The Boston Athletic Association kicked off the first of five days of the application process on Monday for those with currently valid times from eligible races.
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The Boston Athletic Association kicked off the first of five days of the application process on Monday for those with currently valid times from eligible races.
The sportswear giant takes over from Schneider Electric as part of a larger move that will also come with a change in event organizer.
Addisu Gobena bolted to 2:04:42 win in the men’s race as Peres Jepchirchir surged late ahead of the women’s field with a 2:18:31 victory to kick off the fall majors season.
The fall major marathon season begins on Sunday led by world champions Alphonce Simbu and Peres Jepchirchir.
The world record holder announced on social media on Thursday that he would not be in the men’s field on September 27.
The medal design was revealed on Monday ahead of the August 30 race but shows a venue with a similar name in Sydney that participants will pass on the course.
This year’s event on November 1 also marks 50 years of the race being run through all five of the city’s boroughs.
The design references all eight Abbott World Marathon Majors and also evokes a message of “people and communities coming together.”
Jacob Kiplimo and Hawi Feysa return on October 11 as the lineups for men’s, women’s and wheelchair races were announced on Thursday.
The Boston Athletic Association said on Wednesday that it would rank the pool of those not initially picked based on their times.