125th Boston Marathon Race Day Timeline, Resources, and Information

125^th Boston Marathon Race Day Timeline, Resources, and Information

 Race Day Timeline: Monday, October 11, 2021 (all times are approximate)

8:02 a.m. ET	Wheelchair Division – Men’s Start	Official Starter: Amby Burfoot, 1968 Boston Marathon champion (also running this year’s race)
8:05 a.m. ET	Wheelchair Division – Women’s Start	Official Starter: Amby Burfoot, 1968 Boston Marathon champion (also running this year’s race)
8:30 a.m. ET	Handcycle & Duo Participants Start	Official Starter: Russell Hoyt, son of the late Dick Hoyt, finisher of 32 Boston Marathons as part of Team Hoyt
8:32 a.m. ET	National Anthem	Sgt. Daniel M. Clark, “The Singing Trooper,” performs the National Anthem. Sgt. Clark has performed at the Boston Marathon since 1990.
8:37 a.m. ET	Professional Men’s Start	Official Starter: Patti Catalano Dillon, three-time runner-up, American record holder, and Indigenous runner
8:45 a.m. ET	Professional Women’s Start	Official Starter: Patti Catalano Dillon, three-time runner-up, American record holder, and Indigenous runner
8:50 a.m. ET	Para Athletics Division Start	Official Starter: Christina Whelton, member of Boston's renowned Brown family. It is customary for a member of the Brown family to start one of the races on Patriots' Day.
8:55 a.m. ET	Grand Marshals Arrive in Boston Aboard Duck Boats	Five Boston Marathon champions and eight local frontline workers will serve as Grand Marshals for this year’s race. (More info below)
8:58 a.m. ET	Flyover	The 104th Fighter Wing from Barnes Air National Guard Base in in Westfield, MA is scheduled to perform a flyover featuring two F-15 fighter jets flying from Hopkinton to Boston. Flying the 26.2 mile route will take approximately four minutes. (Weather Permitting)
9:00 a.m. ET	Rolling Start Begins for All Participants	Official Starter: Hopkinton Fire Chief Bill Miller
9:23 a.m. ET	Men’s Wheelchair Division approximate finish time
9:37 a.m. ET	Women’s Wheelchair Division approximate finish time
10:44 a.m. ET	Professional Men’s approximate finish time
11:08 a.m. ET	Professional Women’s approximate finish time
11:25 a.m. ET	Para Athletics Divisions top finishers approximate time
11:30 a.m. ET	Approximate time of final athlete across the Hopkinton start line