FAQ

The ONLY guaranteed way to get to the start on race morning is by the official B.A.A. buses between 6:00 and 7:30 a.m. Bus loading will take place at the Tremont Street side of the Boston Common in Boston’s Back Bay area. In order to load all the buses efficiently, avoid delays and get to the start on time, we strongly recommend the following bus loading schedule:

NOTE: Transportation to the start is for official runners only. Each runner must show his/her bib number upon boarding. We are not able to provide transportation to the start from Boston for family or friends. Limited transportation from Boston to Hopkinton to both parking areas will be available after the race at no charge. Buses leave from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. from the corner of Stuart and Berkeley Streets. You must show your race number upon boarding. Wheelchair participants will receive transportation information with their Number Pick-up Card.

If you are in Wave 2 or Wave 3, you will spend less time waiting in the corrals, it won’t take as long to get to the start, and you will have more room to run when you cross the starting line than if you were toward the back of a single-wave race.

Because the fluid stations will have time to re-load after Wave 1 and Wave 2, you will have better access when you arrive at each station.

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.

Warm-up clothing may be checked onto buses that will bring your baggage to the finish in Boston. Affix the baggage label provided to you in your race packet to the plastic bag you received at packet pick-up and give it to the attendant at the appropriate baggage bus on your way to the start area. Buses will be clearly marked according to your bib number. You will retrieve your belongings in the finish area on Boylston Street.

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.

All times are tenative.

Mobility Impaired Division start time: 9:00 a.m.

Wheelchair Division start time: 9:17 a.m.

Handcycle Participant start time: 9:22 a.m.

Elite Women's start time: 9:32 a.m.

Elite Men's and Wave 1 start time: 10:00 a.m.

Wave 2 start time: 10:20 a.m.

Wave 3 start time: 10:40 a.m.

2012: 79 degrees F at the start, 85 degrees F at the finish, W/SW wind 5 mph; clear

2011: 46 degrees F at the start, 55 degrees F at the finish, W/SW wind 16 mph; clear

2010: 49 degrees F at the start; 55 degrees F at the finish; E/NE wind 5 mph; partly cloudy

2009: 51 degrees F at the start; 47 degrees F at the finish; E/NE winds 9-16 mph; partly cloudy

2008: 53 degrees F at the start; 53 degrees F at the finish; E/NE winds 2 mph; clear

2007: 47 degrees F at the start; 50 degrees F at the finish; E/ESE winds at 20-30 mph; overcast, rain

2006: 55 degrees F at the start; 53 degrees F at the finish; calm & clear

Poland Spring Water and Gatorade Endurance Formula (lemon/lime flavor) are the official fluids provided approximately every mile along the course as well as the start and finish areas.