Meb Keflezighi celebrates after winning the 2014 Boston Marathon. (Getty)
The Boston Marathon is traditionally held on the third Monday of April, or Patriots’ Day.
This year, the 119th running of the Boston Marathon, will be held on April 20.
The race begins in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and the starting times are as follows:
Times are Eastern
8:50 a.m.: Mobility Impaired
9:17 a.m.: Wheelchair Division
9:22 a.m.: Handcycle Participants
9:32 a.m.: Elite Women
10 a.m.: Elite Men and Wave One
10:25 a.m.: Wave Two
11 a.m.: Wave Three
11:25 a.m.: Wave Four
Boston is one of the of the six World Marathon Majors, along with Tokyo, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York City.
The defending Elite Men’s champion is Meb Keflezighi and Elite Women’s winner was Rita Jeptoo.
The Boston Marathon will air on the Universal Sports Network, which will include pre- and post-race coverage.
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