She breaks course record in her first appearance at event.

By Barbara Huebner

Under a cloudless blue sky “on the most gorgeous day ever,” Nicole Sifuentes was asked how she felt. “Terrible,” she said.

The two-time Olympian for Canada, a 1500-meter bronze medalist at the IAAF World Indoor Championships, couldn’t have been happier about it, having just broken the tape in 4:33.7 to win the B.A.A. Invitational Mile, eclipsing the course record in her first appearance here.

Molly Huddle is unable to keep the streak alive

By Barbara Huebner

Since 2014, Molly Huddle has owned the B.A.A. 5K, winning three years in a row and setting an American record in 2015. So when she went through the first mile of this flat-and-fast course in 4:46, leading the field, no one was surprised—not even Huddle.

Until she turned around.

“Everybody was still there,” said Huddle afterward. “So I was like, OK, it’s going to be a hard one today.”

Wins Fourth B.A.A. 5K

Story By James O'Brien

On a picture-perfect day for racing through downtown Boston, New England-native Ben True stormed to his fourth B.A.A. 5K win, establishing a new American Record in in 13:20. True battled stride for stride with challengers Stephen Sambu and James Kibet, though came out on top at the finish adjacent to Boston Common.

Boston’s newest park will be universally accessible for all children

BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced that a contribution of $20,000 will be donated to the construction of Martin’s Park at Children’s Wharf in honor of Martin W. Richard. The B.A.A., along with John Hancock Financial and the Producers of BOSTON, the first feature-length documentary chronicling the Boston Marathon, have pledged to support Martin’s Park, a universally accessible park and playground along the Fort Point Channel in South Boston.

Changes Will Take Effect for 2017 Boston Marathon on Monday, April 17

The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), organizers of the Boston Marathon, is taking action to demonstrate its commitment to the participation and recognition of athletes with disabilities competing in the handcycle program in the Boston Marathon. Working with representatives of Achilles International and athletes who participate in the field, and responding to their concerns, the B.A.A.

On 50th anniversary of 1967 race, McKenzie and Gibb to lead 30,000 participants from Hopkinton to Boston

BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced today that the top men’s and women’s finishers of the 1967 Boston Marathon, Dave McKenzie and Roberta ‘Bobbi’ Gibb, will be Co-Grand Marshals of the 2017 Boston Marathon® on Monday, April 17. The Boston Marathon is the oldest annual marathon in the world, and is traditionally held on Patriots’ Day in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

American record holders Molly Huddle and Ben True seek B.A.A. 5K titles, while global medalist Dawit Seyaum leads B.A.A. Invitational Mile field.

BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced an elite field of world class competitors for the 2017 B.A.A. 5K and B.A.A. Invitational Mile, to be held on Saturday, April 15, two days prior to the 2017 Boston Marathon®. Rhode Island’s Molly Huddle and New Hampshire’s Ben True will return to Boston each aiming to earn their fourth B.A.A. 5K titles.

30,000 official participants in the Boston Marathon, including more than 6,200 runners traveling from 94 countries outside the United States.

BOSTON (March 23, 2017) - The 121st Boston Marathon on Monday, April 17, 2017, and surrounding Marathon-related events including the John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo and the B.A.A. 5K, will bring an estimated $192.2 million (USD) in spending impact to the Greater Boston region, according to Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau (GBCVB) President and CEO Patrick Moscaritolo.

Together, they will further their parallel missions of promoting healthy lifestyles through athletics. 

BOSTON – Equinox and the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today proudly announced the beginning of a multiple-year sponsorship agreement, connecting the high performance lifestyle leader to the Boston Marathon, the world’s oldest annual marathon. Together, Equinox and the Boston Marathon will further their parallel missions of promoting healthy lifestyles through athletics.

Daily Schedule of Events for the 121st running of the Boston Marathon

BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association has issued its Schedule of Events for official participants in the 2017 Boston Marathon.