FOLLOW THE BOSTON MARATHON
The countdown to the 2020 Boston Marathon is on, as we're inside of 10 weeks until race day!

This week's newsletter covers race week, from Pre- and Post-Race Party Tickets to Gear Check and Transportation. Don't miss our most recent training clinic video, found at the bottom of today's newsletter.

Want to share your Boston Marathon story and be featured by the B.A.A.? Email stories@baa.org and tell us what the Boston Marathon means to you. We'll be sharing the best stories as we get closer to race week!

Best of luck in training and we'll see you in Boston!

-- The Boston Athletic Association
JOHN HANCOCK ANNOUNCES 2020 BOSTON MARATHON ELITE TEAM

75 elite athletes, Including Olympians, Paralympians, World Champions, Olympic Medalists and Abbott World Marathon Majors winners, from 17 countries Invited for 124th running on April 20.
 
How will the story end at the world’s most historic marathon?
ROAD TO BOSTON
presented by CITGO

The next stop on the Road to Boston, presented by CITGO , is learning how to claim your bib number. All entrants will be e-mailed their Digital Number Pick-Up Pass next month. To claim your bib number, you'll need to present your Digital Number Pick-Up Pass and a Government Issued photo ID at the Boston Marathon Expo on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday of race weekend.
BOSTON MARATHON CLINIC SERIES
presented by Amazon

2012 Olympian and B.A.A. assistant coach Morgan Uceny breaks down injury prevention techniques in the latest Boston Marathon Training Clinic Series, presented by Amazon . For all your Boston Marathon product needs, go to amazon.com/running.
PRE- AND POST-RACE
PARTY TICKETS

All participants in the 2020 Boston Marathon may claim one complimentary ticket to both events through your B.A.A. Account. Additional tickets are available for $30 each. 
GEAR CHECK ON RACE MORNING

Participants may check their clear, plastic finish area gear bag at the designated gear check location on Boylston & Berkeley Streets. Gear check is located two blocks past the finish line.
TRANSPORTATION TO START LINE

Bus loading for B.A.A. shuttles to the Athletes’ Village in Hopkinton (located near the start line) will take place on Charles Street between the Boston Public Garden and Boston Common.
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SUBMIT YOUR TRAINING VIDEO CLIP

Want to be featured in a Boston Marathon highlight video during race weekend? Send us a video from your favorite running spot and we just may showcase it before race day!
PARTICIPANT INFORMATION

Catch up on the latest information about next April's race. From the Boston Marathon Expo to the Start Line in Hopkinton, it's never too early to begin planning your race week.
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