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Patriots legend Rob Gronkowski is waiting at the finish line for the 30,000 runners taking part in Monday's Boston Marathon.
All 50 US states - and nearly 130 countries - were represented in the 128th edition of the historic race, with around 500,000 fans expected to line the streets in Boston.
The action kicked off around 9am ET with the men's and women's wheelchair race before the elite runners hit the roads half an hour later.
Then, at 10am ET on Monday, the throng of amateur runners began the 26.2-mile journey from Hopkinton to the finish line on Boylston Street.
Waiting at the end of the world's oldest and most prestigious annual marathon was former NFL tight end Gronkowski. The 34-year-old spent nearly a decade in New England, winning three Super Bowls alongside Tom Brady with the Patriots.
Britain's Eden Rainbow-Cooper crosses the finish line to win the women's wheelchair race
Around 500,000 supporters are expected to line the streets in Boston for the historic race
Former New England Patriots tight end Gronkowski was named 'grand marshal' of the race
