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Boston Marathon
- Date
- 20 April 2026
- Location
- Boston, MA · 🇺🇸 United States
- Distance
- 42.195 km
- Elevation gain
- 110 m
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆Hard
- Average finish
- 3:50:00
- Participants
- 30,000
- Entry fee
- from USD 250
Course record
♂ Men:2:03:02— Geoffrey Mutai (KEN)
♀ Women:2:19:59— Buzunesh Deba (ETH)
The oldest annual marathon in the world (since 1897) and one of the six World Marathon Majors. Notorious for Heartbreak Hill and a strict qualifying time.
🇺🇸 Course map
Weather on race day
Historical average · 3 yrs☁️
Overcast
17°/ 5°
- High
- 17°C
- Low
- 5°C
- Precipitation
- 1.5 mm
- Wind
- 19 km/h
Data: Open-Meteo
Elevation profile
Total ascent
↗ +110 m
Total descent
↘ −137 m
Highest point
150 m
Lowest point
5 m
Aid stations
7 stationsWater× 7Sport drink× 7Medical× 4Gel× 2Fruit× 1Solid food× 1
8 km(19%)
Framingham
WaterSport drink
Mile 5 — first major town
16 km(38%)
Natick
WaterSport drinkGel
Mile 10
21 km(50%)
Wellesley (Scream Tunnel)
WaterSport drinkMedical
Half-marathon point. Famous "scream tunnel" at Wellesley College
27 km(64%)
Newton Lower Falls
WaterSport drinkFruit
Mile 17 — start of Newton Hills
32 km(76%)
Heartbreak Hill
WaterSport drinkGelMedical
Mile 20 — the famous Heartbreak Hill summit
38 km(90%)
Kenmore Square
WaterSport drinkMedical
Mile 24 — 1 mile to go
42.195 km(100%)
Boylston Street Finish
WaterSport drinkMedicalSolid food
Finish line on Boylston Street
All-time results
| Year | # | Runner | Country | Cat. | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | Sisay Lemma | 🇪🇹 ET | M | 2:08:28 |
| 2024 | 1 | Hellen Obiri | 🇰🇪 KE | F | 2:22:56 |
| 2023 | 1 | Hellen Obiri | 🇰🇪 KE | F | 2:24:26 |
| 2023 | 1 | Evans Chebet | 🇰🇪 KE | M | 2:09:37 |
| 2022 | 1 | Evans Chebet | 🇰🇪 KE | M | 2:08:36 |
| 2022 | 1 | Peres Jepchirchir | 🇰🇪 KE | F | 2:23:45 |
| 2021 | 1 | Diana Kipyokei | 🇰🇪 KE | F | 2:26:41 |
| 2021 | 1 | Benson Kipruto | 🇰🇪 KE | M | 2:11:06 |
| 2019 | 1 | Worknesh Degefa | 🇪🇹 ET | F | 2:24:22 |
| 2019 | 1 | Lawrence Cherono | 🇰🇪 KE | M | 2:09:12 |
| 2018 | 1 | Desiree Linden | 🇺🇸 US | F | 2:30:54 |
| 2018 | 1 | Yuki Kawauchi | 🇯🇵 JP | M | 2:14:22 |
| 2017 | 1 | Geoffrey Kirui | 🇰🇪 KE | M | 2:09:26 |
| 2016 | 1 | Lemi Berhanu | 🇪🇹 ET | M | 2:10:38 |
| 2015 | 1 | Lelisa Desisa | 🇪🇹 ET | M | 2:10:20 |
| 2014 | 1 | Meb Keflezighi | 🇺🇸 US | M | 2:11:34 |
| 2014 | 1 | Rita Jeptoo | 🇰🇪 KE | F | 2:22:48 |
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