WATCH IN HOPKINTON (START AREA):
IT ALL STARTS HERE
- Hopkinton Center is a busy place on race morning.
- If you want to see the start of the race, please note that roads in Hopkinton close at 6:30 a.m. and no street parking will be available.
- There is limited parking for spectators at Hopkinton State Park in Hopkinton. Shuttle buses will run throughout race morning.
- Athlete transportation to the Start Area is separate, with buses leaving from Boston Common on race morning at designated times.
- Spectators boarding B.A.A. Shuttle Buses may carry a small bag containing personal items.
- Using a clear plastic bag will enhance public safety and expedite the security screening process.
- All persons boarding, or on, B.A.A. shuttle buses are subject to security screening.
- In all cases, runners and spectators should keep their personal items under their immediate control at all times.
2024 START TIMES
| DIVISION/PROGRAM | START TIME* |
|---|---|
| Military March | 6:00 a.m. ET |
| Men’s Wheelchair | 9:02 a.m. ET |
| Women’s Wheelchair | 9:05 a.m. ET |
| Handcycles & Duos | 9:30 a.m. ET |
| Professional Men | 9:37 a.m. ET |
| Professional Women | 9:47 a.m. ET |
| Para Athletics Division | 9:50 a.m. ET |
| Wave 1 | 10:00 a.m. ET |
| Wave 2 | 10:25 a.m. ET |
| Wave 3 | 10:50 a.m. ET |
| Wave 4 | 11:15 a.m. ET |
ATHLETES’ VILLAGE
- Buses from Boston and Hopkinton parking areas will drop you off at Hopkinton High/Middle School, where you will enter the Athletes’ Village, a large staging area where you will have time to relax and stretch.
- Poland Spring Water, Gatorade, and portable toilets will be available.
- You must show your bib number upon entering.
- In order to exit the Village and enter the corrals in an efficient and orderly fashion, participants will leave the Athletes’ Village according to their assigned wave, bib number, and corral assignment, and will be directed down Grove Street to Main Street.
- Your starting corral is in a square box printed on your bib. It can also be found on your Number Pick-up Card.
- Only official runners with a B.A.A.-assigned bib number will be allowed to enter the start area.
CORRALS & CORRAL LOADING
In order to exit the Village and enter the corrals in an efficient and orderly fashion, runners will leave the Athletes’ Village according to their assigned wave, bib number, and corral assignment.
NOTE: Your starting corral is in a square box printed on your bib. Follow signs to your particular corral.
WHAT TO KNOW:
After exiting the Athletes’ Village, all athletes will be lined up by corral. The Start is a .7-mile walk from the Athletes’ Village.
- All runners are numbered according to qualifying times, facilitating a start and pace comparable to others with similar qualifying times. Runners should line up in the wave and corral they have been assigned.
- You may move from your assigned Wave and Corral to a later Wave or Corral. For example, if you are assigned to Wave 1, you may move back to Wave 2, Wave 3, or Wave 4 in any corral EXCEPT the first corral in any Wave. However, you may NOT move to an earlier Wave or Corral. Violators are subject to penalties and/or disqualification.
- Only official runners with a B.A.A.-assigned bib number may enter a corral.
- Participants who do not follow race guidelines are subject to disqualification
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