Start waves, people with disabilities, then wheelchair, then the elite. The last run everything else. A long line of people sweating, celebrating human endurance. During the 114th Boston Marathon, Robert Cheruiyot set a new record in the men's race.
Randy Potash dog named Payton as if tired of watching the Boston Marathon on April 19 in Newton. (Suzanne Kreiter / Globe staff)
Runner resting in front of a marathon in the sports village in Hopkinton. (Yoon S. Byun / Globe Staff)
Volunteers from the Red Cross Binsfild Kim (left) and Bill Vormvald toilets are arranged along the route of the marathon in Wellesley. (Suzanne Kreiter / Globe Staff)
Family Scott Russell (on my knees) every year for 16 years building a stationary mobile platform in Natick. This year's theme was the Bourbon Street Mardi Gras. (Suzanne Kreiter / Globe staff)
Runners start in Hopkinton. (AP Photo / Michael Dwyer)
College student "Bates" Lila Totino, a leading blog on the Internet, climbed a tree to see better marathon. (Yoon S. Byun / Globe Staff)
Wellesley College student Lee Ung waiting kisses from marathoners. (Suzanne Kreiter / Globe Staff)
Wellesley College students support the runners. (Suzanne Kreiter / Globe Staff)
Empty paper cups littered the road in Wellesley. (AP Photo / Mary Schwalm)
Passers-by and the police rush to the aid of the runner, who suffered a heart attack during a marathon. (Steve McLaughlin)
Vangeli Vargas (left) and Paul Haley support runners Hartbreyk Hill in Newton. (John Blanding / Globe Staff)
Robert Cheruiyot (left) and Deriba Merga during a marathon in Newton. (John Blanding / Globe Staff)
The winner of the women's category runners wheelchair, Vakak Group Tsushida from Japan, celebrates his victory. (David L. Ryan / Globe Staff)
Ernst van Dyk (left) - the winner in the male category runners wheelchair - celebrates victory with Krieg Shabortom runner-up. (Jim Davis / Globe Staff)
Teyba Erkesso of Ethiopia crosses the finish line and wins in the women's category. (David L. Ryan / Globe Staff)
Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya ran the last 3 km. one, looking up from his opponents. (Essdras M Suarez / Globe Staff)
Marathon run on Boylston Street to the finish line. (David L. Ryan / Globe Staff)
Joyful Girl skipping runs to the finish line. (Jim Davis / Globe Staff)
Tetsutomo Iizuka from Tokyo - Mini Mouse in male disguise. (David L. Ryan / Globe Staff)
Runners in suits of cups closer to the finish line. (Jim Davis / Globe Staff)
Michael Arnstein from New York had just crossed the finish line. (AP Photo / Bizuayehu Tesfaye)