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Contact Info:
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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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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What do I do if I don’t receive or if I lose my Boston Marathon Number Pick-up Card?
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Bring a photo I.D. and proof of payment (cancelled check or credit card statement) to the card replacement desk in the Number Pick-up area, and we will issue a new card. A Number Pick-up Card must be presented in order to receive your number.
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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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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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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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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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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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Are bikes/skates/baby joggers/dogs allowed on the B.A.A. Half Marathon course?

 
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No. For safety reasons, strollers, in-line skates, skateboards and like vehicles of any kind, animals are not permitted.

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Are B.A.A. Half Marathon awards presented according to official ("gun") time, or net time?
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All prize money winners will be decided by gun time. All age group division awards will be awarded by net time.

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B.A.A. Moment 4

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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