Start Times (ET): Wave One starts at 10 a.m.; Wave Two starts at 10:25 a.m; Wave Three starts at 10:50 a.m.; Wave Four starts at 11:15 a.m. The field sizes have not been confirmed yet. Times subject to change.
Registration: The 2016 event filled online with about 33,000 runners. For complete information, visit the BAA Boston Marathon event registration information page.
Course: Follows a point-to-point route from rural Hopkinton to Boston and is certified per the guidelines set forth by the IAAF and USA Track and Field.
Weather: The average high during the month of April the Boston area is 56 F and the average low is 40F. Temperature swings are common in New England in the spring.
Once the registration window is closed, the fastest runners in relation to the qualifying standard to their age/gender will be entered into the race once their times are verified.