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  • Welcome Letters
  • 118th Boston Marathon
  • Media Information
  • Schedule of Events
  • Race Facts and 2014 Notes
  • John Hancock and Boston Marathon
    Celebrate 29th Year of Partnership
  • 118th Boston Marathon Corporate Sponsors
  • 118th Boston Marathon Charity Program
  • 2014 John Hancock Non-Profit Program Organizations
  • 2014 Prize Structure
  • 2014 Bonus Prize Structure
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  • Course Elevations: Mile-by-Mile
  • Course Elevation Profile
  • Mile/Kilometer Course Location Marks
  • Kilometer Pace Chart
  • Mile Pace Chart
  • Course Map
  • Weather Conditions in Recent Years
  • Participation Through the Years
  • Marathon Milestones
  • B.A.A. Presidents and Race Directors
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  • 2013 Prize Money Awards
  • Results
  • Athletes with Disabilities
  • Split Times
  • Demographics
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  • Men’s Open Division
  • Women’s Open Division
  • Open Champions by Country
  • Masters Division (40–49)
  • Veterans Division (50–59)
  • Seniors Division (60–69)
  • 70+ Division
  • Visually-Impaired Division
  • Team Competition
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  • Boston Marathon Yearly Synopses, 1897–2013
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  • Permanent Course Records
  • Progression of Course Records
  • Checkpoint Course Records
  • Complete Splits of Geoffrey Mutai's 2011 Record Run
  • Complete Splits of Margaret Okayo’s 2002 Record Run
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  • Men’s All-Time Top 100 Performances
  • Women’s All-Time Top 100 Performances
  • All-Time Top 10 Masters (40–49) Performances
  • All-Time Top 10 Veterans (50–59) Performances
  • All-Time Top 10 Seniors (60–69) Performances
  • All-Time Top 10 70+ Performances
  • All-Time Top 10 American Men at Boston
  • Top Finishes by American Men at Boston
  • All-Time Top 10 American Women at Boston
  • Top Finishes by American Women at Boston
  • All-Time Top 10 Men at Boston
  • All-Time Top 10 Women at Boston
  • Women’s Champions’ Overall Finish Place
  • All-Time Top 10 Times by Place
  • Margin of Victory
  • Closest Finishes
  • World Records Established at the BM
  • American Records Established at the BM
  • Career Winnings
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  • World Marathon Majors Schedule
  • World Marathon Majors Series Scoring System
  • World Marathon Majors Event Histories
  • World Marathon Majors Series Champions
  • 2013–2014 WMM Series Leaderboards
  • 2013 WMM Series Results
  • World Marathon Majors Statistics
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  • Push Rim Wheelchair Division History
  • 2014 Push Rim Wheelchair Division Information
  • 2013 Push Rim Wheelchair Division Results
  • 2013 Push Rim Wheelchair Division Split Times
  • Yearly Synopses (1975–2013)
  • Past Champions
  • Champions By Country
  • Push Rim Wheelchair Division Records
  • World Records Established at the Boston Marathon
  • Career Winnings
  • Men’s All-Time Top 50 Performances
  • Women’s All-Time Top 50 Performances
  • Checkpoint Course Records
  • All-Time Top 10 Times by Place
  • Margin of Victory
  • Closest Finishes
  • Participation Through the Years
  • Push Rim Wheelchair Road Racing Classifications
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  • Men
  • Women
  • Elite Field Facts
  • Elite Field Summary
  • Bib Assignments
  • Pronunciation Guide
  • Top Contenders: Men
  • Top Contenders: Women
  • John Hancock Elite Team Uniform Guide

118th Boston Marathon Corporate Sponsors

adidas

adidas is honored to begin its 26th year as the Official Footwear and Apparel Supplier of the Boston Marathon. In 2014, adidas continues its commitment to the spirit of the marathon and its strong community of runners, volunteers, and spectators. Continuing its longstanding tradition with the B.A.A., adidas is proud to supply exclusive Boston Marathon jackets to more than 10,000 B.A.A. volunteers and more than 3,500 race officials and media personnel. adidas will also provide nearly 38,000 participant tees to Boston Marathon runners. The official collection of the 2014 Boston Marathon performance apparel and footwear will be available to race participants and fans at the John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo, and at select local retailers. In celebration of the marathon’s legacy, adidas supports a series of pre-race events including the B.A.A. Relay Challenge and the B.A.A. Invitational Mile. Leading up to the race, adidas hosts marathon training clinics at Marathon Sports as well. New this year, adidas is excited to partner with the B.A.A. in its Boston Marathon World Run, a virtual running program that unites the global community leading up to the Boston Marathon.

adidas has been a sponsor of the B.A.A. Running Club since 1992. In 1999, adidas and the B.A.A. unveiled their joint venture consisting of a long-term, year-round running program designed to promote overall fitness and health among Boston-area youth throughout Boston Public Schools. Since then, more than 30,000 students have participated in adidas-sponsored B.A.A. events. adidas founder Adi Dassler had a passion for running and a passion to make equipment that helps every athlete perform at their best. Today, adidas remains committed to making the best running products available. To learn more about adidas running, visit adidas.com/running .

