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The Boston Marathon is renowned for having the best fans in the world! The course is an exciting place to be as you will be able to see the action up close. The athletes depend on your support, not only for fluid replacement but also for encouragement and to maintain the boundaries of the route.
CHECKPOINTS
HYDRATION STATIONS
MILE MARKERS
POWERGEL STATION
Checkpoints
Meeting Location: Instructions to follow
Expected Duration: Instructions to follow
Captain: Gloria Ratti
Volunteers work in groups at five locations along the route (each 5-mile mark) to record the place and time of the runners. The information is relayed to the press room, where it is immediately used to service the media and adjudicate the results. All forms and extensive instructions will be mailed to each volunteer prior to the race.
Hydration Stations
Volunteers are responsible for arriving at their assigned station on time and assisting the team captains with setting up the stations. At the end of the day, volunteers are responsible for breaking down the station and cleaning up in and around the stations. To ensure cleanliness, vinyl gloves will be distributed at every hydration station. All volunteers assigned to the hydration station must wear gloves at all times while they are mixing and distributing the fluids.
Hydration Station - Station 2
Meeting Location: Ashland - 2.2 Miles
Expected Duration: 7:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.
Captain: Kimberly Blackwood
Hydration Station - Station 3
Meeting Location: Ashland - 3.4 Miles
Expected Duration: 7:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.
Captain: Rich Chesmore and Leo Harrod
Hydration Station - Station 4
Meeting Location: Ashland - 4.1 Miles
Expected Duration: 7:00 A.M. - 11:45 A.M.
Captain: Elena Sierra and John McGourty, Thirsty Irish Runners
Hydration Station - Station 5
Meeting Location: Framingham - 5.2 Miles
Expected Duration: 7:30 A.M. - 11:45 A.M.
Captain: Irvina Flood and Shelby Chow
Hydration Station - Station 6
Meeting Location: Framingham - 6.01 Miles
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - Noon
Captain: Barbara Damon and Patti Rowe
Hydration Station - Station 7
Meeting Location: Framingham - 7.1 Miles
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
Captain: Maelese and Melvin Williams
Hydration Station - Station 8
Meeting Location: Natick - 8.01 Miles
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - 12:45 P.M.
Captain: Molly Graves and Jeromy Morse
Hydration Station - Station 9
Meeting Location: Natick - 8.85 Miles
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Captain: Helen and Dick Smitley
Hydration Station - Station 10
Meeting Location: Natick - 10.1 Miles
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Captain: Terry Shipley and Anne Marie Shipley, Tufts
Hydration Station - Station 11
Meeting Location: Natick - 11.2 Miles
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - 1:15 P.M.
Captain: Mike Scanlon, Tufts
Hydration Station - Station 12
Meeting Location: Wellesley - 12.01 Miles
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.
Captain: Karen Gatley
Hydration Station - Station 13
Meeting Location: Wellesley - 13.2 Miles
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.
Captain: Xi Chen and Pat Sylvia, American Liver Foundation
Hydration Station - Station 14
Meeting Location: Wellesley - 14.01 Miles
Expected Duration: 8:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.
Captain: Chizu Shiono and Ronn Beck
Hydration Station - Station 15
Meeting Location: Wellesley - 15.01 Miles
Expected Duration: 8:30 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.
Captain: Tom and Susan Yellope, Colonial Road Runners
Hydration Station - Station 16
Meeting Location: Newton - 16.01 Miles
Expected Duration: 8:30 A.M. - 2:30 P.M.
Captain: Al Donaghy and Wayne Smith, Colonial Road Runners
Hydration Station - Station 17
Meeting Location: Newton - 17.1 Miles
Expected Duration: 8:30 A.M. - 2:30 P.M.
Captain: Christina Beshaw and Daniel Berger, Bentley College
Hydration Station - Station 18
Meeting Location: Newton - 18.05 Miles
Expected Duration: 8:30 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Captain: Paul Collyer
Hydration Station - Station 19
Meeting Location: Newton - 19.01 Miles
Expected Duration: 8:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.
Captain: Tricia White and Brian Fornuto, New York Life
Hydration Station - Station 20
Meeting Location: Newton - 20.05 Miles
Expected Duration: 8:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.
Captain: Paul Kron and Derrick Winters, Messiah Milers
Hydration Station - Station 21
Meeting Location: Newton - 21.1 Miles
Expected Duration: 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Captain: Andrea Ramsay and Courtney Turner, Boston Fit
Hydration Station - Station 22
Meeting Location: Brookline - 22.01 Miles
Expected Duration: 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Captain: Gwen and Mike Bailey, Tufts
Hydration Station - Station 23
Meeting Location: Brookline - 23.1 Miles
Expected Duration: 9:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Captain: Megan Coffman and Aaron Weslowski, Peace Corps
Hydration Station - Station 24
Meeting Location: Boston - 24.1 Miles
Expected Duration: 9:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Captain: Allyson Togashi and Caressa Moi, Boston University
Hydration Station - Station 25
Meeting Location: Boston - 25.1 Miles
Expected Duration: 9:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Captain: Jim Roberts and Thuy Lam, EUP Exercise Science Club and UVA Alumni Association
Mile Markers
Meeting Location: Freedom Room, John Hancock Hall
Expected Duration: 7:00 A.M. - 2:30 P.M.
Captain: Dave LaBrode and Kat Cargill
In addition to every mile, the first 10 kilometer marks, and each 5 kilometer mark after that, indicate to the athletes the distance they have covered. Volunteers will be taken by buses, from the front of John Hancock Hall, to the appropriate locations and dropped off with the course markers. Once the runners have passed, a bus will pick up volunteers and return them to Copley Square.
PowerGel
Station - Course
Meeting Location: Newton - 16.8 Miles
Expected Duration: 8:30 A.M. - 2:30 P.M.
Captains: John Mahoney
PowerGel, a highly concentrated replenishment gel, will be offered at the PowerGel Station located at approximately 16.8 miles. As runners pass by, volunteers will distribute small PowerGel packets from tables on each side of the road. As with all course aid and Hydration Stations, PowerGel volunteers are responsible for cleaning up the area in and around their station.
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