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- Volunteers form a blockade at the start line. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
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- Spectators pass through a security checkpoint set up next to the Town Common. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
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- Fans enjoy their spot right at the start line. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
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- Fans check out the start from 1 Ash Street. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
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- Runners make their way down Grove Street to the start line. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
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- Handcycle athletes set out at the start. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
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- Longtime race announcer Jacques LeDuc checks his phone for information. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
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- Race director Dave McGillivray makes sure things are in order. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
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- The elite men’s field takes off for Boston. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
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- The men’s wheelchair field starts. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
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- Hopkinton Marathon Committee Chair Dorothy Ferriter-Wallace takes a photo of Fire Chief Bill Miller, who was the honorary starter for the rolling start. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
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- The rolling start gets underway. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
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- Runners cross the start line. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
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- Runners focus on the task at hand as they head to Boston. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
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- The long road to Boston begins in Hopkinton. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
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- Runners head out at the start. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
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- Runners make their way to the start line. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
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- Para athletes and their guides get their race underway. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
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- An individual hits the ground running after exiting one of the many portable toilets set up at the Town Common. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
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- Runners eagerly await the start. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
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- The elite women’s field starts the race. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
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- The women’s wheelchair field prepares to cross the start line. PHOTO/JERRY SPAR
Monday’s 125th running of the Boston Marathon had a different feel to it, with the annual race taking place in October instead of April for the first time. As usual, Hopkinton rose to the occasion, welcoming thousands of participants and fans for a flawless start.
Winners included Kenyans Benson Kipruto (men) and Diana Kipyogei (women), along with Marcel Hug (men’s wheelchair) and Manuela Schar (women’s wheelchair). Chaz Davis — who is legally blind and ran with a guide — won the para athletes division, which for the first time in any marathon offered prize money.
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