Register today to run the BAA Half Marathon this fall!

July 15, 10:26 AMBoston Fitness ExaminerSarah Dussault

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Looking to qualify for the Boston Marathon for the first time?  Sign up for the BAA Half Marathon today!  Registration opened up this morning July 15th at 9 AM and organizers encourage people to sign up within the first week to ensure getting a spot as it always fills up.  Check your training for the big marathon during this half marathon to see if you are up to the task of running all 26.2 miles in April!

The race is held to only 5,000 participants and the cost is $54 dollars.  Need some help training?  Sign up here!  Find out what you need to qualify for the Boston Marathon here.

The course (via baa.org) :

The 13.1-mile, rolling course combines both a looped and out-and-back route, beginning and ending on Park Drive near the Boston Park and Recreation's Rose Garden in the Back Bay Fens neighborhood of Boston (also known as the Fenway).  With a start adjacent to Roberto Clemente's Field, the course proceeds through the Riverway and over Route 9 into Brookline. The course then passes Jamaica Pond and the Arborway on its way to Franklin Park, with a turnaround in the Franklin Park Zoo.
Returning from Franklin Park, the course follows the Arborway to the Jamaicaway to the Riverway before finishing back in the Fenway on Park Drive near the rose garden and Veteran's Memorial.

To register today, follow this link.

Check out my slide show from this year's Boston Marathon to see the latest running fashions and how close to dying the runners were near mile 24!