Boston marathon participants 2023

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.MORE: Watch the Boston Marathon live on Fubo (free trial)Here's what to know about the 2023 Boston Marathon:When is the Boston Marathon 2023?Date: Monday, April 17Time: 8:30 a.m. ETTV: ESPNLive stream: Watch ESPN, FuboThis 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.LIVE: Updated results from the 2023 Boston MarathonBoston Marathon route 2023The 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

Boston Marathon It was Kipchoge's worst performance since he placed ninth at the 2020 London Marathon. Eliud Kipchoge crossing the finish line of the 2023 Boston Marathon. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff For just the third time in his illustrious career, Eliud Kipchoge did not win a marathon that he was competing in.Kipchoge, the 38-year-old world record holder, finished sixth in the 2023 Boston Marathon. It was the Kenyan’s worst performance since he placed ninth at the 2020 London Marathon. He crossed the finish line with a time of 2:09:23, which — though still incredibly fast by virtually any measurement — was the slowest of his career.For the first 17 miles, Kipchoge appeared to be in control, leading the pack of elite men’s runners at the front of the race. But as has happened for more than a century, the Newton hills, culminating with the famous “Heartbreak Hill,” proved too much.An attack from Gabriel Geay, of Tanzania, in Mile 18 put Kipchoge in trouble, as he fell back and was unable to even lead the chase group. By the time the leaders had passed the hills and eventual winner Evans Chebet made a strong move at Mile 21, Kipchoge had been dropped by the leading group and trailed by almost a minute.Though he’s had multiple successes at both the Berlin and London marathons — and has also recorded wins in Chicago and Tokyo, totaling four of the six world majors — Kipchoge had yet to test himself on Boston’s unusual course.Known for its hills as well as its downhill portions, the Boston Marathon course sends its participants through almost continuous elevation changes, to the extent that a potential world record set on the course wouldn’t technically count.Prior to coming to Boston, Kipchoge explained that he was training at elevation in Kenya on a “Boston route,” which was meant to simulate the hills.“I think it’s the right time now to train on the Boston route, which we have named it here in Kenya,” Kipchoge said before the race in late March. “It’s really uphill and [a] tough course [for] all 40 kilometers. I think I will benefit from it.”Still, he had acknowledged in December that he wouldn’t train on the course ahead of time.The other factor that may have contributed to his performance was the weather. While it had been sunny and warm only days earlier, temperatures dipped into the 40s on Monday, accompanied by intermittent rain.It was similar conditions to London in 2020, one of Kipchoge’s only other races that didn’t end in victory. That year, just as with Boston in 2023, cold and raining weather hampered many of the top runners, including Kipchoge (who also revealed afterward that he had run

Marathon qualifying times, they must be from a certified full marathon.Races shorter than a full marathon are not accepted, nor are times from indoor marathons or virtual marathons.Although the Boston Marathon does not designate which specific marathon races meet qualifying standards, the marathon must from a course certified by USA Track and Field, Association for International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS)2 USA Track & Field | Home. (2019). Usatf.org. or the national governing body for distance running for the nation where the race took place.There is also a specific qualifying window. For the 2024 Boston Marathon, the qualifying window was from on September 1, 2022 to September 15 2023.Registration for the 2024 Boston Marathon was September 11-September 15, 2023 at 5:00 PM EST. The qualifying window for the 129th Boston Marathon, scheduled to take place on April 15, 2025, started on September 1, 2023. During the registration window, athletes who have qualified will be permitted to submit an application for the Boston Marathon on the BAA website, but achieving your Boston qualifying standard and registering for the race does not guarantee entry.Depending on the number of marathon runners who apply in your age group, not every runner will necessarily be accepted.The fastest runners for each age group and sex are accepted first, so the further under your qualifying standard your race time is from your qualifying race, the better your chances of being able to run the Boston Marathon.For example, the Boston Marathon qualifying standard for men aged 40-44 is 3:10:00. In very simplified terms, a runner who has run 3:00:00 at his qualifying race has a much better chance of being accepted than a runner who has run 3:09:59.What Are the Best Races to Qualify for the Boston Marathon?Although the BAA (Boston Athletic Association) doesn’t have an official list of certified courses for marathons you must run, their website does have a list of some of the top qualifying races every year.This list is far from exhaustive in that it’s not a list of the races you must run, nor is it actually a list of the races with the highest percentage of runners qualifying for the Boston Marathon.Rather, it’s just some of the most common races that runners who qualify for the Boston Marathon run to achieve their Boston Marathon qualifying times.Boston MarathonChicago MarathonNew York City MarathonCalifornia International MarathonPhiladelphia MarathonErie MarathonMountains 2 Beach MarathonREVEL Mt Charleston MarathonBerlin MarathonIndianapolis Monumental MarathonTwin Cities MarathonLondon MarathonSt George MarathonRichmond MarathonGrandma’s MarathonOttawa MarathonPhoenix MarathonBaystate MarathonREVEL Big Cottonwood MarathonLehigh Valley Via MarathonSteamtown MarathonMarine Corps MarathonMohawk Hudson River MarathonJack and Jill’s Downhill MarathonBayshore MarathonDespite this list, the best races for getting a Boston Marathon qualifying time are those with fast, flat courses. Pick a race