FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
B.A.A. Creates Process For Assigning Limited Number of Remaining Entries
in 2014 Boston Marathon
Important Information Regarding Submissions Requesting Invitational
Entries by those Impacted by the Events of April 15, 2013
The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), organizer of the Boston
Marathon®, will issue a limited number of invitational entries for the
2014 Boston Marathon for those who were most impacted by the events of
April 15, 2013.
Those who have a special connection to the events of April 15 and who would
like to be considered for an invitational entry, may submit a request to
the B.A.A. Submissions will be collected entirely online at www.baa.org and
must be typed in 250 words or less. The B.A.A. will not accept photos,
videos, or other non-written material. Requests will be reviewed by a
selection committee appointed by the B.A.A. and decisions will be made in
the sole discretion of the B.A.A.
Submissions will be accepted between Monday, November 18, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.
ET and Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. ET. Notifications and
decisions will be issued on December 4.
The 118th Boston Marathon will be held on Monday, April 21, 2014.
CRITERIA FOR SUBMISSION: Those who submit a request must meet the following
selection criteria:
Personally and profoundly impacted by the events of April 15, 2013;
On-line submission of entry as discussed above.
Able to complete a 26.2 mile marathon within 6 hours and 30 minutes, as
evidenced by some demonstration of athletic achievement, if requested by
the B.A.A.; 18 years of age by Monday, April 21, 2014.
The selection of applicants to receive these entries rests exclusively with
the Boston Athletic Association. Decisions of the B.A.A. in this selection
process will be final.
RULES FOR ENTRY: Those who are accepted into the 2014 Boston Marathon must
abide by the following selection criteria:
This invitational entry is valid only for the 2014 Boston Marathon;
The invitational entry must be used by the individual who submits the
request, and entry may not be transferred to another person, another year,
or another B.A.A. event; and The invitational entry fee of $325 USD is
required.
Please note that neither a Boston Marathon qualifying performance nor
fundraising will be required for these invitational entries.
The B.A.A., in cooperation with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the
eight cities and towns along the route, has increased the field size for
the 2014 Boston Marathon, and the B.A.A. previously announced on Thursday,
August 29 that the field size for the 2014 Boston Marathon has been set at
36,000 official entrants, including the invitational entries selected by
the B.A.A. through the submissions solicited by this announcement.
Registration for qualified runners closed on Friday, September 20, 2013.
"The B.A.A. has created an opportunity and a process for those who were
most affected by the events of last April to submit a request for entry
into the 2014 Boston Marathon," said Tom Grilk, B.A.A. Executive Director.
"Now, we are making additional entries available by request to those who
were personally and profoundly impacted, and this is in addition to an
allocation which we have made to The One Fund community, first responders
and Boston-area hospitals which were involved."
Among the field size limits that the B.A.A. employs for the safety of all,
certain field size limitations apply to athletes competing with
disabilities. As a result, if you are an athlete who would compete with a
disability--which includes athletes in push rim or hand crank chairs,
athletes whose mobility is impaired in walking or running, athletes pushing
another person in a wheelchair, and others-- we ask you to contact us at
in advance of submitting
your request so that we may determine the extent to which space remains
available. This is, as noted above, a rule designed to help assure the
safety of all of the tens of thousands of athletes in the field.
For more information on registration for the 2014 Boston Marathon, please
click here.
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