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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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Will I get disqualified if I start in the wrong wave of the Boston Marathon?
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We don’t want to have to disqualify anyone. However, if it can be verified that you moved from Wave 3 into Wave 2 or Wave 1, or from Wave 2 into Wave 1 you are subject to disqualification.

You can move back from Wave 1 into Wave 2 or Wave 3, or from Wave 2 into Wave 3, but you can not start in the first corral of a later wave.

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I am not an officially registered runner in the Boston Marathon. Can I take the bus from Boston to the start in Hopkinton or is there public transportation to Hopkinton?
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We are able to provide transportation to the start from Boston to Hopkinton for officially registered runners only. There is no public transportation to Hopkinton.
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Is there a host hotel for the B.A.A. Half Marathon?
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No hotel has been designated as host hotel for the Half Marathon. For hotels in the Boston area, check www.bostonusa.com. Franklin Park, where the race starts and finishes, is close to the Jamaica Plain, Brookline, Forest Hills, and West Roxbury sections of Boston.
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How do I register and/or declare my team for the Boston Marathon?
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Online registration ONLY will be available between March 1, 2013 and April 5, 2013 at the Boston Marathon website. All team members must have submitted their application and must have been accepted for entry into the 2013 Boston Marathon prior to team registration.

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If I am 15 seconds over the qualifying time, will my time be accepted for the Boston Marathon?
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No. For the 2014 Boston Marathon, we will no longer accept applications with times that are within 59 seconds of the listed qualifying times, (e.g., 3:05:59).

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I was qualified for the 2013 Boston Marathon but didn't get into the race. Is my time still good for 2014?
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To qualify for the 2014 Boston Marathon, qualifying times must have been attained on or after September 22, 2012. Qualifying times attained prior to that date are not valid for the 2014 race.

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Where and when will B.A.A. Half Marathon results be posted?
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Race day results will be posted electronically online at www.baa.org and on coolrunning.com.
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Can a friend pick up my Boston Marathon bib number for me?
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Yes. You must sign your number pick-up card and give it to your friend. Your friend must write his/her name and address on the card and provide his/her photo I.D.

When he/she picks up your number, he/she will be directed to an I.D. verification booth when entering the expo. No photo copies or notes will be accepted. Numbers are non-transferable and entry fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.

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Will there be clocks along the B.A.A. Half Marathon course?
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Digital clocks, positioned at every mile and at the finish line, will indicate the unofficial time from the starter's gun. See the course map here.
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Will there be PowerGel along the B.A.A. Half Marathon course?
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A PowerGel station will be set up approximately at Mile 6. PowerGel is a concentrated, carbohydrate gel that delivers immediate energy for endurance athletes. See the course map here.
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B.A.A. Moment 7

1977 - Bob Hall Becomes the First Person to Complete the Race in a Wheelchair

Shown here in 1977, Bob Hall pioneered the division when he became the first person to complete the race in a wheelchair in 1975, making good on his promise to finish in under three hours.

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