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At the conclusion of the first week of registration, nearly 15,000 applicants were informed of their acceptance. A total of more than 20,000 entrants will be accepted through this process. Additionally, 277 qualifiers who have run ten or more consecutive Boston Marathons have been accepted and notified.

They further believe that there should be two world records for women’s road running performances, separately recognising those achieved in mixed competition and women’s only conditions.

Enman (Huntington, Vt.) became the first senior U.S. woman to win an individual gold medal at the race, helping Team USA to an overall fourth-place finish. She recorded a time of 40 minutes, 39 seconds over the 8.59 kilometer course.

It was also the first appearance for Enman in the World Mountain Running Championships. She qualified for the event after winning the 2011 USA Mountain Running Championships June 26 in North Conway, N.H.

“We regret the news we recently received on the passing of Mr. Doroteo Flores, of Guatemala, the Boston Marathon’s first Latin American champion in 1952,” said Tom Grilk, B.A.A. Executive Director.

The B.A.A. Half Marathon begins and ends in Boston’s scenic Franklin Park at 8:30 a.m. on the Sunday of Columbus Day weekend. After leaving the park, the race takes runners along Boston and Brookline’s Emerald Necklace park system on an out-and-back route that puts autumn’s foliage on full display. In addition to the nearly 7,000 runners expected to compete, a field of international athletes will vie for a combined prize purse of $30,000.

Under overcast skies and a starting temperature of 65 degrees, the Boston Athletic Association added a new chapter in their 124th year history with the inaugural running of the B.A.A. 10K. Starting and finishing in Boston Common, 3,060 runners competed along Commonwealth Avenue and past Boston University, before making the turn-around at Babcock Street and heading back to the finish.