125th Running Of The Boston Marathon Is Underway

After being delayed because of the pandemic, a field of more than 18,000 marathoners are running the 26.2-mile course.

Despite making a wrong turn in the final mile, Marcel Hug of Switzerland won the men's wheelchair race at the pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon on Monday, finishing the slightly detoured course in 1 hour, 8 minutes, 11 seconds — just seven seconds off his record pace.

Hug, who has raced Boston eight times and has five victories here, cost himself a $50,000 course record bonus when he missed the second-to-last turn, following the lead vehicle instead of turning from Commonwealth Avenue onto Hereford Street.

Manuela Schär, also from Switzerland, won the women's wheelchair race in 1:35:20.