Your guide to Marathon Monday in Boston

The runners are tenacious, the volunteers and spectators are hyped and the day-drinking college students are usually doing their own thing.

What to know: The race officially kicks off at 9:02am in Hopkinton with the wheelchair men's division, followed by the wheelchair women’s division, hand cycles, duos and the runners. The last wave of runners starts at 11:15am.

Meet some of the Boston runners.

👟 Katy Augustyn, an alum of the Boston Women’s Rugby Football Club, is running to raise money for DetecTogether, a Westborough-based nonprofit that helps people detect cancer early and improve their chances of survival.

👟 Massachusetts Sen. Lydia Edwards is running to support the education nonprofit Junior Achievement.

👟 Dayo Fadelu is running the marathon to raise money for Haley House.

👟 Caleb Ho is running for the first time to support the Boston Chinese Neighborhood Center.

👟 Mario Nimock, an attorney and longtime patient of Fenway Health, is running to support the organization.

👟 Steven Reny, whose daughter nearly lost her leg in the 2013 bombings, is running to support the Gillian Reny Stepping Center for Trauma Innovation.

Be Smart: If you're watching along the marathon route, don't bring backpacks, glass containers or anything on this list.

• Put the drones away. They're not allowed around the marathon route.

Threat level: Local, state and federal officials are on heightened alert because of the 10-year anniversary and the sheer size of the event. Uniformed and plain-clothes officers will monitor the route from several spots.