Overview
- The 130th Boston Marathon, which starts Monday in Hopkinton, will send about 30,000 runners to Boston with defending champions Sharon Lokedi and John Korir returning.
- Forecasts call for cool temperatures with a tailwind, conditions that could produce another year of fast times on the course.
- A deep U.S. group features Emily Sisson, Fiona O’Keeffe, Galen Rupp and Clayton Young, and several outlets say this depth gives Americans a real shot to end a recent podium drought at major marathons.
- Law enforcement says it is operating in a heightened threat environment with no specific or credible threats, and officials urged spectators to report suspicious activity and leave large bags at home.
- Pre-race events drew big crowds to the Hynes Convention Center expo, the Boston 5K and the B.A.A. Invitational Mile, and a celebrity slate that includes Chelsea Clinton and retired astronaut Suni Williams is set to line up on Marathon Monday.