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Ponchos. some are telling me today's humidity is not ideal. it is a 26.2 mile route covering eight cities and towns in hopkinton and ending in the square where we are. crowds have gathered this weekend in honor of the bombing victims. many now run in honor of them. some survivors are in the race. 9:00 this morning is the wheelchair division and 10:00, runners start in waves throughout the afternoon before ending at this spot at the finish line. >> will: thank you. we are reminiscing where we were. >> ainsley: remember the boat? i was working at fox then.

At just 26-years-old Conner Mantz made a splash in the marathon world when he finished the Chicago marathon in 2:08:16.

Let's go. he's ran more than 9500 miles, often finished his daily 26.2 mile route before starting work and has gone through more than 20 pairs of trainers. meet cumbrian marathon man gary mckee, speaking here to bbc breakfast before he set off this morning for his 365th marathon. a little bit nervous. it's not about the distance, it just about. .. it is the last one and i've got all these people out to support me and it's incredible that everybody came out on my last day. but it went without a hitch, running the distance injust overfour hours. the streets were lined. it was raining but everybo...

The final hurdle. the finish line is in sight, just 26.2 miles to go. let's return to our top story this hour. the former pope, benedict xvi, has died in the vatican at the age of 95. he was chosen to lead the roman catholic church in 2005 — but in 2013, he became the first pope to resign since the middle ages. let's speak now to father thomas reese — a senior analyst for the religion news service & author of inside the vatican: the politics and organization of the catholic church. in some ways, is it fair to say that the impact of benedict was as much about what happened inside the church...

Further south but it will be windy. mild here though and a mild start to 2023 in the south. back to you. lots of people take up running in the new year as a way to get fit, but how about running a marathon every morning? every day? for a year? well, that's what gary mckee has been doing this year since the first of january, and today he'll be setting off on his final run of the year. our reporter abi smitton is in cumbria with him this morning. this is quite staggering. she follows the story ahead of the final run. we can see the mileage on the issue on the christmas tree. good morning! issue ...