RACE-DAY INFORMATION
Monday, April 19, 2010

NOTE: Once again the B.A.A. will be implementing a two-wave start. Those assigned blue bibs (numbers 1 ,000– 13,999) are Wave 1 starting at 10:00 a.m. and those assigned yellow bibs (numbers 14,000+) are Wave 2 starting at 10:30 a.m.
Please start in the wave and corral to which you have been assigned. To learn more about the wave start, please refer to the Rules & Regulations section on page 14, or visit the FAQ section of the race web site at www.baa.org.

TRANSPORTATION TO THE START
The only guaranteed way to get to the start in Hopkinton on race morning is by using the official B.A.A. buses between 6:00 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. Bus loading will take place at the Tremont Street side of Boston Common in Boston’s Back Bay area. In order to load all the buses efficiently, avoid delays and get to the start on time, we strongly recommend the following bus loading schedule:

TIME WAVE BIB#
6:00 a.m. – 6:45 a.m. 1 1,000 –13,999
6:45 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. 2 14,000+

NOTE: Transportation to the start is for official runners only. Each runner must show his/her bib number upon boarding. We are not able to provide transportation to the start from Boston for family or friends. Limited transportation from Boston to Hopkinton to both parking areas (see below) will be available after the race at no
charge. Buses leave from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. from the corner of Stuart and Berkeley streets. You must show your race number upon boarding.

PARKING IN HOPKINTON
Parking in Hopkinton is extremely limited. We STRONGLY recommend that all entrants take the official B.A.A. buses from Boston to Hopkinton on race morning, as it is the only way we can ensure that you will get into Hopkinton.
Please note that roads within the town of Hopkinton close at 7:30 a.m. and no street parking will be available.
Limited parking is available at the South Street lot and at the Hopkinton State Park on Route 85.
Once these lots are full, we will only allow runner drop-off at the entrance of the Hopkinton State Park and will be prohibiting drop-off near the entrance of the South
Street lot at the base of the Exit 21A ramp off of Route 495 South. Expect delays! Please do not park illegally, as it will jeopardize the transportation system and will result in the vehicle being towed at the owner’s expense. There will be no on-street parking allowed in the town of Hopkinton.
Shuttle buses will run from both the State Park and the South Street lot starting at 6:00a.m. Official runners shuttled from the South Street lot will be brought to the Athletes’ Village. Everyone else will be dropped off in the center of Hopkinton.
Directions from Boston to Hopkinton State Park, go West on the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) to Route 9 (exit 12). Follow Route 9 West to Route 85 South.
OR: from Boston, and all other directions, to the South Street lot, take the Massachusetts Turnpike to Route 495 South to exit 21B.

ATHLETES’ VILLAGE
Buses from Boston drop off at Hopkinton High School, where you will be free to enter either section of the Athletes’ Village, a large staging area where you will have time to relax and stretch. Runners may go from one section to another. Entertainment, light refreshments, Poland Spring water, Gatorade Endurance Formula, PowerBar, bagels, tenting, and portable toilets will all be available. Only official runners and credentialed volunteers will be allowed to enter the Village. You must show your bib number upon entering. In an attempt to exit the Village and enter the corrals in an efficient and orderly fashion, runners will be asked to leave the Athletes’ Village according to their assigned wave, bib number, and corral assignment (each corral will contain 1,000 runners), and will be directed down Grove Street to Main Street. Please do not stop along the way. The schedule of release from the Athletes’ Village is as follows:

WAVE 1 (blue bibs):

• 9:10 a.m. Corrals 1– 4
• 9:15 a.m. Corrals 5– 8
• 9:20 a.m. Corrals 9 –13

• 9:45 a.m. Corrals 14 –17
• 9:50 a.m. Corrals 18– 21
• 9:55 a.m. Corrals 22+

BAGGAGE CHECK-IN
Before the race, warm-up clothing may be checked onto buses located just outside the Village (follow signs and instructions). These buses will bring your baggage to the finish in Boston. Affix the baggage label provided to you in your race packet to the plastic bag you received at packet pick-up and give it to the attendant at the appropriate baggage bus on your way to the Start Area. Buses will be clearly marked according to your bib number.

