Live updates on the 2026 Boston Marathon
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Key Points:
- Eden Rainbow-Cooper of Great Britain won the women’s wheelchair division at the Boston Marathon for the second time, setting a personal best with an unofficial time of 1:30:51.
- Mike Castle, a 62-year-old runner competing in the T-13 para category, is participating in his 15th Boston Marathon and expressed excitement about the city’s strong marathon culture.
- The Boston Marathon wheelchair division began in 1975 with Bob Hall, who was the first sanctioned wheelchair competitor and later contributed to the sport by designing racing wheelchairs; Hall passed away earlier this month at age 74.
- Tony Reed, co-founder of the National Black Marathoners Association, served as the official starter for Wave 1 and highlighted the organization’s efforts to increase African American participation in distance running.
- Weather conditions for this year’s marathon are favorable, with cool temperatures in the 30s to 50s and mainly dry weather, contrasting with historically challenging Boston Marathon conditions like those in 2018 and 2010.
