The Boston Half begins and ends in Boston’s Franklin Park
The park, one of the oldest in America, is located in Boston’s Jamaica Plain, Roxbury and Dorchester neighborhoods
The rolling, out and back course runs along the Emerald Necklace Park System
With a start on Pierpont Road, the course proceeds out of Franklin Park, down Morton Street before turning around just shy of mile 2 to run up the Arborway, along New Washington Street and Forest Hills Drive, toward the Arnold Arboretum. Runners head past Jamaica Pond and Olmsted Park, taking a right just after Leverett Pond toward the Jamaicaway. Runners will continue to run on their left as the Jamaicaway becomes the Riverway, before turning around at approximately mile 7.2.
The course then passes Willow Pond and Olmsted Park, before the turn around point on The Riverway 4.75 miles into the race
On the return, athletes hug the eastern side of the Emerald Necklace, with Leverett Pond, and Jamaica Pond now on their right as they head back down the Arborway.
After a pair of out-and-back sections on Circuit Drive, athletes re-enter Franklin Park and finish on Pierpont Road.
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ALONG THE COURSE
Poland Spring Brand Spring Water will be available at approximately every other mile beginning at mile 2.
Gatorade Endurance Formula (newly formulated lemon-lime flavor) will be available at miles 6, 9, and 11.1.
Maurten Hydrogel will be available near mile 6.
Portable toilets will be located at the start/finish, and near each fluid station along the course.
Medical personnel will be available to give emergency care and attend to non-critical injuries at miles 0.7, 3.5, 4.2, 6.5, 7.8, 10, 10.7, 11.3, 11.8, and the finish.
