RAINY FORECAST PROMPTS ADJUSTMENTS TO MONDAY'S BOSTON MARATHON

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BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Marathon's race director says the unthinkable has happened: the rainy, windy and generally miserable conditions from last year's race are returning this year.

Dave McGillivray announced several adjustments Friday for the world's oldest annual marathon because of the forecast.

The @BAA has provided the following information in regards to the expected weather conditions during the Boston Marathon on April 15. This includes updates to start times and advice to all entrants heading into Monday’s race. To learn more, visit: https://t.co/XmTzjQuzTl pic.twitter.com/d20cmJcz5w

— Boston Marathon (@bostonmarathon) April 12, 2019

The Boston Athletic Association stages the event for the 123rd time Monday.

There will be additional medical vehicles to pick up athletes who can't complete the course, tent walls and heat will be added at the staging areas and additional ponchos and hand warmers will be distributed to volunteers. The association eliminated a 25-minute gap in the start times for two waves of runners.

McGillivray says the plans are based on what they learned in 2018, when more wheelchair and elite athletes dropped out than in any previous race.