2024 Boston Marathon photos: 26 images capturing every emotion on Marathon Monday
A course record, struggles in the heat on Heartbreak Hill, and emotional finish line catharsis are all on display in these 2024 Boston Marathon photos.
Sebastian Cantoni and Romina Cornejo shared a kiss after crossing the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2024. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
As the old cliché goes, a picture is worth 1,000 words. Using that math, these 2024 Boston Marathon photos are worth 26,000 words.
Below, you’ll find images of record-breaking athletic prowess, thanks to Marcel Hug demolishing his own personal best in the Men’s Wheelchair Division. You’ll find snapshots of inspirational figures like 2014 Boston Marathon winner Meb Keflezighi and Boston Bruins legend Zdeno Chara running the race.
Most of all, you’ll see 26 photos that encapsulate the Marathon Monday experience — from the joys of crossing the finish line on Boylston Street to the agony of amateur athletes pushing their bodies to the absolute limit in 70-degree heat.
English athlete Eden Rainbow Cooper takes first place in the women’s wheelchair professional field in the 128th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2024, in Boston, Massachusetts. – Joseph Prezioso/AFPMarcel Hug of Switzerland finishes first with a time of 1:15:33 in men’s wheelchair during the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2024. – Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe StaffSisay Lemma of Ethiopia celebrates after winning the Professional Men’s Division at the 128th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. – Paul Rutherford/Getty ImagesHellen Obiri reacted as she crossed the finish line to win the women’s division of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2024. – Jessica Rinaldi/Globe StaffAmericans Emma Bates, Des Linden, and Sara Hall embrace after crossing the Finish Line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2024. – Jessica Rinaldi/Globe StaffRunners relax in various ways before the race. – Barry Chin/Globe StaffRunners’ garb took on many variations in Athletes Village at the 2024 Boston Marathon. – Barry Chin/Globe StaffA runner carried a box of munchkin’s during the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2024. – Jessica Rinaldi/Globe StaffWellesley College students cheer on the runners at the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2024. – Suzanne Kreiter/Globe StaffWellesley College students cheer as the wheelchair and handcycle racers pass by the scream tunnel along the course of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2024. – Suzanne Kreiter/Globe StaffA runner motioned for the Wellesley College students to cheer louder as he passed Wellesley College. – Suzanne Kreiter/Globe StaffPatty Monge pours water on herself after cresting Heartbreak Hill during the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2024. – Craig F. Walker/Globe StaffA runner is helped across the finish line by police officers during the 128th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 15, 2024. – Joseph Prezioso/AFPMerritt Blum (C) was helped across the Finish Line by two fellow runners during the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2024. – Jessica Rinaldi/Globe StaffZdeno Chara crosses the finish line during the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2024. – Jessica Rinaldi/Globe StaffA runner carries an American flag and Mexican flag as he runs toward the finish line during the 128th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2024. The marathon includes around 30,000 athletes from 129 countries. – Joseph Prezioso/AFPClaudio Guther of Brazil kneels after finishing the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2024. – Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe StaffSebastian Cantoni and Romina Cornejo shared a kiss after crossing the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2024. – Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff2014 Boston Marathon Champion Meb Keflezighi of the United States poses during the 128th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. – Paul Rutherford/Getty ImagesA medical professional helps two runners during the 128th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2024. – Paul Rutherford/Getty ImagesStefan Gockeln is helped across the finish line during the 128th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. – Paul Rutherford/Getty ImagesMatt Charlton is the man in the Narragansett costume, cheering on runners and handing out beers during the 2024 Boston Marathon. – Chris Huffaker/Globe StaffYuki Chorney (L) celebrated as she crossed the finish line during the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2024. – Jessica Rinaldi/Globe StaffA member of the U.S. Army crosses the finish line at the 128th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. – Paul Rutherford/Getty ImagesJonathan Stern crosses the finish line during the 128th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2024 in Boston. – Paul Rutherford/Getty ImagesA runner crosses the finish line during the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2024. – Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff
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