If you're in any of those categories, here's how you can watch the Marathon on Monday, April 21, from home or elsewhere: Live coverage of the Boston Marathon will exclusively air on WCVB-TV beginning at 4 a.m.

Barry Keane (Boston, Mass.): Keane, who is originally from Waterford, Ireland, now trains in Boston. He finished 9th in the 2024 Boston Half. This will be his first Boston Marathon. He was a four-time Big East champion in the 10,000m run during his college days at Butler and finished seventh in the event at the 2023 NCAA championships.

This segment actually affects pros and amateurs pretty equally, although elite runners fared slightly better. Strava found that 47 percent of pro runners slowed down 5 percent or more at Heartbreak Hill, while 56 percent of amateur runners slowed down here, also by 5 percent or more.