FIELD SIZE SET AT 36,000 OFFICIAL ENTRANTS FOR 2014 RACE.
波士頓體育協會(The Boston Athletic Association)昨(29)日宣佈,2014年波士頓馬拉松賽將容許36000人參賽,訂9月9日早上10點起接受報名。
預定2014年4月21日(週一)舉行的這第118屆波士頓馬拉松賽,容許參賽人數將比去年多9000人,但不會超過1996年,波士頓馬拉松賽一百週年時的38708人。
約翰漢考克(John Hancock)金融服務公司將連續第29年做主要贊助商。符合各年齡、性別分組標準的有意參賽者,可上網報名www.baa.org。比符合資格標準快20分鐘以上者,9月9日起可報名;如果還剩有名額,比符合資格標準快10分鐘以上者,可在9月11日時報名。之後如果還有名額,9月13日起再繼續受理報名。預定9月14日(週六)晚上10點截止報名。
2014年波士頓馬拉松賽符合參賽資格者的報名費為,美國公民美金175元,國際居民美金225元。
波士頓體育協會從8月19日起,為今年參賽,跑了一半,但無機會跑完全程的波士頓馬拉松賽選手們,辦理了一場昨日截止的特別登記。波士頓體育協會透過電子郵件接觸到的5624名跑者中,迄今有4500人遞交了報名表。
世界各地的長徒跑步社區,一直都在等明年辦波士頓馬拉松賽的消息。波士頓警察局局長戴維斯早於今年八月二日時,在紐英崙有線電視網上透露,明年會多9000人參加馬拉松跑步
BOSTON -- Registration
for the 2014 Boston Marathon will open on Monday, September 9, 2013 at 10:00
a.m. ET. The B.A.A. will use the same process to register qualified runners as
it used in the 2012 and 2013 Marathons, allowing the fastest qualifiers to
register first.
Registration
will be held entirely online at www.baa.org. The
qualification window for the 2014 Boston Marathon began last year on September
22, 2012.
In
addition, in cooperation with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the eight cities and towns along
the Boston Marathon route, the B.A.A. has set the field size for the 2014
Boston Marathon at 36,000 official entrants. The 118th Boston Marathon will be held on
Monday, April 21, 2014 and will mark the 29th consecutive year that the event will
have John Hancock Financial Services as its principal sponsor.
Registration
will occur on a “rolling admission” schedule, beginning with the fastest
qualifiers. On Monday, September 9, eligible runners who have met the
qualifying standard for their age and gender by 20 minutes or more may
register. On Wednesday, September 11 at 10:00 a.m. ET, if space remains,
registration will open for those who have met their qualifying standard by 10
minutes or more. If space remains, registration will open on Friday, September
13 at 10:00 a.m. ET for those who have met their qualifying standard by five
minutes or more. Registration will close on Saturday, September 14 at 10:00
p.m. ET.
If
space remains after the first week of registration (Monday, September 9 through
Saturday, September 14), then registration will re-open for all qualifiers from
Monday, September 16 at 10:00 a.m. ET through Friday, September 20 at 5:00 p.m.
ET. If space remains after this initial period, then on Monday, September 23
registration will re-open to anyone who meets the qualifying standards.
Registration will remain open until the maximum field size is reached.
“The
B.A.A. is aware of the significantly increased interest in registering for the
2014 Boston Marathon,” said B.A.A. Executive Director Tom Grilk.
“The rolling admission schedule will provide runners with the fastest
qualifying times in their age and gender group the ability to have their entry
accepted in an orderly and systematic manner. We understand many
marathoners and qualifiers want to run Boston in 2014, and we appreciate the support
and patience that the running community has demonstrated because of the
bombings that occurred this past Spring.”
The
registration process ensures that the fastest qualifiers will be accepted
first. However, achieving one’s qualifying standard does not guarantee
entry. Those who are the fastest among the pool of applicants in their age and
gender group will be accepted.
The
registration fee for the 2014 Boston Marathon for qualifiers is $175 USD for United
States residents
and $225 USD for international residents.
A
special registration period for the 2013 Boston Marathon began on August 19 and
concludes today (August 29 at 5:00 p.m. ET) for 2013 Boston Marathon starters
who reached the half marathon checkpoint or later but did not have the
opportunity to cross the finish line on Boylston
Street. Those 5624 runners were contacted by the
B.A.A. via email; thus far, more than 4,500 entries have been received.
For
the last several months, the B.A.A. has worked with state and municipal
agencies and public safety officials to establish a field size of 36,000
entrants for the 2014 Boston Marathon. In 1996, the Centennial Boston Marathon
had a field size of 38,708 entrants and 35,868 finishers. "Interested runners have been
remarkably respectful and cooperative as we worked towards what will be an
important day in the history of the race, the sport and the City of Boston,”
said Grilk. “The B.A.A. offers special thanks and gratitude to the town, city
and state officials for the cooperation and allowances needed to conduct a
special race of this size and scope."
BOSTON MARATHON REGISTRATION DATES:
- Monday, September
9 - Qualifiers who have met the qualifying standard by 20
minutes, 00 seconds or faster.
- Wednesday, September 11 -
Qualifiers who have met the qualifying standard by 10 minutes, 00 seconds
or faster (if space remains).
- Friday, September 13
- Qualifiers who have met the qualifying standard by 5 minutes, 00
seconds or faster (if space remains).
- Monday, September 16 - All
qualifiers who have met the qualifying standard (if space remains).
- Friday, September 20
- Registration closes at 5:00 p.m. ET.
- If space remains after this
initial period, then on Monday, September 23 registration will re-open to
anyone who meets the qualifying standards on a first come, first served
basis. Registration will remain open until the maximum field size is
reached.
A FEW IMPORTANT NOTES:
- The 2014 Boston Marathon will
be held on Monday, April 21, 2014.
- The qualifying standards for
the 2014 Boston Marathon, shown below, are the same as the qualifying
standards for the 2013 Boston Marathon.
- There is no 59 second “cushion”
allowed for qualifying times for the 2014 Boston Marathon.
- The B.A.A. will make an
announcement if the field size limit is reached prior to the conclusion of
the registration period.
- Though the B.A.A. will email
registrants upon the completion of their form, runners are not officially
entered into the race until their qualifying time is verified. This length
of time may vary and can be as long as several days, depending on the
qualifying marathon.
- The qualification window for
the 2014 Boston Marathon began on Saturday, September 22, 2012 and will
remain open until the conclusion of registration.
- The qualification window for
the 2015 Boston Marathon will begin on Saturday, September 14, 2013.
- Registration dates for the 2015
Boston Marathon have not yet been announced.
- The qualifying standards for
the 2015 Boston Marathon, shown below, are the same as the qualifying
standards for the 2013 and 2014 Boston Marathon.
- The 2015 Boston Marathon will
be held on Monday, April 20, 2015.
2014 BOSTON MARATHON QUALIFYING STANDARDS (effective September 22,
2012)
All standards below are based on official submitted net time.
AGE
GROUP
|
MEN
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WOMEN
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18-34
|
3hrs
05min 00sec
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3hrs
35min 00sec
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35-39
|
3hrs
10min 00sec
|
3hrs
40min 00sec
|
40-44
|
3hrs
15min 00sec
|
3hrs
45min 00sec
|
45-49
|
3hrs
25min 00sec
|
3hrs
55min 00sec
|
50-54
|
3hrs
30min 00sec
|
4hrs
00min 00sec
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