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Event Information

B.A.A. 10K scheduled for June 24, 2012

RACE:   Sunday, June 24, 2012

TIME:   8:00 a.m. ET

LOCATION:   Starts and finishes on Charles Street near Boston Public Garden in Boston’s Back Bay.

DISTANCE:   10 kilometers (6.2 miles)

FIELD SIZE:    6,000 entrants

ONLINE REGISTRATION OPENS:   Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. ET

FEE:   $55.00

 
RACE SYNOPSIS:  The B.A.A. invites runners to compete in its newest event – the B.A.A. 10K – which complements its B.A.A. 5K (established in 2009 and held in the Spring) and its B.A.A. Half Marathon (established in 2001 and held in the Fall). Participants will receive event t-shirts from adidas, finisher medals, and a pleasurable race day atmosphere at the Boston Common. The roads along the course will close at 7:45 a.m., and begin to re-open on a rolling basis as the last runners pass through. The closures will last no more than two hours.
 
RACE COURSE:  The 6.2-mile course is a scenic tour though Boston's Back Bay.  Notable neighborhoods and attractions include the legendary Bull and Finch Pub, after which the television series “Cheers” was developed, the campus of Boston University, and trendy Kenmore Square.
 
The race begins on Charles Street, winds down picturesque Commonwealth Avenue and Bay State Road as far west as Babcock Street near Boston University, before heading back on Commonwealth Avenue, around the Public Garden and finishing on Charles Street.
 
RACE PHOTOS:  Race photography by Marathon Foto

PRIZE MONEY:  A total prize purse of $29,400 will be distributed to the top finishers overall and in the masters and wheelchair divisions.
   
All information above is subject to change 

B.A.A. Moment 1

1928 - Hopkinton MA

The Boston Marathon began in Ashland, Massachusetts from 1897 through 1923 then moved to Hopkinton for the 1924 race.  Since then, the race has started in Hopkinton every year.