Being the primary to cross the end line on Boylston Road comes with perks, not simply bragging rights.
The Boston Marathon will dole out a total of $879,500 throughout skilled divisions by the tip of Monday. First-place winners obtain $150,000 within the open division (the elite runners), $25,000 within the wheelchair division, $5,000 for masters (runners over 40) and $1,500 for the para division. Second-place winners earn $75,000, $15,000, $2,500 and $750 in these respective classes.
Winners within the open and wheelchair divisions might have earned an extra $50,000 for breaking course information, although none had been set this yr. Marcel Hug of Switzerland, the 2021 wheelchair champion, missed the course file by seven seconds final yr when he took a fallacious flip — a mistake that very doubtless price him the extra $50,000.
