The most revered event in running, the Boston Marathon, returns Monday for its 127th edition.
For the first time, the event will join the New York and Chicago marathons in having a nonbinary division. London will have one in its marathon on April 23.
Other than that substantial change, the event will remain largely the same with all the pomp and circumstance attached to it.
Runners will be looking to take the wreaths from last year's winners, Evans Chebet and Peris Jepchirchir. The path to victory will be as difficult as ever, but that should make this a compelling race.
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Here's what to know about the 2023 Boston Marathon:
When is the Boston Marathon 2023?
- Date: Monday, April 17
- Time: 8:30 a.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
- Live stream: Watch ESPN, Fubo
This year's Boston Marathon will take place on Monday, April 17. The men's wheelchair division will get the day started at 9:02 a.m. Three minutes later, the women's wheelchair event will begin.
At 9:30 a.m., the handcycles and duos group will depart. The professional men's division will be the next group up, and it will take off at 9:37 a.m. That will be followed by the professional women's division, which will start running at 9:45 a.m.
The last race to take off, the para athletics division, will start at 9:50 a.m. The wave heats begin with Wave 1, which will leave the start at 10 a.m. Wave 2 will step off at 10:25 a.m., followed by Wave 3 at 10:50 a.m. and Wave 4 at 11:15 a.m.
Boston Marathon start times
| Event | Time (ET) |
| Men's wheelchair | 9:02 a.m. |
| Women's wheelchair | 9:05 a.m. |
| Handcycles and duos | 9:30 a.m. |
| Professional men | 9:37 a.m. |
| Professional women | 9:45 a.m. |
| Para athletics | 9:50 a.m. |
| Wave 1 | 10 a.m. |
| Wave 2 | 10:25 a.m. |
| Wave 3 | 10:50 a.m. |
| Wave 4 | 11:15 a.m. |
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Boston Marathon route 2023
The legendary Boston Marathon race course spans 26.2 miles, taking participants through parts of historic Boston. The race starts in Hopkinton, a suburb with a population of about 20,000.
The first half of the race is largely downhill, with runners racing on "side" roads. Participants will pass various landmarks scattered around the city, including the Stylianos Kriakides Statue on Mile 3 and Wellesley College on Mile 14.
At Mile 16, the course gets harder. Runners will have to make their way up and down four hills — aptly named the "heartbreak hills" — before finishing the race on Boylston Street.
Boston Marathon weather forecast
It will be rainy in Boston on Monday, with showers expected throughout the day. Weather.com forecasts a high of 59 degrees in the morning, which will present challenges to the participants.
Boston Marathon qualifying times
| Age | Men | Women |
| 18-34 | 3:00:00 | 3:30:00 |
| 35–39 | 3:05:00 | 3:35:00 |
| 40–44 | 3:10:00 | 3:40:00 |
| 45–49 | 3:20:00 | 3:50:00 |
| 50–54 | 3:25:00 | 3:55:00 |
| 55–59 | 3:35:00 | 4:05:00 |
| 60–64 | 3:50:00 | 4:20:00 |
| 65–69 | 4:05:00 | 4:35:00 |
| 70–74 | 4:20:00 | 4:50:00 |
| 75–79 | 4:35:00 | 5:05:00 |
| ≥80 | 4:50:00 | 5:20:00 |
List of recent past Boston Marathon winners
Men
| Year | Winner (Country) | Time |
| 2022 | Evans Chebet (Kenya) | 2:06:51 |
| 2021 | Benson Kipruto (Kenya) | 2:09:51 |
| 2019 | Lawrence Cherono (Kenya) | 2:07:57 |
| 2018 | Yuki Kawauchi (Japan) | 2:15:58 |
| 2017 | Geoffrey Kirui (Kenya) | 2:09:37 |
| 2016 | Lemi Berhanu (Ethiopia) | 2:12:45 |
| 2015 | Lelisa Desisa (Ethiopia) | 2:09:17 |
| 2014 | Meb Keflezighi (United States) | 2:08:37 |
| 2013 | Lelisa Desisa (Ethiopia) | 2:10:22 |
| 2012 | Wesley Korir (Kenya) | 2:12:40 |
| 2011 | Geoffrey Mutai (Kenya) | 2:03:02 |
| 2010 | Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (Kenya) | 2:05:52 |
| 2009 | Deriba Merga (Ethiopia) | 2:08:42 |
Women
| Year | Winner (Coutnry) | Time |
| 2022 | Peres Jepchirchir (Kenya) | 2:21:01 |
| 2021 | Diana Kipyokei (Kenya) | 2:24:45 |
| 2019 | Worknesh Degefa (Ethiopia) | 2:23:31 |
| 2018 | Desiree Linden (United States) | 2:39:54 |
| 2017 | Edna Kiplagat (Kenya) | 2:21:52 |
| 2016 | Atsede Baysa (Ethiopia) | 2:29:19 |
| 2015 | Caroline Rotich (Kenya) | 2:24:55 |
| 2014 | Buzunesh Deba (Ethiopia) | 2:19:59 |
| 2013 | Rita Jeptoo (Kenya) | 2:26:25 |
| 2012 | Sharon Cherop (Kenya) | 2:31:50 |
| 2011 | Caroline Kilel (Kenya) | 2:22:36 |
| 2010 | Teyba Erkesso (Ethiopia) | 2:26:11 |
| 2009 | Salina Kosgei (Kenya) | 2:32:16 |
