Boston Marathon

On Marathon Monday, 30,000 athletes from 137 countries and every state in the U.S. will flock to Hopkinton to kick off the race.

This year’s Boston Marathon forecast looks chilly and breezy — a much better setup for runners than warm or wet conditions. For spectators, it means dressing in layers.

The Boston Athletic Association announced that 24,362 qualified runners are being accepted to the 130th edition of the historic marathon under newly lowered qualifying times that require applicants to be faster than ever.

Many Granite Staters are among the 30,000 people gathering to run the world’s oldest annual marathon on Monday.

Sisay Lemma scorched the first half of the Boston Marathon course on Monday, setting a record pace to build a lead of more than half of a mile.

The otherwise sleepy New England town of Hopkinton celebrated its 100th anniversary as the starting line for the Boston Marathon on Monday, sending off a field of 17 former champions and nearly 30,000 other runners on its way.

U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, a Democrat from New Hampshire, was among those giving remarks at the hearing in Boston.

Candidatos republicanos a presidentes, o posibles candidatos, se reunieron este fin de semana. El Servicio Forestal Nacional empezó a realizar quemas programadas en las White Mountains. Corredores de New Hampshire se preparan para la maratón de Boston.

Marcel Hug of Switzerland captured his sixth men’s wheelchair Boston Marathon title, while American Daniel Romanchuk was second. In the women’s wheelchair race, American Susannah Scaroni won her first Boston title.

The 127th running of the Boston Marathon takes place Monday.