Fast Facts on the 10th Annual B.A.A. Half Marathon
Posted Thursday, 23 September, 2010
Start Time
8:30 a.m. on Sunday, 10.10.10
Start and Finish
White Stadium, Boston’s Franklin Park
Distance
13 miles, 176 yards (21.082 Kilometers)
Organizer
Boston Athletic Association
Presenting Sponsor
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and The Jimmy Fund
Field Size
6,000 official participants
The Course
B.A.A. Half Marathon course is an out-and-back route that takes runners along the Emerald Necklace park system, and includes a section of the Franklin Park Zoo. It is certified per the guidelines set forth by USA Track and Field.
New for 2010
Runners will start and finish in White Stadium in Franklin Park.
Elite Athletes
A talented field of elite athletes from around the world will compete in the Half Marathon for a total of $30,000 in prize money. A full list of competitors will be released on Monday, October 4th. Prize money is awarded equally to men and women based on the time from the starting gun (not by net time), including $5,000 to the winners of the men’s and women's open division.
Course Records:
Men’s Open 1:02:20 Tom Nyariki 36 KEN 2007
Women’s Open 1:10:57 Marie Davenport 28 IRL 2003
Men’s Wheelchair 53:07 Tony Nogueira 36 NJ 2004
Men’s Wheelchair 53:07 Tony Nogueira 40 NJ 2008
Women’s Wheelchair 1:09:44 Laurie Stephens 20 MA 2004
Men’s Masters 1:05:12 Eddy Hellebuyck 42 NM 2003
Women’s Masters 1:15:19 Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova 44 RUS 2005
Defending Champions:
Men’s Open 1:02:21 Martin Fagan 26 IRL 2009
Women’s Open 1:11:07 Belainesh Zemedkun Gebre 21 ETH 2009
Men’s Wheelchair 55:36 Tony Nogueira 41 NJ 2009
Women’s Wheelchair 1:17:00 Laurie Stephens 24 MA 2008
Men’s Masters 1:07:42 Joseph Koech 40 KEN 2009
Women’s Masters 1:30:45 Laura Lipcsei 41 CAN/MA 2009
Established in 1887, the Boston Athletic Association is a non-profit organization with a mission of managing athletic events and promoting a healthy lifestyle through sports, especially running. The B.A.A.'s Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon, and the organization manages other local events and supports comprehensive charity, youth, and year-round running programs. Since 1986, the principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon has been John Hancock Financial.
