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Boston Office (Administration)
40 Trinity Place
4th floor
Boston MA 02116
phone: 617-236-1652
fax: 617-236-4505
e-mail: info@baa.org
Hopkinton Office (Registration)
“The Starting Line”/One Ash St.
Hopkinton MA 01748
phone: 508-435-6905
fax: 508-435-6590
e-mail: registration@baa.org

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What do I do if I cannot complete the B.A.A. Half Marathon once I have begun?
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Stop for assistance and direction at one of the medical assistance stations on the course, provided by the B.A.A. Sweep buses are available to pick up runners who are unable to finish. Finish-area facilities officially close 2 hours, 30 minutes after the start.
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How can I pick up my Boston Marathon bib number if I haven’t received my Official Number Pick-up card in the mail?
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If your Number Pick Up Card does not reach you before race weekend, please be sure to bring a photo ID with you to Number Pick-Up at the John Hancock Sports and Fitness Expo located at the Hynes Convention Center. Go to the "Replacement Number Pick-Up Cards" booth near number pick-up, show your valid photo id, and a volunteer will print a new card for you. You will use that new card to pick up your number.

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I prefer to make my Boston Marathon hotel reservations with a hotel directly, can you recommend where to stay?
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We cannot make hotel recommendations. The Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau has an extensive list of hotels in the Greater Boston area. Additionally, Marathon Tours and Travel is an official partner of the Boston Marathon, and they have rooms on hold at many hotels in the City of Boston.
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How do I get to the Boston Marathon start from the parking lots in Hopkinton? Can my family come with me?
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Shuttle buses will run from the Hopkinton State Park and the Hopkinton Industrial Park parking lots to the center of Hopkinton. Family and friends are allowed on the buses, and shuttle service back to the lots will be provided immediately after the start of wave two.
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If I improve my Boston Marathon qualifying time, how do I submit it to the B.A.A.?
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If you improve your qualifying time from the time you used to register, please send the name and date of the marathon at which you improved your time, by February 1st, with your updated time to registration@baa.org.

Once verified, it'll be applied to your entry.   Registrations cannot be updated after February 1, 2013.
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How do I get to Franklin Park for the B.A.A. Half Marathon and where do I park?
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Free shuttle services, the MBTA, and our drop-off/pick-up location are your best bet. They're all outlined here.

There will be no parking at the event location. Parking in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood is extremely limited, but some spots along the street may be available.

 

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Can my family come with me to Hopkinton?
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We are not able to provide transportation to the start from Boston for family or friends.
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Do you provide massages at the B.A.A. Half Marathon?
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No. Massage services are not provided at the B.A.A. Half Marathon.

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When does registration begin for the 2013 B.A.A. Half Marathon?
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Registration for the 2013 B.A.A. Half Marathon will begin Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. ET.

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What if I lost my Runner Passport™ or left it at home?
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Replacement passports are available at the John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo. Runners will need to present a photo ID to pick up their bib number.

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B.A.A. Moment 5

1972 - Women Official Entrants in Marathon

Although Bobbi Gibb was the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon in 1966, it was not until the 1972 Boston Marathon that women could become official entrants due to a change in AAU rules.

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