The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has organized this event since 1897, the event was inspired by the success of the first marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics.The Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon and ranks as one of the world’s best-known road racing events. It is one of six World Marathon Majors.

The course runs through 26 miles 385 yards (42.195 km) of winding roads, following Route 135, Route 16, Route 30 and city streets into the center of Boston, where the official finish line is located at Copley Square, alongside the Boston Public Library. The race runs through eight Massachusetts cities and towns: Hopkinton, Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Newton, Brookline, and Boston.

Time of 2019 Boston Marathon
The race will be held on Monday, April 15, 2019, which is Patriots’ Day in Massachusetts. It will be the 123rd running of the marathon.