Runner Gather for Boston Marathon

HOPKINTON,  — Thousands of runners are gathering in the small and normally quiet town of Hopkinton for the 115th running of the Boston Marathon.

For prepare Boston Marathon, Police have been shutting down roads along the route, which also winds through Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Newton and Brookline. The finish line 26.2 miles away in Boston's Copley Square.