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Participant Information: Directions and Parking

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Athlete Registration
Half Marathon Training
Pre-race Information
Directions and Parking
Drop-off and Pick-up Location
UMass Boston
Team Competition
Athletes with Disabilities

Getting to Start/Finish at White Stadium in Franklin Park

PARKING

  • Parking on the street in the surrounding neighborhoods of Roxbury, Dorchester, and Jamaica Plain is extremely limited.
  • We strongly recommend race participants who are driving take the official B.A.A. shuttles from the UMass Boston satellite location.
  • There is no parking within Franklin Park on race day.

 

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UMASS BOSTON CAMPUS PARKING & SHUTTLE SERVICE

  • Parking in the North and South lots on the UMass Boston campus is free.
  • Signage and volunteers will be on-site to assist.
  • UMass Boston (Student Center), 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125
  • Directions to UMass Boston
  • The B.A.A. will provide shuttle bus service from the UMass Boston Student Center that will drop-off runners less than a quarter-mile from the Start line.
  • Shuttle service pre-race will run from 6:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.
  • Shuttles will pick-up at the UMass Student Center
  • Return shuttles after the race will run from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  • All shuttles will pick-up runners at Franklin Park near the intersection of Humboldt Avenue and Seaver Street.
  • This is less than an quarter-mile from the Finish line.

UMass Boston Satellite Parking Map 

 

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JFK/UMASS MBTA RED LINE STATION SHUTTLE SERVICE

  • No parking at this location
  • For more information on WMATA, visit: www.mbta.com
  • See map above
  • Shuttle service will run from 6:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.
  • Pick-up and drop-off in front of the T Station on the Morrissey Boulevard side
  • Return shuttle service from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  • All shuttles will pick-up runners at Franklin Park near the intersection of Humboldt Avenue and Seaver Street.
  • This is less than an quarter-mile from the Finish line.

 

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FOREST HILLS MBTA ORANGE LINE STATION SHUTTLE SERVICE

  • No parking at this location.
  • For more information on WMATA, visit: www.mbta.com
  • Shuttle service to Franklin Park from from 6:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.
  • Pick up and drop off on Hyde Park Avenue in front of T stop
  • Return shuttle service from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  • All shuttles will pick-up runners at Franklin Park near the intersection of Humboldt Avenue and Seaver Street.
  • This is less than an quarter-mile from the Finish line.

Forest Hills Shuttle Service 

 

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RUNNER DROP-OFF & PICK-UP AT SOUTH ENTRANCE OF FRANKLIN PARK ZOO

  • No parking at this location.
  • You may choose to have a friend or relative drop you off before the race and pick you up after the race.
  • We suggest North Peabody Circle - l ocated at the South entrance to the Franklin Park Zoo at One Franklin Park Road in Boston.
  • Roads within Franklin Park will close by 7:45 a.m. and drop-off access near the start line will be blocked.
  • If you plan to be dropped off on race morning, please plan to arrive by no later than 7:45 a.m.
B.A.A. Moment 8

1996 - Centennial Boston Marathon

The historic centennial Boston Marathon in 1996 was monumental for many reasons. It was the not only the first time that the ChampionChip timing and scoring device was used in a major US Marathon, but it was the largest running event ever held at the time. 

The starting field of 38,708 stood for more than seven years as the largest in the history of the sport. Included among the finishers were 16 Boston champions.

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