Boston Marathon 2025 TV channel, live stream, start time, route, prize money, past winners and more

The world's oldest and most iconic marathon is back for another 26.2 miles. The 129th annual Boston Marathon will take over the city Monday.

An average of 30,000 runners brave the course each year, stretching from the rural New England town of Hopkinton all the way to the heart of the city, ending on Boylston Street near the Boston Public Library.

As one of the seven World Marathon Majors, the Boston Marathon is not only historic, but also a lifetime achievement for those who are lucky enough to participate.

Here's everything you need to know about the 2025 Boston Marathon, including TV channel and streaming options for the annual race. 

Boston Marathon 2025 TV channel, live stream

• Date: Monday, April 21
• TV channel: ESPN2 (national), WCVB (local), TSN/RDS (Canada)
• Live stream: Fubo

The Boston Marathon will air nationally on ESPN2 and locally on ABC affiliate WCVB. Fans can also live stream the action on Fubo.

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Boston Marathon 2025 start time

The first start time for the 2025 Boston Marathon is at 9:02 a.m. ET, when the men's Wheelchair Division kicks off race day. 

Below is a full schedule for Monday's events.

• 9:02 a.m. Wheelchair Division: Men's Start
• 9:05 a.m. Wheelchair Division: Women's Start
• 9:30 a.m. Handcycle & Duo Participants Start
• 9:37 a.m. Professional Men's Start
• 9:45 a.m. Professional Women's Start
• 9:50 a.m. Para Athletics Division Start
• 9:56 a.m. National Anthem
• 9:58 a.m. Flyover by two C-130s out of the Bradley Air National Guard Base
• 10 a.m. Wave 1 Start
• 10:03 a.m. Grand Marshals Arrival at Boylston Street finish line
• 10:23 a.m. Men's Wheelchair Division approximate finish time
• 10:25 a.m. Wave 2 Start
• 10:37 a.m. Women's Wheelchair Division approximate finish time
• 10:50 a.m. Wave 3 Start
• 11:15 a.m. Wave 4 Start
• 11:44 a.m. Professional Men's approximate finish time
• 12:08 p.m. Professional Women's approximate finish time
• 12:25 p.m. Para Athletics Divisions top finishers approximate time

Boston Marathon prize money, purse for winner

There is prize money for top finishers in every division of the marathon. Below are the payouts for the marathon's top finishers. For full awards including para-athletes, wheelchair divisions and masters division payouts, click here.

Open Division Male

• 1st place: $150,000
• 2nd place: $75,000
• 3rd place: $40,000

Open Division Female

• 1st place: $150,000
• 2nd place: $75,000
• 3rd place: $40,000

The Boston Marathon also offers an equal $50,000 course record bonus across open and wheelchair divisions. 

Boston Marathon 2025 route

The race course begins on Main Street in Hopkinton, Mass., before eventually winding its way onto Boylston Street, where it finishes near the Boston Public Library.

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Boston Marathon weather forecast 2025

The forecast for Monday's race shows temperatures in the mid 50s with a high of 59 and low winds.

There looks to be no chance of rain on race day.

Boston Marathon past winners

The course record is 2:03:02 set by Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai back in 2011. Below is a list of the five most recent winners for both men and women. You can search for a comprehensive list of winners here.

Men

Winners of the men's division in the 2019-2024 Boston Marathons are:

Women

Winners of the women's division in the 2019-2024 Boston Marathons are: