FAQ

For the 2014 Boston Marathon, registration will begin in September, 2013 and continue until the field size limit is reached.

• Registration will occur on a “rolling admission” schedule until the maximum field size is reached, beginning with the fastest qualifiers.
• For the first two days of registration for the 2014 Boston Marathon, those who are eligible for entry by having met the qualifying standards for their age and gender group by 20 minutes or more will be able to enter.
• On the third day, registration will open for those who have met their qualifying standards by 10 minutes or more.
• On the fifth day, registration will open for those who have met their qualifying standards by five minutes or more.
• During this first week of registration, applicants will be notified as they are accepted and their qualifying performance verified.

Runners with an active, consecutive streak of Boston Marathon finishes of any length who started the 2013 Boston Marathon and reached the half marathon checkpoint or later but did not have the opportunity to cross the finish line on Boylston Street may count the 2013 Boston Marathon as an official finish and a preservation of their streak. In addition, those runners with 10 or more consecutive Boston Marathon finishes will be eligible to register for the 2014 Boston Marathon during a special registration period from August 19 to August 29.

The race director or race management can tell you if a course is certified. For a complete list of certified courses in the U.S.A. check USA Track & Field. In Canada check Athletics Canada. Internationally, an extensive calendar of races is listed at the Association of International Marathon and Road Races website, with indication of courses that are not certified.

After you submit your application, you'll receive an e-mail confirming that we've received your application. Verification of your qualified time can then take up to five weeks as the results from your qualifying race are verified.

Once we verify your time, you'll receive a second e-mail that confirms your entrance into the Boston Marathon.

The B.A.A. has provided a projected finish time to 2013 Boston Marathon starters who reached the half marathon checkpoint or later but did not have the opportunity to cross the finish line on Boylston Street. 2013 Boston Marathon runners can find their last recorded checkpoint and projected finish time by clicking here. Those runners will also be included in the Official Results Booklet in a separate listing and will receive an official results certificate.

Parking in Hopkinton is extremely limited, and no on-street parking will be allowed in Hopkinton. Roads into Hopkinton close at 7:30 a.m. Limited parking is available at the South Street Industrial Park lot and at the Hopkinton State Park on Route 85. Once these lots are full, drop-off only will be allowed at the entrance of the Hopkinton State Park. No drop-off will be allowed near the entrance of the South Street lot at the base of the Exit 21A off of Route 495. Expect delays! Follow police directions and do not park illegally!

Corrals are assigned based on qualfiying time.

In order to exit the Village and enter the corrals in an efficient and orderly fashion, runners will leave the Athletes’ Village according to their assigned wave, bib number, and corral assignment, and will be directed down Grove Street to Main Street. NOTE: Your starting corral is printed beneath your runner's number on your bib. It can also be found on your Number Pick-up Card and Baggage Label. Please do not stop along the way.  

The schedule of release from the Athletes’ Village is as follows:
WAVE	BIB COLOR	EXIT VILLAGE	CORRALS
1	Red	9:10 a.m.	Corrals 1–3
1	Red	9:15:a.m.	Corrals 4–6
1	Red	9:20 a.m.	Corrals 7–9
2	White	9:35 a.m.	Corrals 1–3
2	White	9:40 a.m.	Corrals 4–6
2	White	9:45 a.m.	Corrals 7–9
3	Blue	10:00 a.m.	Corrals 1–3
3	Blue	10:05 a.m	Corrals 4–6
3	Blue	10:10 a.m.	Corrals 7–9

All finishers will receive a B.A.A. Half Marathon medal.

Prize money will be awarded equally to men and women, based on gun time. Top finishers in the open, masters, team, and push rim wheelchair divisions will receive prize money from a total purse of nearly $40,000.

You can find more information here: Prize Money

From 1st to 10th place, prizes are respectively as follows: $6,000, $4,000, $2,500, $1,500, $1000, $800, $600, $500, $400, $300.

Prizes for the top three athletes in the Master's Division (40-and-older) are: 1st: $300 2nd: $200 3rd: $100

Awards for the top three athletes in the Push Rim Wheelchair Division are: 1st: $500 2nd: $300 3rd: $200 Handcycle participants are not eligible to receive prize money awards in the push rim wheelchair division.

Awards will be presented to the top five finishers overall and top three push rim wheelchair division finishers, along with the first, second and third place finishers in the following age groups for both men and women: 14-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, and 80+.

Participants who complete the course will receive a specially designed finisher's medal.