Registration for 113th Boston Marathon to Open on September 3
Six new organizations added to official Boston Marathon Charity Program
Boston, Mass. -- Online registration for the 113th Boston Marathon, scheduled for April 20, 2009, will begin at 9:00 a.m. eastern time on Wednesday, September 3. Held on Patriots' Day, a Massachusetts holiday, Boston is the world's oldest annual marathon. Since 1986, the principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon has been John Hancock Financial Services.
For the second consecutive year, the field will be limited to 25,000 entrants. In 2008 the field filled by late February and race organizers expect the 2009 race to each its limit even faster.
To qualify for the 113th Boston Marathon, runners must meet the designated time standard for their age group. Qualifying times must be run on or after September 29, 2007 at a certified marathon. Qualifying standards may be viewed at www.baa.org/BostonMarathon/Qualifying.asp. Seeding of the race is based on qualifying times, which are subject to review and verification. In 2008, runners with a qualifying time faster than 3:35:00 began in Wave One of the race, while all others began in Wave Two.
3 comments:
Does this mean we're going? Cause I am so ready to slap down my hotel deposit...In fact I may anyway - trip to Boston in April sounds nice.
I'd love to go, but it's so far and so much money that I would want to stay for a few days. I'm really torn on the whole thing. Michael qualifies: we can go together. Neither of qualify then I ought to go or I will have to try and re-qualify in 2009.
Ergh. I have until October 13th to figure it out, because that will be the day after Victoria.
I'll keep you posted with my incessant waffling...
mmmhmmm waffles - please feel free to flip-flop, but please please please as a favor to me, no more use of food words that incorporate white flour or sugar, i'm finally back in my fat pants and eyeing up the non-strechy dresspant hanging on the back of my bathroom door, taunting me.
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