The second annual B.A.A. 5K will start at 8:00 on Sunday, April 18, 2010.

Registration for the 5K will open at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday March 3. The field size is limited to 5,000 entrants.
Registration will occur entirely online and links will be added to this web page. The 5,000 person limit will likely be reached very quickly.


EVENT DETAILS

2010 B.A.A. 5K

Date: Sunday, April 18, 2010

Time: 8:00 a.m. EDT

Location: Starts and finishes near Copley Square Park in Boston's Back Bay

Registration: 9:00 a.m., March 3, 2010 on this page.

Field size: Limited to 5,000 entrants.

Distance: 5 kilometers (3.1 miles)

Entry Fee: $40 non-refundable, online only

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

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.

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

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!

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.