This is the official timeline of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 21, 2014.
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8:45 a.m. ET |
Moment of Silence |
There will be a moment of silence in the Town of Hopkinton at the start line of the 2014 Boston Marathon in remembrance of Martin W. Richard, Krystle M. Campbell, Lingzi Lu, Officer Sean A. Collier, of the MIT Police Department, all of those included in the One Fund Boston survivor community, and all of those included in the first responder community.
The moment of silence will also recognize recently fallen heroes Lieutenant Edward J. Walsh Jr. and Firefighter Michael R. Kennedy, of the Boston Fire Department, as well as Officer Gregory T. Maloney, of the Plymouth Police Department, and Officer Dennis O. Simmonds, of the Boston Police Department. |
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8:50 a.m. ET |
Mobility Impaired Participants Start |
Official Starter: Governor Deval Patrick, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. |
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9:17 a.m. ET |
Push Rim Wheelchair Division Start |
Official Starter: Tom Grilk, B.A.A. Executive Director. |
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9:22 a.m. ET |
Handcycle Participants Start |
Official Starter: Tom Grilk, B.A.A. Executive Director. |
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9:32 a.m. ET |
Elite Women’s Start |
Official Starter: Joann Flaminio, B.A.A. President. |
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9:48 a.m. ET |
U.S. National Anthem |
Opening the 2014 Boston Marathon with the singing of the U.S. National Anthem will be Sgt. Daniel M. Clark, “The Singing Trooper.” Clark has been opening the Boston Marathon since 1990, and also ran the Boston Marathon, after singing, in 2002 and 2009. |
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9:51 a.m. ET |
National Guard Flyover |
Massachusetts Army National Guard members of “C” Company, 3rdof the 126th General Support Aviation Battalion, will conduct a flyover at the Boston Marathon start line with four HH-60M Air Ambulance Helicopters. The Battalion participated directly in the Emergency Response in April 2013, providing Direct Support to law enforcement agencies. From the start line, the helicopters will fly over the entire Marathon course, reaching the finish line in approximately 15 minutes. |
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10:00 a.m. ET |
Elite Men’s Start & Wave One |
Official Starter: Christina Whelton, member of Boston’s renowned Brown family. It has been customary for a member of the legendary Brown family to start one of the races on Patriots’ Day. |
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10:25 a.m. ET |
Wave Two |
Official Starter: Bill McRobert, Retired Hopkinton Police Chief. |
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10:41 a.m. ET |
Men’s Push Rim Wheelchair Division expected finish time (approximate). |
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10:55 a.m. ET |
Women’s Push Rim Wheelchair Division expected finish time (approximate). |
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11:00 a.m. ET |
Wave Three |
Official Starter: Bob Santucci, Retired Fire Prevention Officer, Hopkinton Fire Department. |
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11:25 a.m. ET |
Wave Four |
Official Starter: Amanda Desroches, mother of 13-year-old Shayne Desroches, who was killed riding his bike near his home on Hayden Rowe Street in Hopkinton earlier this year. |
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11:56 a.m. ET |
Women’s Open Division expected finish time (approximate). |
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12:08 p.m. ET |
Men’s Open Division expected finish time (approximate). |
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