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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.
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.
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.
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
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Directions to Runner Drop-off/Pick-up
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
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1966 - Bobbi Gibb
In 1966, Bobbi Gibb was the first female to run the Boston Marathon.
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