• We will only accept and handle the bag provided to you at Number Pick-up. No other bags or baggage will be accepted.
• Do not check any valuables. Although we will do our best to see that your bag is waiting for you at the end of the race, we are not responsible for lost baggage.
• Baggage not claimed by 6:00 p.m. on race day may be picked up at the B.A.A. office (40 Trinity Place, 4th floor, Boston) after noon on April 20, or any day Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. until May 1.
• Items not claimed before May 2, 2010 will be given to charity.

BIB NUMBER

• Your official race bib number has important information printed on it and, therefore, it is critical for it to be clearly displayed during the entire race.
• Do not alter the bib number in any way.
• Bib numbers are not transferable.
• Folding or covering any part of your bib number may result in disqualification.
• No one else may wear your bib number.
• Entire number must be visible and pinned to the front of your shirt.
• Fill in necessary medical and emergency contact information on the reverse side of your bib number.
• A baggage label printed with a number corresponding to your bib number is included in your race packet. Affix the label to the bag provided to you at packet pick-up.

TIMING & SCORING PROCEDURES
The B.A.A. uses a computer chip timing device to score the race. This computer chip must be worn on your shoe from Start to Finish in order for you to be recognized as completing the race and receiving an official finish time. No times are recorded after 4:45 p.m. Runners will receive a white timing and scoring device when they pick up their bib numbers.

The chip is approximately one-inch in diameter, virtually weightless, and must be attached to your racing shoe and worn throughout the race. You will receive printed information on how to affix the chip to your shoe when you pick up your bib number.

Your chip identifies your bib number and cannot be worn by any other entrant. All you must do is wear the chip; computers do the rest.

If you plan to use your personal ChampionChip, and have not registered it with the B.A.A., please go to the B.A.A. Solution Center in the Number Pick-up area at the Hynes Convention Center to have it registered.

We will again be using “net” time, not gun time as in the past, for official timing and scoring purposes. Your official time will begin when you cross the start line.

This will enable us to provide you with and score you by the net time that it took you to run the 26.2 miles of the race. It is this net time which can be used as your qualifying time for the 2011 Boston Marathon, and it is the time printed on your finisher’s certificate.

Prize money will be awarded based on “gun” time.

Please Remember...

• your chip on race day.
• not to exchange your chip with another runner.
• that nobody else may wear your chip.
• to secure your chip only to your shoe.
• not to cross the finish line twice.
• not to go back on any part of the race course.
• New for 2010, you do not need to return your timing and scoring device.

RULES & REGULATIONS

• All runners are numbered according to their qualifying times, facilitating a start and pace comparable to others with similar qualifying times. You may not move up to a lower number corral, but you may move back into a higher number corral within your wave, although we encourage all runners to line up in the corral they have been assigned.
• Runners will be lined up on Main Street only. Follow signs to your particular corral which is located about .7-mile from the Village.
• Bib numbers are color-coded. Blue bibs (numbers 1,000–13,999), corrals– 13, are assigned to Wave 1. Yellow bibs (numbers 14,000+), corrals 14+, are assigned to Wave 2. Please start in the corral and the wave you have been assigned to. If you are assigned to Wave 1, you may move back to Wave 2 in any corral EXCEPT the first (Corral 14). However, if you are assigned to Wave 2 you may NOT start in Wave 1, subject to penalties and/or disqualification.
• Bib numbers correspond to starting corrals. Refer to the first digit of your number (the first two digits, if your number is 10,000 or greater) for your assigned corral.
• Remain in your assigned area for the benefit of both yourself and other competitors. Please cooperate and play fair.
• Measures will be taken to disallow unofficial runners from starting within the official seeded sections. Official runners are asked to assist the marshals by reporting unofficial runners who may have entered a corral.
• Cooperate with the marshals at the start and finish.
• Runners will not be allowed to warm up in front of the starting line at any time.
• Clothing left at the start and finish after the race begins will be donated to charity.
• For safety reasons, animals, strollers, in-line skates, skateboards and like vehicles of any kind are not permitted.
• Although the B.A.A. discourages the use of iPods and headphones, they are allowed except for those athletes eligible for prize money.
• We have increased the number of port-o-johns in the Athletes’ Village and in Colella’s Supermarket parking lot. Please use these units and NOT private property.
• Trespassing is illegal, and the law will be strictly enforced. Violators are subject to immediate disqualification and possible action by local law enforcement officials.
• NOTE: Persons with disabilities will receive additional, special instructions when they pick up their bib numbers.

