Login

r/bostonmarathon

Image 1 — Running the marathon and volunteering for the 5k
Image 2 — Running the marathon and volunteering for the 5k
Image 3 — Running the marathon and volunteering for the 5k
▲ 21 r/bostonmarathon

Running the marathon and volunteering for the 5k

I locked in a Friday - Tuesday itinerary last year in September/October and applied to be a volunteer when the applications opened in December. I was kind of surprised to get an assignment, I know they are popular. I'm planning to do the same next year. This of course means getting up early on Saturday morning. I was originally assigned to a finish line "green" team for the 5k but they made some changes and had me work a water stop. Fortunately the weather was decent. It worked well as then Sunday was a wind down day before the actual marathon. Nice Adidas volunteer jacket, same as the marathon volunteer jacket.

u/mstags — 4 days ago
▲ 4 r/bostonmarathon

Boston marathon with a toddler

Hey all!
I am hoping I’ll be running Boston in spring (9 min buffer so I feel pretty good). I have a couple questions for those who know the city well / have run before-

Well be traveling in with my toddler, my husband will have her while I run and would like to see my running by at least once, what’s the best way to do this? We can fly or drive to Boston so we have the option to have a car if needed, although would probably prefer to fly.

Where should we stay? Again factoring in the toddler and that it’s easier to get around by walking / public transit than to haul a car seat in an uber

Thanks!

reddit.com
u/dogandhumanmom — 8 days ago
▲ 7 r/bostonmarathon

Is it time to book hotel/flight?

I am like 95% sure that I am in for 2027, as my time is 7:30 under the cut. I am not really in a hurry to reach for my wallet quite yet.. but I also don’t want to wait too long.. what do you guys think?

reddit.com
u/Emergency-Sundae2983 — 9 days ago
▲ 5 r/bostonmarathon

Trying to qualify for boston?

Just wanted to call out that if you are looking for a race to qualify for Boston - the California international marathon still has charity bibs available. The NEC Society has 8 last I heard.

reddit.com
u/Big-Strawberry-9554 — 13 days ago