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FAMILY MEETING AREA
Arrange to meet friends or relatives in the designated Family Meeting Area located on St. James Avenue and Stuart St. from Berkeley St. to Clarendon St. beyond the Finish Area exit.
- Alphabetically lettered and posted signs will enable parties to meet at the sign with the first letter of your last name.
- Remember that getting fluids and refreshments, collecting your bag and medal may take considerable time. Please advise your friends accordingly and ask them to be patient.
- Due to road closures and traffic congestion, inform your friends that they will be unable to drive vehicles close to the Finish Area.
- Limited transportation from Boston to Hopkinton (see below) to both parking areas will be available after the race at no charge. Buses leave from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. from the corner of Stuart and Berkeley streets. You must show your race number to board.
RESULTS
- All results are unofficial until they appear in the official 114th B.A.A. Boston Marathon Racers’ Record Book.
- Complete results will be available following the race via the internet at: www.baa.org
- The B.A.A. will mail individual result postcards promptly to competitors finishing before 4:45 p.m.
- No times are recorded after 4:45 p.m.
AWARDS
Winners of the men’s and women’s divisions receive their olive wreath, medal and
Champion’s trophy at the victory stand from city and state dignitaries immediately after
their finish. Awards, courtesy of Long’s Jewelers, are presented at the Awards Ceremony.
Prize money for the men’s and women’s overall, 40-and-over and push rim wheelchair
divisions will be awarded based on gun time. All other divisions and age-group awards
will be based on net time.
RUNNERS MEN WOMEN
Overall top 10 top 10
40 – 44 top 3 top 3
45 – 49 top 3 top 3
50 – 54 top 3 top 3
55 – 59 top 3 top 3
60 – 64 top 3 top 3
65 – 69 top 3 top 3
70 – 74 top 3 top 3
75 – 79 top 3 top 3
80+ top 3 top 3
PUSH-RIM WHEELCHAIRS
Open top 5 top 5
Quad-class top finisher top finisher
VISUALLY IMPAIRED top 3 top 3
TEAMS
Open Champion Champion
40-and-over Champion Champion
Prize money will be awarded to the top 15 finishers overall, top five masters, and top 10 wheelchair finishers. Only women (open and masters) starting the race in the elite women’s start at 9:32 a.m. are eligible for prize money.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Awards Ceremony: Monday, April 19, 5:00 p.m.
The Fairmont Copley Plaza Boston (Grand Ballroom)
138 St. James Avenue, Boston (Dartmouth St. entrance)
Post-Race Party: Monday, April 19, 7:30 p.m.–12:00 a.m.
John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center 900 Boylston Street, 3rd Floor Ballroom (use shopping mall entrance)
Featuring: light dinner fare available for purchase, cash bar, race video and results, entertainment, dancing, Wii challenge. A complimentary ticket is included with your bib number.
Additional Tickets
- A limited number of additional tickets for both the pre-race dinner and post-race party may be purchased at the “Party Tickets” Booth when you pick up your number. Prerace dinner: $20 per person; Post-race party: $20 per person. Tickets will NOT be available for sale on site at either event.
- Massachusetts liquor law requires that visitors to the Post-Race Party be at least 21 years of age.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Team Registration
Registration deadline is March 31st. Go to www.baa.org for more information.
- Pre-race: B.A.A. Information Center at Bib Number Pick-up Area
The B.A.A. Information Center will be located in the Number Pick-up area at the
Hynes Convention Center, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. This will also be the lost-and-
found area. An additional Information Kiosk will be located at the corner of
Boylston and Dartmouth Streets on Saturday and Sunday.
- Race Day: TCS Information Kiosk at Family Meeting Area
On race day, information volunteers at the kiosk near the corner of Stuart and
Berkeley Streets will be able to provide spectators and runners with directions to
all race-related locations and functions. They will also be able to provide information
on the whereabouts of official runners on the course, using the B.A.A. Athlete Search
system.
- Post-race Troubleshooting: B.A.A. Office
40 Trinity Place, 4th floor, Boston, MA 02116; 617-236-1652 after Noon on April 20.
- Official Photos: Marathon Foto
Official race photos will be taken by representatives of Marathon Foto, who will be
stationed along the course and at the Finish. Proofs will be e-mailed to participants
and will be available for purchase at www.marathonfoto.com.
- Live Race Day Broadcast Coverage
Local TV: WBZ-TV; National TV: Universal Sports
- Live Race Day Website Coverage
www.universalsports.com; www.baa.org
- Official Merchandise
Official B.A.A. Merchandise will be available for purchase in the Family Meeting Area.
- Free Post-Marathon Injury Clinic
Tuesday, April 20 (5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.)
Tuesday, April 27 (5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.)
2014 Washington St., Newton, MA 02462
A multi-disciplinary clinic designed to provide the serious competitor or recreational athlete with
diagnosis and treatment of injuries or illnesses that are the result of participating in the marathon.
You should consider coming to the clinic if:
- You have pain or swelling.
- You’re suffering from blisters, cuts, abrasions or lacerations or from a fall while competing.
- You feel ill or have excessive fatigue as these could be symptoms of dehydration.
Walk-ins are welcome, or call 617-243-6383 to schedule an appointment. Visit them online at nwh.org/marathonclinic.
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