17, 2023, in Boston. Bates is hoping to improve on last year's fifth-place finish when she lines up for the marathon Monday, April 15, 2024.  (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

12:59

Boston remembers

Before the first competitors get off the mark, Mayor Michelle Wu (left) and Governor Maura Healey (right) were among those who stopped to honor those lost and injured in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.

Family members of the victims joined Wu and Healey to lay wreaths at a memorial site on Boylston Street ahead of today’s event.

Three people were killed and hundreds were injured when a pair of bombs detonated near the finish line 11 years ago.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu (L) and Governor Maura Healey pauses and honor those lost and injured in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings ahead of the 128th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2024, in Boston, Massachusetts. The marathon includes around 30,000 athletes from 129 countries running the 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Boston, Massachusetts.  The event is the world's oldest annually run marathon. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)

Athletics - The 128th Boston Marathon - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - April 15, 2024 Mayor Michelle Wu, Governor Maura Healey and family members of the Boston Marathon bombing victims lay wreaths at a memorial site on Boylston Street on the eleventh anniversary of the attack REUTERS/Ken Mcgagh

12:48

Today's start times

The Navy Guard have already officially launched the 128th Boston Marathon, but here’s the rest of today’s start times in ET – with men’s wheelchair participants up first.

  • Military March – 6am
  • Men's Wheelchair – 9:02am
  • Women's Wheelchair – 9:05am
  • Handcycles & Duos – 9:30am
  • Professional Men – 9:37am
  • Professional Women – 9:47am
  • Para Athletics Division – 9:50am
  • Wave 1 – 10:00am
  • Wave 2 – 10:25am
  • Wave 3 – 10:50am
  • Wave 4 – 11:15am
Race officals prepare the finish line for the128th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2024, in Boston, Massachusetts. The marathon includes around 30,000 athletes from 129 countries running the 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Boston, Massachusetts.  The event is the world's oldest annually run marathon. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)

12:41

Toasty conditions in store

Here’s today’s weather forecast over in Boston, with a cool morning expected before temperatures rise later on. And thankfully no rain!

12:31

Military marchers start 128th race

A group of Massachusetts National Guard members crossed the start line at Hopkinton to officially begin this year’s Boston Marathon on Patriots’ Day.

Race Director Dave McGillivray sent the group of about 30 military members off shortly after 6am. Lt. Col. Paula Reichert Karsten, one of the marchers, said she wanted to be part of a ‘quintessential Massachusetts event.’

Hopkinton is celebrating its 100th anniversary as the start line of the Boston Marathon. The start was moved from Ashland to Hopkinton in 1924 to make the race the official Olympic Marathon distance of 26.2 miles (42.1 kilometers).

Members of the United States military cross the starting line as they participate in the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray sends a group of Massachusetts National Guard members across the start line in Hopkinton on Monday, April 15, 2024 to begin the marathon. The start line was painted in honor of the town that has hosted the marathon for the past century. It's the 128th edition of the world's oldest and most prestigious annual marathon. (AP Photo/Jennifer McDermott)

12:26

Good morning!

Hello and welcome to Mail Sport’s live coverage of today’s Boston Marathon, with the 128th version of the annual race set to begin over in Massachusetts.

We’ll be bringing you all the latest updates and developments as an estimated 30,000 runners take part in the grueling 26.2-mile slog, which promises to be a memorable one from start to finish.

So stay tuned throughout the day!

Police and race officials prepare the street for runners before the start of the128th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2024, in Boston, Massachusetts. The marathon includes around 30,000 athletes from 129 countries running the 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Boston, Massachusetts.  The event is the world's oldest annually run marathon. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)

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