The Boston 5K presented by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care starts at 8:00 a.m.
Gear Check will be available on Boylston St. between Clarendon and Berkeley - 0.5 mi from the Start Line.
Athletes will self-seed on race morning based on pace and bib number. If you are planning to run faster than a 9 minute per mile pace, seed yourself at 7:30 a.m. in Wave 1. If you anticipate running slower than a 9 minute per mile pace, seed yourself at 7:45 a.m. in Wave 2. Signage and announcements will direct you where to go. Please be in the start corral area by 7:45 a.m.
As a reminder, participant shirts will be picked up after you finish.
U.S. residents will be mailed their Bib Number and Participant Guide in late March.
International residents (including Canada) may pick up their bib number at the Boston 5K bib counter at the Expo on Friday, April 18 or on race day at the Registration Tent near the start area.
If you misplace your bib, or it gets damaged, a replacement bib will be issued at the Boston 5K bib counter at the Expo on Friday, April 18 or on race day at the Registration Tent near the start area.
A government issued photo ID is required to pick up or replace your bib number.
Only the registered participant may pick up his or her bib number.
Check that your registration information is correctly imprinted upon your bib.
Do not fold 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.
Please wear your bib on the front of your torso on your outer-most layer.
Bib numbers cannot be refunded, deferred, or transferred.
If inaccuracies appear on the bib number, or your bib number appears damaged, please call the B.A.A. Registration Office at (508) 435-6905 or send an email to accountservices@baa.org.
TRANSPORTATION
The closest MBTA stop to the start area is Park Street on either the Green or Red Line.
Boylston and Arlington are also nearby stops on the Green Line.
Gear Check will be available on Boylston St. between Clarendon and Berkeley - 0.5 mi from the Start Line.
A multiple-wave start program will be used, and athletes will self-seed by pace on race morning based on bib number. All athletes should be seeded in their pace position by 7:45 a.m.
Signs will be positioned near the start area to indicate your start position.
The timing and scoring system will begin recording your time once you cross the starting line. Your net time will be your official time.
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.
Wear your bib on the front of your torso on your outer-most layer.
Results will be posted online after the race concludes.
To be recognized as an official finisher, you must complete the event within the allotted time of one hour from the time the last athlete crosses the start line (approximately 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.)
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Medical personnel will be on site for emergency care as well as to attend to critical and non-critical injuries.
OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER
MarathonFoto is the official photographer of the Boston 5K.
Each entrant will receive an email following the race with details regarding the purchase of photographs.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
General Registration for the 2025 Boston 5K opened on January 29th at 10:00 a.m. within Athletes' Village and is now closed. The entry fee is $60.
