The Boston Marathon is one of the world’s oldest and most traditional marathon events. Here, we will discuss the live streaming and TV options, as well as the schedule, course, and every other detail of The Boston Marathon 2024.
What is the Boston Marathon: The Rich History
The Boston Marathon first took place in 1897, which means the tournament is 126 years of age. In the early days, the race was 24.5 miles, which changed to 26 miles in the future.
The race generally takes place on Patriots’ Day, representing America’s struggle for liberty. The race was a local race, which became one of the most famous races in the upcoming days.
The Marathon was canceled in 2020 due to the Covid situation but started again in 2021. In 2014, a bobbing event occurred near the course, where three individuals died and many were injured. From then on, the security of the event was improved a lot. In 2024, this will be the 128th edition of the race,
John Campbell holds the record for finishing the race in the shortest time in the men’s Master’s category, which is 2:11:04. In the women’s master’s category, Firiya Sultanova-Zhdanova holds the record of 2:27:58. Geoffrey Mutai established the course record in 2011, which was 2:03:02.
Boston Marathon 2024 Schedule and Times:
The Boston Marathon generally takes place on the third Monday of April. The 2024 edition will be held under the same regulation, on Monday, April 15.
The main marathon of the professional men will start at 9.37 am ET. here is the full schedule of the event:
| DIVISION/PROGRAM | START TIME* |
|---|---|
| Military March | 6:00 a.m. ET |
| Men’s Wheelchair | 9:02 a.m. ET |
| Women’s Wheelchair | 9:05 a.m. ET |
| Handcycles & Duos | 9:30 a.m. ET |
| Professional Men | 9:37 a.m. ET |
| Professional Women | 9:47 a.m. ET |
| Para Athletics Division | 9:50 a.m. ET |
| Wave 1 | 10:00 a.m. ET |
| Wave 2 | 10:25 a.m. ET |
| Wave 3 | 10:50 a.m. ET |
| Wave 4 | 11:15 a.m. ET |
Course and Routes:
The race features the beautiful roads of Boston. The race is of 26 Miles. the race will start from Hopkinton. Initially, the race started from Ashland, but it was moved to Hopkinton in 1924.
The racers will travel to Framingham from Ashland. The halfway of the race is between Natick and Wellesley. From Framingham, the racers will run through these two cities. They will each to Newton after Wellesley.
The Boston Marathon 2024 course will end at the Boston after passing the Brookline. Here is the full course details of the event:
Hopkinton>Ashland >Framingham >Natick >Wellesley >Newton >Brookline >Boston
There will be 26 medical stations on the route to support three dropout racers. There will also be Three Maurten Hydrogel stations throughout the route.
Entry Fee:
The registration process for the Boston Marathon 2024 had already begun. Interested racers were asked to register between September 11-15. In 2024, 30,000 athletes will participate in the marathon. The applicant has to be eligible for racing in the marathon according to the rules of Boston Athletic Association.
This year, the entry fee for the US resident was set at $230, while the international participant will have to pay $235 for other registration.
How to Watch Boston the event on TV?
The race will be broadcasted on Television in all over the world. The locals will get the broadcasting on WCVB CHANNEL 5. In the United States, the Boston Marathon 2024 broadcasting rights are researved by ESPN. The people of Canada, TSn will be showing the event.
In Australia, FloSports has the right to show the event on TV. the marathon will be shown on SMG in China. The marathon fans of Brazil will be able tow atch the event on ESPN Brazil with a cable TV network.
In the South Asian region, Eurosport India will show the full event. Eurosport will cover the event on Europe region. In the African countires, the marathon will be shown by Supersports.
How to Live Stream Boston Marathon 2024?
Fubo TV:
You can watch the live stream of the Boston Marathon 2024 on Fubo TV through your online streaming platforms. Fubo is an OYTT platforms, which contains hundreds of TV channels. So, if you want to save the money of the TV subscription, you can simply consider the packages of Fubo. You cantake a Fubo TV plan of $74.99 per month, where you will get all the ESPN channels.
Sling TV:
Sling is one of the cheapest OTT platforms with only $35 a month subscription. The platform supports ESPN on their platform, so it can be a good option for you to watch the stream online. Sling is supported on smart TV, android, ios, laptop computer and all other streaming platforms.
