The 2018 B.A.A. 10K, presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital, will feature one of the strongest fields in its eight-year history, bringing together Boston Marathon champions, Olympians, and global medalists on the roads of Boston. The race will…
May
15
B.A.A. Announces 2019 Boston Marathon Registration Dates
Registration Opens Monday, September 10 at 10:00 a.m. ET
Registration for the 2019 Boston Marathon will open on Monday, September 10, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The Boston Athletic Association will use the same process to register qualified…
May
02
Update on Top Finishers in the Women's Open Race
The B.A.A. will ensure five additional women (all of whom started in Wave One) receive a financial award for their net-time performance this year.
The participants, volunteers, spectators, and public officials at the 2018 Boston…
Apr
16
Des Linden Earns an American Victory at 122nd Boston Marathon
By Barbara Huebner
In 2007, Des Linden made her 26.2-mile debut at the Boston Marathon. In 2008, she competed in her first U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials here, certain that she would make the team; an infuriating late-race fade sealed her…
Apr
16
Yuki Kawauchi Comes From Behind to Win Boston Marathon
By James O’Brien
Japan’s Yuki Kawauchi won the men’s race at the 122nd Boston Marathon in such dramatic fashion that it will surely be recalled alongside such epics as the Duel in the Sun of 1982 and the Johnny Kelley/Ellison Brown…
Apr
16
Marcel Hug, Tatyana McFadden Return to Top of Podium at 2018 Boston Marathon
By Jean Cann
Despite one of the strongest and deepest fields ever assembled for the push-rim wheelchair race, the weather provided the toughest competition at the 122nd Boston Marathon. The blustery headwind, bitter cold, and persistent…
Apr
14
Nicole Sifuentes Goes Two-for-Two at B.A.A. Invitational Mile
By Barbara Huebner
A cold front came through just before the B.A.A. Women’s Invitational Mile late Saturday morning, bringing gusting winds and plummeting temperatures to Boylston Street, but it was nothing that defending champion…
Apr
14
Buze Diriba Retains B.A.A. 5K Title
By Barbara Huebner
Coming into the B.A.A. 5K, defending champion Buze Diriba had won seven U.S. road races – including last week’s Cherry Blossom 10-Mile – since she broke the tape on Charles Street last year. Suffice it to say, the 24-…
Apr
14
Drew Hunter Earns Emphatic B.A.A. Invitational Mile Title
By Jim O'Brien
An icy wind was on its way, but runners in the B.A.A. Invitational Mile were greeted by a window of almost perfect weather.
The professional men’s race was a barn-burner, led by former high school phenom Drew…
Apr
14
Hagos Gebrhiwet Shines in Sprint Finish at B.A.A. 5K
By James O'Brien
Now ten years old and with more than 8,600 runners on the starting line, the B.A.A. 5K is a fixture of the New England racing scene and an integral part of Boston Marathon Weekend. It’s also a key part of Ben True’s…