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Before you lace up your sneakers: Sign up for Boston.com’s pop-up Boston Marathon newsletter.

Get Boston Marathon registration information, start times, live runner tracking, road closures, live updates from race day, special features, and more coverage around the historic event, delivered straight to your inbox.

What to know about the Boston Marathon newsletter

A seasonal run: This newsletter pops up each April, ramping up in the weeks ahead of race day and wrapping up with a final send on the Tuesday after Marathon Monday.

What to expect:

  • ✅ Everything you need to know: Start times, how to watch the Boston Marathon, how to track your favorite runners, road closures and MBTA changes, and more information for both runners and spectators. 
     
  • 📍 Guides: Where to eat and drink along the route, must-see attractions while visiting Boston, local running groups, and other recommendations.
     
  • 👟 Why I’m Running features: Discover what drives individuals to run 26.2 miles and learn how to support their fundraising efforts. 
     
  • 🔎 Deep dives: From how the start line ended up in Hopkinton to why people hand out pickles at Heartbreak Hill, learn the history behind the oldest continuously run marathon in the world. 
     
  • 🏆 Race day coverage: Winners and top finishers, celebrities and notable figures, fastest Boston residents, must-see moments, and live updates. 

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