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|  BAA Half Marathon Capacity is Reached Barbara Huebner September 27, 2005 Boston, MA
For release: September 27, 2005 For further information, contact:
Barbara Huebner
Telephone: 617-549-9339 Fifth B.A.A. Half Marathon(R),
presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and The Jimmy Fund,
on Sunday, October 9
Capacity of 4,500 Runners is Reached; Strong International Field Again
Expected
Will Compete for Prize Purse Totaling $30,000 Race showcasing Boston and Brookline's Emerald Necklace park
system,
including Franklin Park Zoo, celebrates its 5th year BOSTON, Mass. - The B.A.A. Half Marathon, presented by Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, will mark its fifth running on
Sunday, October 9. Featuring a prize purse of $30,000, with the men's
and women's open-division winners each earning $5000, the largest
half-marathon in the Commonwealth is again expecting to draw a deep
international field as well as many of New England's top runners. General entry to the unique race, which includes a loop in the Franklin
Park Zoo, is closed. However, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute still has
a limited number of bib numbers remaining as part of its effort to raise
funds in the race to the ultimate finish line: a world without cancer.
Competing as a Dana-Farber Runner is now the only way left to join the
race. Last year, the men's race of the B.A.A. Half Marathon was won in
dramatic fashion by Luke Metto. The Kenyan set a course record with
his time of 1:02:57 in a sprint finish on the nostalgic cinder track of
Roberto Clemente Field in Boston's Back Bay Fens neighborhood.
Coming off her fifth-place finish at 10,000 meters in the 2004 Olympics,
Lornah Kiplagat of the Netherlands led the women's race wire-to-wire,
winning in 1:12:05. The elite field of athletes for the 2005 race will be
announced soon. Prize money will be awarded to the Top 10 male and female runners in
the open division, the Top 3 male and female runners in the master's (40
and over) division, Top 3 men and women in the push-rim wheelchair
division, Top 3 men's and women's teams and the top men's and
women's master's teams. Fifth B.A.A. Half Marathon(R),
presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and The Jimmy Fund. DATE:
Sunday, October 9, 2005 TIME:
8:00 a.m. PRIZE MONEY:
$30,000 START/FINSH LOCATION:
Roberto Clemente Field in the Back Bay Fens neighborhood of Boston. COURSE:
The B.A.A. Half Marathon highlights the beauty of Frederick Law
Olmsted's Emerald Necklace park system in Boston and Brookline. The
13.1-mile, rolling course features a combined loop and out-and-back
route, beginning and ending at Roberto Clemente Field in the Back Bay
Fens neighborhood of Boston (also known as the Fenway). With a start
on Park Drive adjacent to Roberto Clemente 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 neighborhood at Roberto
Clemente Field. WEB SITE:
www.baa.org ENTRIES:
The race reached its maximum field size (4,500 entrants) in four weeks
when applications and online registration became available during the
summer. A limited number of entries still remain through the event's
presenter: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and The Jimmy Fund (see
"FUNDRAISING COMPONENT" and "DANA-FARBER RUNNERS"
below). FUNDRAISING COMPONENT:
To register with Dana-Farber Runners and help us win the race against
cancer,
call Dana-Farber at 617-632-1970 or 800-551-7036;
send an e-mail to dfrunners@dfci.harvard.edu; or,
or log onto www.jimmyfund.kintera.org/half-marathon SPONSORS:
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and The Jimmy Fund (Presenting
Sponsor).
PowerBar/PowerGel
Long's Jewelers
Adidas
Veryfine
Belmont Springs
Gatorade TO BENEFIT:
Emerald Necklace Conservancy
MEDIA NOTE:
Lead vehicles will precede both the men's and women's leaders. If
representatives of your media outlet - writer(s) and/or photographer(s) -
would like to secure a space on one or both of the vehicles, please
contact Barbara Huebner to make arrangements, including details and
directions for parking. For further information on the B.A.A. Half Marathon...
Media Contact: Barbara Huebner
Telephone: 617-549-9339
Email: Barbara@StartingLineMedia.com
B.A.A. Half Marathon(R)
HISTORY Inaugural B.A.A. Half Marathon on Sunday, October 14, 2001: 2nd B.A.A. Half Marathon on Sunday, October 13, 2002: 3rd B.A.A. Half Marathon on Sunday, October 12, 2003:
4th B.A.A. Half Marathon on Sunday, October 10, 2004:
.............................CHAMPIONS.............................
Men:
Overall
2001 Wayne Levy Watertown, MA (citizenship: JAM) 1:10:57 Masters division (40-years and older):
2001 Dave Oliver Westborough, MA 1:16:12 Push rim wheelchair division
2001 Timothy Kelly Weymouth, MA 1:06:46 Overall team Masters division team (40-years and older) 50-years and older team 60-years and older team
Women:Overall Masters division (40-years and older) Push rim wheelchair division Overall team Masters division team (40-years and older)
50-years and older team 60-years and older team
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