Boston Marathon Runners Rules in brief

Tuesday night I was speaking with some runners who were not familiar the new rules or the new bus boarding schedule. I thought I’d pull together what I know to try and help.

While we cannot pack for expedition like we used to, we will also spend less time waiting in Hopkinton.

I’m an early riser, and used to grab one of the first buses out of Boston. This year you can only board buses according to your bib color which corresponds to your wave.

• Wave One loads up at 6:15AM
• Wave Two at 7:00AM
• Wave Three at 8:00AM
• Wave Four at 8:45AM.

I have BAA graphics below which show your wave bus boarding times and when your wave will start the race.

I’m in Wave 4 Corral 2. My corral starts loading at 10:50, I want to be on one of the 8:45 buses so I’ll have time to use the facilities and soak up some of the energy in the Runners Village.

By having us take buses according to our start times, the BAA limits the time we will be hanging out in Hopkinton. If you only have an hour in Hopkinton before your start, you will be too busy to be cold and probably just enough time to get through a porta-potty line.

Check your Runner Passport for your Wave and Corral and plan your bus boarding accordingly. And don’t forget to bring your Runner Passport and ID to pick up your bib at the Runners Expo.

After the shenanigans at the Finish Line Tuesday, I don’t think they will be cutting anyone any slack.

Here is the info right from the BAA’s website.

See you in Boston!

Run well my friends!

Andy

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