BOSTON (3-April) — The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) looks forward to welcoming athletes from around the world to Boston for the 130th Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America on Monday, April 20, 2026. In advance of race week, we’d like to share the following reminders and schedule with members of the media.
Boston Marathon Media Resources (Media Guide/Professional Athlete Bios/Uniform Guide/Maps)
The B.A.A. encourages media to frequently visit our Boston Marathon Media Resources page (https://bstnmar.org/Media) for up-to-date start lists, links, and information. This year’s Media Guide, Participant Guide, and Official Program are available within the Media Resources page. Additionally, information on the uniform guide, start lists, splits, transcripts, and results will be available as Marathon Monday approaches.
This year’s Official Program features storylines highlighting many of our 2026 themes, including Meet the Moment, top professional field contenders and athletes to watch, notable anniversaries, and more.
Updated Field Lists: Current Boston Marathon professional field lists can be found within our media resources page and will be consistently updated as the race approaches. Milkesa Mengesha (ETH) and Ser-Od Bat-Ochir (MGL) have been added to the Professional Men’s field.
The following athletes have withdrawn from the Boston Marathon Professional Men’s, Women’s, and Wheelchair fields since announcements earlier this year:
WOMEN: Abbie McNulty Bennie (USA), Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN), Keira D’Amato (USA), Joan Melly (ROU), Gadise Muulu (ETH), Leanne Pompeani (AUS), Natosha Rogers (USA), Megan Sailor (USA), Magdalena Shauri (TAN)
MEN: Akira Akasaki (JPN), Christian Allen (USA), Andy Buchanan (AUS), Yohanes Chiappinelli (ITA), Gemechu Dida (ETH), Amaury Paquet (BEL), Biya Simbassa (USA)
WHEELCHAIR: Susannah Scaroni (USA), Wakako Tsuchida (JPN)
Up to date Boston 5K and B.A.A. Invitational Mile fields can be found within each event’s respective race pages.
130th Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America Fast Facts (as of April 2, 2026).
- 32,494 participants are entered; 30,000 expected to run on race day.
- 18,277 Men, 14,101 Women, 116 Non-Binary Entrants
- Citizens of 137 countries and all 50 U.S. states.
- 4,698 Massachusetts residents entered
- 10,000+ volunteers, including 1,800 medical volunteers.
- Goal of surpassing last year’s record of $50.4 million fundraised through the Bank of America Boston Marathon Official Charity Program.
- 193 nonprofit organizations are part of the Bank of America Boston Marathon Official Charity Program.
- 26.2 miles, 385 yards through eight cities and towns
- $1,484,500 across Open, Wheelchair, and Para Athletics Divisions (including $50,000 course record bonus for open and wheelchair athletes).
Notable Entrants:
- Bryan Arenales, 2025 Love Island Season 7 winner
- Amby Burfoot, 1968 Boston Marathon Champion
- Zdeno Chara, former Boston Bruins captain
- Chelsea Clinton, author and advocate
- Jeff DaRosa, musician, Dropkick Murphys
- Laura Green, running comedian
- Chris Herren, former Boston Celtics player
- Kristine Lilly, former Team USA soccer player
- Des Linden, 2018 Boston Marathon Champion
- Suni Williams, astronaut and trailblazer