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Boston's Run To Remember
The Boston's Run To Remember is a flat course of 21.1 km (13.1 miles) with 22.4 m (73 ft) of climbing. Its lowest point is 3 m (10 ft) and its highest 11 m (36 ft) above sea level. Next race: Sunday 30 May 2027, starting at 7:00 AM.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 07:007:00 AM
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon · miles
- Total climb
- 22.4 m73 ft
- Highest point 8 m26 ft above lowest
- Time limit
- 3 hours
- Finish closes 10:0010:00 AM
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileThe half marathon stays between 3 m and 11 m above sea level, with 22.4 m of climbing over the whole distance.
Start, finish
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km 1.4mile 0.9
Post Office Square
One of the downtown highlights the organiser names on both courses, passed early in the race.
km 5.4mile 3.4
Longfellow Bridge
About 2 miles in, at Charles Circle, half marathoners keep right over the Longfellow Bridge toward Cambridge.
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km 8.3mile 5.2
MIT
On the half marathon the course runs along the Charles River by MIT and Harvard with the Boston skyline behind.
km 19.3mile 12
Faneuil Hall
Faneuil Hall is one of the historic downtown sights the organiser names on both courses.
Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30
0 5 10 15 20 km
0 5 10 13.1 mi
Dashed: bridge
Your 2 gels, at the orange marksFor a 1:55 finish, one every 40 minutes
- km 7.3mile 4.6
- km 14.7mile 9.1
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- A half marathon that never leaves the waterlineLow point about 3 m at 7.7 km; high point 11 m at 18.7 km.
- Keep right at Charles CircleHalf marathoners go right over the Longfellow Bridge at about 2 miles.
- A 7:00 start and a three hour cut-offGun at 7:00 on Seaport Boulevard; 3 hour cut-off with a sag bus at mile 11.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGradientA half marathon that never leaves the waterlineLow point about 3 m at 7.7 km; high point 11 m at 18.7 km.
The route starts and finishes on Seaport Boulevard at about 4 m, and the whole course sits within 8.4 m of height. The organiser sends half marathoners over the Longfellow Bridge to Cambridge and along the Charles River by MIT and Harvard.
Measured
Whole courseTacticsKeep right at Charles CircleHalf marathoners go right over the Longfellow Bridge at about 2 miles.
The organiser advises everyone to watch the signs on Cambridge Street before the split so they are on the correct side of the road. Both courses tour downtown Boston, taking in the Seaport District, the Old State House, Government Center, Faneuil Hall, Boston Common, the Theatre District and Post Office Square. The half marathon adds the Charles River by MIT and Harvard. The course has 7 aid stations in the half marathon, roughly every 1.5 to 2 miles.
Sourced
Whole courseTacticsA 7:00 start and a three hour cut-offGun at 7:00 on Seaport Boulevard; 3 hour cut-off with a sag bus at mile 11.
Security screens everyone entering the start and finish area, and the organiser asks runners to arrive by 6:00. Runners self-select one of three corrals by pace: under 9:00 a mile, 9:00 to 11:00, and 11:00 or slower with walkers. Police and medical support leave the course after 3 hours, and a sag bus at mile 11 sweeps anyone over the cut-off. Runners slower than 13:44 a mile are encouraged to take the 5 mile race instead.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at Millennium Running Store, Bedford, New HampshireFriday 28 May Bib pickup
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12:0012:00 PM–18:006:00 PM
Early bib and shirt pickup Millennium Running Store, Bedford, New Hampshire
Bib in hand?A number belt holds it without pins through your race top. Clip it on tonight.
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Saturday 29 May Expo
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10:1510:15 AM
Official shakeout run South Boston Maritime Park. About 5 km, free; signing up is required. -
12:0012:00 PM–18:006:00 PM
Expo and pre-race bib and shirt pickup Renaissance Boston Seaport District, 606 Congress Street
Sunday 30 May Race day
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05:455:45 AM–06:306:30 AM
Race day bib and shirt pickup Renaissance Boston Seaport District, 606 Congress Street -
07:007:00 AM
Half marathon and 5 mile start Seaport Boulevard. Seaport Boulevard closes at 4:00 on race morning; the organiser asks runners to arrive by 6:00. -
10:0010:00 AM
Half marathon cut-off Course support, police and medical are removed after 3 hours. A sag bus waits at mile 11. 3:00 limit: 8:31/km for 21.0975 km3:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 13.1 mi
Times as published by the organiser, in Boston time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
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Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Boston, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile. Boston stays within 8 m26 ft of height, so they go by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7.3mile 4.6
- km 14.7mile 9.1
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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Questions about the Boston's Run To Remember
- Is the Boston's Run To Remember course flat?
- Yes. It has 22.4 m (73 ft) of climbing over 21.1 km (13.1 miles). The highest point is 8 m (26 ft) above the lowest.
- When is the Boston's Run To Remember 2027?
- Sunday 30 May 2027. The start is at 7:00 AM.
- What is the time limit at the Boston's Run To Remember?
- Runners have 3 hours to finish. The finish closes at 10:00 AM.
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