Our own Matt Prichard and Malcolm Johnson sat down to discuss how they’ve been getting ready to run in the Boston Marathon and the charities they’re doing it for.
Marathon Monday is approaching in Greater Boston, when thousands of runners from around the world will make the 26.2-mile trek from Hopkinton to Boylston Street in the world's oldest annual marathon road race.
The 2025 Boston Marathon is set for April 21, with more than 31,941 participants registered. This is the 129th running of the race. Here's what to know.
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WATCH HEREThere are some recognizable names among the thousands of runners competing in the 2025 Boston Marathon, as provided by the Boston Athletic Association.
Boston Marathon Champions Racing in the Professional Field:
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- Hellen Obiri (Kenya; also an Olympic medalist)
- Evans Chebet (Kenya)
- Sisay Lemma (Ethiopia)
- Lelisa Desisa (Ethiopia)
- Edna Kiplagat (Kenya)
- Desiree Linden (USA)
- Sharon Cherop (Kenya)
Wheelchair Division:
- Marcel Hug (Switzerland)
- Daniel Romanchuk (USA)
- Joshua Cassidy (Canada)
- Eden Rainbow-Cooper (Great Britain)
- Susannah Scaroni (USA)
- Manuela Schar (Switzerland)
- Tatyana McFadden (USA)
Notable runners outside the professional field:
- Paula Radcliffe, a former world record holder in the Women’s Marathon
- Amby Burfoot, 1968 Boston Marathon Champion
- Brian Diemer, 1984 Olympic bronze medalist in the 3000m steeplechase; he will be running with his daughter McKenzie Pluymert
- Scott Stallings, three-time winner on the PGA Tour
- Alice Cook, Olympic figure skater
- Matt James, TV star of The Bachelor
NBC Boston Stations employees making a run for it:
- NBC10 Boston reporter Matt Prichard is running for Boston Medical Center.
- NBC10 Boston reporter Malcolm Johnson is fundraising for Boston Children's.
- NBC Sports Boston's Drew Carter is running to support the Boston Celtics' Shamrock Foundation.
- NBC Sports Boston account executive Charlie Shiebler is running for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