COURSE AMENITIES
Fluid Replacement
Poland Spring Water and lemon/lime flavored Gatorade Endurance Formula stations will be set up along the course beginning at mile two. Note that the stations are staggered on each side of the road,
i.e., the station on the right side will fall immediately prior to a similar station on the left side of the road. This is done to avoid runner gridlock, and we urge runners not to cross over from one side of the road to the other at the water stations.

Energy Food Station
A PowerGel station will be located just prior to the mile 17 fluid station.

Course Clocks and Mile/Kilometer Signage
Digital clocks, positioned at every mile and 5-kilometer mark, indicate the unofficial running time from the 10:00 a.m. start only. Signs on the right side of the road indicate mile and 5-kilometer marks.

Drop out and Course Closure
Runners unable to finish the race may stop for assistance and direction at one of the 26 American Red Cross first aid stations along the course. Sweep buses pick up runners at every Red Cross station with drop-off at the Finish Area medical tent. Aid stations along the course close at staggered times during the day.

Finish area facilities officially close at 4:45 p.m.
Runners still out on the course when officials determine that it is time to re-open the roads (approximately a 15-minute per mile pace) will be instructed to move to the right side of the road. Once roads begin to re-open to vehicular traffic, course infrastructure (such as timing systems, course clocks, medical stations, and water stations) will all begin to be closed and cease operation. Runners on the course after this time accept the condition that they will be on their own and need to plan accordingly. The B.A.A. will have a team of cyclists in the rear of the pack to assist runners who are at or slower than 15-minute per mile pace.

FINISH
At the Finish, volunteers will direct you to:

• Medical support: Complete and staffed medical facilities will be at the Finish. The B.A.A. is not responsible for race-related injuries, and athletes are responsible for individual expenses incurred. Only runners needing medical attention will be allowed to enter the medical area.
• Poland Spring Water, Gatorade Endurance Formula.
• Heatsheet blankets.
• Finisher’s medals.
• PowerBar, assorted snack foods, fruit, and additional products.
• You do not need to return your chip, it is yours to keep.
• Baggage and dressing areas. No showers are available.

NOTE: As a courtesy to others, please move out of the Finish Area once you have
gathered your belongings.

B.A.A. ATHLETE SEARCH
The B.A.A. will broadcast every 5-kilometer split to its web site. Family and friends can track your progress by logging in and entering your name or bib number. The “face” of the Boston Marathon web site will change on race day and the process of how to search will be clear.

AT&T ATHLETE ALERT PROGRAM
AT&T is once again proud to sponsor the AT&T Athlete Alert Program at the Boston Marathon, which helps friends and family keep tabs on the progress of registered runners in real time. This
year, both SMS (text messages) and email updates from the April 19th event can be sent directly to designated mobile phone numbers and/or email addresses. Updates are courtesy of AT&T and the Boston Marathon and will be sent when your runner crosses the starting line and reaches the 10-kilometer, half marathon and 30-kilometer marks, and from the finish line.
We strongly encourage you to register before race weekend. More information and registration can be found at www.baa.org. If you choose to sign up during race weekend, please bring the phone numbers and/or email addresses with you to Bib Number Pick-up. Representatives will be available in the Number Pick-Up area at the John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo on Friday, April 16, from 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., and Saturday, April 17, and Sunday, April 18, from 9:00 a.m.– 6:00 p.m. to answer questions and provide AT&T Athlete Alert registration assistance.

BOSTON MARATHON INFORMATION CENTERS
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is pleased to provide TCS “Experience certainty” Information Centers in three important locations during race weekend:

• John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo
  John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center
  900 Boylston St., Boston
  Friday, April 16 2:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
  Saturday, April 17 9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
  Sunday, April 18 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
• Copley Square
  Saturday, April 17 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
  Sunday, April 18 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
  Monday, April 19 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
• Stuart Street (Family Meeting Area)
  Monday, April 19 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
  TCS “Experience certainty” Information Centers are your best source for information on the Boston Marathon, the City of Boston and more!

PARKING IN BOSTON
Located one block from the finish line, Garage @ 100 Clarendon is proud to be the Official Parking Garage of the Boston Marathon.
Garage @ 100 Clarendon is Back Bay and South End’s most affordable and conveniently located parking facility. Positioned above the Massachusetts Turnpike and next door to Back Bay Rail Station, this full service parking facility offers flexible parking services with unmatched customer service. Park just steps away from the Boston Marathon at the Garage @ 100 Clarendon. Visit www.100clarendon.com for more information on Marathon Day Parking and all our parking services.