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The 2010 B.A.A. 5K will be held in conjunction with Boston Marathon weekend next April.
Registration will begin in early March 2010 and will occur entirely online and links will be added to this web page. The field will be limited and is expected to reach its field size maximum quickly, similar to other B.A.A. events.
EVENT DETAILS
B.A.A. 5K
Date: Sunday, April 18, 2010
Time: 8:00 a.m. EDT
Registration: March 2010 (An exact date for the commencement of registration has not been established.) Registration will be conducted online only and will be from this web page.
Field size: Limited to 5000 entrants.
Race Course: The 3.1-mile course will be a fun, scenic tour mostly though Boston's Back Bay and Beacon Hill, and also taking in notable other neighborhoods and attractions. The race begins at Copley Square Park and finishes at the Boston Marathon finish line on Boylston Street.
Following the B.A.A. 5K on race morning, the B.A.A. will once again present the B.A.A. Invitational Mile for the entertainment and viewing pleasure of participants in the 5K and Boston Marathon. The B.A.A. Invitational Mile includes professional and scholastic sections. Plan to run the 5K and stay to watch the Mile races!
Read about last year's B.A.A. 5k, the inaugural event (see below).
The morning of Sunday, April 19, 2009 marked the start of a new Boston Athletic Association tradition: the B.A.A. 5K. By all measures, the event was a huge success, adding another facet to what is already the most prestigious weekend in road racing.
More than 3,500 runners from 36 countries lined up at Copley Square Park on a clear, breezy morning for a 3.1-mile race that passed some of Boston’s historic sites, winding around the Boston Common and the Massachusetts State House, down Beacon Hill, and offering the rare chance to fly down the home stretch on Boylston Street and cross the Boston Marathon finish line in a competitive race.
At least six past champions of the Boston Marathon ran the 5K, lending a historic aspect to the new event.
Jarrod Shoemaker of Sudbury, Mass. and Maria Varela of Brighton, Mass. were the winners of the inaugural 5K titles. Shoemaker, a 2008 U.S. Olympic triathlete who competes for the Boston Athletic Association, finished the course in 14:28.2, edging Matthew Ely, also of the B.A.A., by 30 seconds. Joey Wiegner of Yardley, Pa., finished a close third with a time of 14:58.7
Varela, also a member of the B.A.A. racing team, won her race in 17:36.5, three seconds ahead of Kathy Fleming of Natick and Emily Kroshus of Boston. 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson of Freeport, Maine, finished fourth with a time of 17:42.9.
Also competing were past champions Amby Burfoot (1968, 20:37); Greg Meyer (1983, 20:53); Ingrid Kristiansen (1986 and 1989, 22:17); Neil Cusack (1974, 26:57); and Lorraine Moller (1984, 26:58) and women’s running pioneer and author Kathrine Switzer (28:37).
| Location: |
Starts and finishes near Copley Square Park in Boston's Back Bay |
| Date: |
Sunday, April 19, 2009 |
| Start Time: |
8:00 a.m. |
| Distance: |
5 kilometers (3.1 miles) |
| Entry fee: |
$40 non-refundable, online only
Event limited to first 4,000 registrants |
| Amenities: |
Short-sleeve technical t-shirt, provided by adidas; accurate, certified course; mile clocks; timing and scoring by Chronotrack Systems; post-race refreshments; post-race gift item for all finishers; race photography by Marathon Foto
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| Registration: |
www.baa.org |
| Awards: |
Top three overall as well as top three in each age division
(10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+) |
| Minimum Age: |
Runners must be at least 10 years of age |
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