Track Rhode Island's Runners In 2021 Boston Marathon: Live

BOSTON — The 2021 Boston Marathon is underway, which means runners from Rhode Island are making their 26.2-mile journey from Hopkinton to the famed Boylston Street finish line in Boston.

To track a particular runner, go to the Boston Athletic Association's tracker. You can search participants via electronic chips if you have their bib number, name or city/town they are from. This year has staggered start times; everyone will have left the start line by 11 a.m.

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Here are the start times for the 2021 Boston Marathon:

• Men's wheelchair: 8:02 a.m.
• Women's wheelchair: 8:05 a.m.
• Handcycles and duos: 8:30 a.m.
• Professional men: 8:37 a.m.
• Professional women: 8:45 a.m.
• Para athletics division: 8:50 .am.
• Rollings start begins: 9 a.m.
• Rolling start ends: 11:30 a.m.

The 2021 Boston Marathon for the first time is taking place in the fall, pushed back six months from its traditional April date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 Boston Marathon was postponed before being canceled, the first time the race didn't take place in its 124-year history (though there was a virtual event.)

The Marathon returns with a reduced field of fewer than 20,000 runners — the usual amount is over 30,000. Those running won't need to wear masks on the course, but they will if they enter any medical tents or other facilities; Boston has an indoor mask mandate in effect. Runners must be vaccinated or have a recent negative COVID-19 test.

There will be live national coverage on NBC. People watching outside the United States can find who is carrying the race here.

Find out more about the race broadcasts here.