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Boston, Mass. - Registration for the seventh annual B.A.A. Half Marathon presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and The Jimmy Fund will open on Wednesday, July 18 at 9:00 a.m. This year's race will be held on Sunday, October 7, 2007 (Columbus Day weekend) and begins at 8:00 a.m.
Athletes may register online or download a PDF of the application at www.baa.org. The registration fee is $45 and the field will be limited to 4,500 runners. The event has grown quickly since its inception in 2001, reaching its field size limit in each of the past six years, with last year's 4,500-runner field filling in just a few weeks.
An elite field of professional runners vying for a share of the $30,000 prize purse and a full slate of age group awards have helped make the B.A.A. Half Marathon one of the most attractive events on any runner's fall schedule. Past champions have included Marie Davenport, Lornah Kiplagat and Samuel Ndereba, while numerous Olympians and road racing stars such as Jen Rhines, Valentina Yegorova, John Kagwe, Timothy Cherigat, and Mark Carroll have also participated.
The B.A.A. Half Marathon course starts and finishes at Roberto Clemente Field in Boston's Back Bay Fens neighborhood. The route encompasses much of Boston's famed Emerald Necklace park system, proceeding along the Riverway, past Jamaica Pond and the Arborway, and into Franklin Park before reversing course. A portion of each participant's entry fee is donated to the Emerald Necklace Conservancy and is directed toward the enhancement and maintenance of the park system.
Other sponsors of the B.A.A. Half Marathon include adidas, Belmont Springs Water, Gatorade, Long's Jewelers, and PowerBar. For more information about the B.A.A. Half Marathon presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and The Jimmy Fund, please visit www.baa.org or www.jimmyfund.org/eve/event/half-marathon/.
[Content provided by event organizers.]
Posted by Alison Wade at 10:08 a.m. | Tags: Press Releases