Sunday, October 7, 2012 

Race Day Schedule (tentative)

6:30 - 7:45 a.m.
Shuttle service and warm-up
7:45 a.m.  
Roads close within Franklin Park
8:30 a.m.
START OF B.A.A. HALF MARATHON
10:15 a.m.
Post-race refreshments & entertainment
10:30 a.m.
Return shuttle service commence
10:30 a.m.
Awards Ceremony
11:00 a.m.
Official Timing Concludes
12:00 p.m.
Finish area and facilities close
12:30 p.m.
Return shuttle service ends

PRE-RACE

Bib Number

Your official race bib number will be mailed to you in advance of the race. Please check that your registration information is correctly imprinted upon your bib. Please do not fold, crease, or forcefully bend your bib. The timing and scoring device is affixed to the back of your bib, and should not be damaged or removed from the bib.

If your bib number appears damaged, please call the B.A.A. Registration Office at 508-435-6905 or send an e-mail detailing the necessary correction to halfregistration@baa.org.

Baggage Check

Entrants can check belongings at a designated location near the start. Bags will be provided and belongings must be claimed following the race. Please use the baggage tag affixed to your bib number to help us identify your bag once the race has concluded.

You may use your own bag or a plastic bag provided by the B.A.A. to check your belongings. Please do not check valuables.

ALONG THE COURSE

Port-o-johns 

For your convenience, an ample number of port-o-johns will be placed near the start/finish area for use before and after the race. Please use these units. Participants are requested to respect the surrounding private and public property by using the port-o-johns provided. Also, port-o-johns will be placed near each fluid replacement station on the course (at every other mile, beginning at mile 2). Please help us reflect well on the communities we utilize.

Medical Assistance

Medical personnel will be available to give emergency care, as well as attend to non-critical injuries, at miles 0.7, 2.0, 4.5, 7.5, 11.2, 12.0, and the finish. Additionally, a medical bus will be located at the turnaround at mile 4.7.

Drop-out and Course Closure

Runners unable to finish the race may stop at one of the medical facilities along the course for assistance and direction. Sweep vans will follow the race, picking up runners who are unable to finish the course. Finish area facilities officially close at 12:00 p.m. For safety reasons, strollers, in-line skates, skateboards (and similar vehicles of any kind), and animals are not permitted. The use of headphones is discouraged but permitted.

Course Clocks and Mile Signage
Digital clocks, positioned at every mile and at the finish line, will indicate the unofficial time from the starter’s gun.

Course Amenities and Fluid Replacement

Poland Spring® Brand 100% Natural Spring Water will be available at every other mile beginning at mile two, and G Series Pro Endurance Formula™ will be available at miles six, 9.5, and 10.5. PowerBar Gel® will be available near mile six.

Race photography by Marathon Foto

POST-RACE

Finish

At the finish, volunteers will direct you to the refreshment area, the medical tent (if necessary), and for official participants who finish by 11:00a.m., the finishers' medals. Here's a preview:

 

T-Shirt Distribution

Upon completing the race, you’ll receive an official t-shirt near the refreshments area. T-shirts will not be distributed before the race. 

Medical Assistance

Medical facilities will be available at the finish. The B.A.A. is not responsible for event-related injuries, and athletes are responsible for individual expenses incurred. Only runners needing medical attention will be allowed to enter the medical tent.

Entertainment and Refreshments

As you enjoy your accomplishment of completing the race, there will be refreshments for you to replenish your thirst and hunger. B.Good and Boloco will be providing food to finishers of the race. In addition, there will be live entertainment.

Timing and Results

An electronic timing system will enable you to receive your net time, which will be your official time. The timing and scoring tag will be affixed to the back of your bib, and must not be bent, creased, or cracked for you to be scored, timed, and to appear among the results as an official finisher.

Timing will conclude two hours, 30 minutes following the start. Roads and paths along the route will begin to reopen to traffic prior to the conclusion of timing and scoring, and those remaining on the course will be directed off the roadways and onto walkways by local police. Results will be posted Sunday afternoon on www.baa.org and www.coolrunning.com.

Awards

The awards ceremony will begin at approximately 10:30 a.m. The top five overall finishers 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 will receive customized B.A.A. Half Marathon awards: 14 to 19 years old; 20 to 24 years old; 25 to 29 years old; 30 to 34 years old; 35 to 39 years old; 40 to 44 years old; 45 to 49 years old; 50 to 54 years old; 55 to 59 years old; 60 to 64 years old; 65 to 69 years old; 70 to 74 years old; 75 to 79 years old; 80 years old and older.

Age group awards will not be distributed on site, and will be mailed following results verification.

Team awards will also be distributed for the following categories: Overall, 40-and-older, 50-and-older, and 60-and-older.

Prize Money

A total of $38,400 in prize money will be awarded equally to men and women based on the time from the starting gun (not by net time).

Masters division runners are eligible for both overall prize money awards and masters division prize money awards.

Place	Overall	Masters (40-and-older)	Push Rim Wheelchair
1st	$6,000	$300	$300
2nd	$4,000	$200	$200
3rd	$2,500	$100	$100
4th	$1,500
5th	$1000
6th	$800
7th	$600
8th	$500
9th	$400
10th	$300

Drug Testing

The event will engage the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), in accordance with the International Standards of Doping Control, to test selected athletes who earn prize money. Athletes who participate in the 2012 B.A.A. Half Marathon may be subject to drug testing in accordance with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) Protocol for Olympic Movement Testing (USADA Protocol). USADA will be responsible for conducting comprehensive drug testing, as well as the adjudication of positive findings. Athletes with positive drug test results will have their cases adjudicated according to the USADA Protocol and will be penalized, if appropriate, according to applicable IAAF or World Anti Doping Agency rules. Such penalties may include, but not be limited to, a period of ineligibility from competition, as well as disqualification from past competitions and cancellation of awards and prizes previously awarded. Any substance taken by an athlete is at his/her own risk and may result in a positive sample. BEWARE: Some nutritional supplements, prescription, cold medicines and over-the-counter medications contain prohibited substances. For additional information regarding specific drugs and substances call the USADA Drug Reference Line at 1-800-233-0393, or visit either www.usantidoping.org or www.888athlete.org.