AT&T

AT&T is once again proud to sponsor the AT&T Athlete Alert Program at the Boston Marathon, which helps friends and family keep tabs on the progress of registered runners in real time. Both SMS (text messages) and email updates from the April 21st event can be sent directly to designated mobile phone numbers and/or email addresses. Updates are courtesy of AT&T and the Boston Marathon and will be sent when the runner reaches the 10-kilometer, half marathon and 30-kilometer marks, and from the finish line.

We strongly encourage runners to register before race weekend. More information and registration can be found at www.baa.org. If the runner chooses to sign up during race weekend, please bring the phone numbers and/or email addresses with you to Bib Number Pick-up. Representatives will be available in the Number Pick-Up area at the John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo on Friday, April 18th, from 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Saturday, April 19th, from 9:00a.m. - 7:00 p.m., and Sunday, April 20th, from 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. to answer questions and provide AT&T Athlete Alert registration assistance.

Download the free B.A.A. Marathon app to track up to ten runners, easily view key race information, tour the race course, and share your race experience on social media. Also, learn about the world-class athletes in the John Hancock Elite Athlete Program, and peruse the rich history of the Boston Marathon for past champions, course records, and race synopses from 117 years of Boston Marathon history. Available on both iPhone and Android.

Boston Magazine

Boston Magazine Media is working with the B.A.A. to produce the Official Boston Marathon Program in 2014 and years to come. Boston magazine is thrilled about the opportunity to publish a race program that covers and highlights not only our city’s world-class marathon but also is accented with unique race features, historical information, competitor data, and fantastic photographs. Boston magazine is excited to continue its partnership throughout 2014 with the production of The Racers’ Record Book, which lists all official finishers in their respective divisions and chronicles the race through special features and photographs.

Boston Magazine Media is the proud publisher of Boston’s premiere lifestyle publication, Boston magazine, as well as Boston Home, Boston Weddings, and a number of custom publications distributed throughout Metro Boston. For over 50 years, Boston magazine has been a leading city regional media company, leveraging our powerful print, digital, on-site consumer facing programs, and strategic partnerships, to develop custom, integrated marketing campaigns for our clients. For more information on Boston Magazine Media please visit bostonmagazine.com.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) provides expert, compassionate care to children and adults and is home to groundbreaking cancer discoveries. The Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge (DFMC) team directs 100 percent of funds raised to the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research at DFCI, which enables leading researchers to achieve increased cure rates and to enhance patients’ quality of life. DFMC took its first steps in 1990 as one of the inaugural organizations in the official B.A.A. Boston Marathon^® Charity Program. The team aims to celebrate DFMC 2014, its 25th year, by raising $4.8 million for the Barr Program.

To learn more about running for Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund visit RunDanaFarber.org

Earthlink

EarthLink Business™, a division of EarthLink, Inc., is proud to serve as the data center and Internet connectivity provider for the Boston Marathon. Our advanced, next-generation IP network delivers the performance, availability and reliability needed to keep the Boston Marathon website running at full speed. Our robust infrastructure and state-of-art network operations center ensure that the millions of visitors to the official Boston Marathon web site are able to access race times for each runner any time during the race. EarthLink Business is one of the nation’s largest business-to-business providers of IP services, integrated communications and equipment solutions to medium-sized and large businesses and enterprise customers across the United States. We provide cost-effective, reliable services to organizations of all sizes, with specialized solutions for many industries including retail, healthcare, financial institutions and state governments. Our robust facilities-based network is coupled with a nationwide MPLS network. The combination enables us to connect virtually any location in the U.S. using a blend of access technologies to improve efficiency and performance for your organization. www.earthlinkbusiness.com

Gatorade Endurance Formula

The Gatorade Company, a division of PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), provides sports performance innovations designed to meet the needs of athletes at all competitive levels and across a broad range of sports. Backed by more than a 40 year history of studying the best athletes in the world and grounded in years of hydration and sports nutrition research at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute, Gatorade provides scientifically formulated products to meet the sports fueling needs of athletes in all phases of athletic activity. For more information and a full list of products, please visit www.gatorade.com.

The Gatorade Endurance line of products is an elite line of sports nutrition products from Gatorade for endurance athletes who have specific fueling needs. Grounded in years of hydration and sports nutrition research conducted by the Gatorade Sports Science Institute, the Gatorade Endurance line of products help deliver fluids and nutrients endurance athletes need for a training session or race. Gatorade Endurance products are available where the endurance athlete shops - at run, bike and tri specialty stores nationwide and online at fuelbelt.com

JetBlue

JetBlue is the Official Airline of the Boston Marathon! For the tenth consecutive year, JetBlue has proudly supported the world’s oldest annual marathon and one of the world’s most prestigious racing events. Jetblue has nonstop daily service to more than 75 destinations in the continental U.S., Bermuda, the Caribbean, Mexico and Latin America; and Getaways vacation packages with big savings and peace of mind all the time. Onboard our flights, enjoy award-winning service; complimentary, unlimited brand-name snacks and beverages; comfy, leather seats with the most legroom in coach*; free 36 channels of DIRECTV^® and more than 100 channels of SiriusXM Radio^®; and the fact that your first checked bag is always free.**

We reward our frequent travelers through TrueBlue, offering perks like no blackout dates*** and points that don’t expire****, along with many others. Learn more at www.jetblue.com/trueblue.

       * Based on average fleet-wide seat pitch of U.S. airlines.
     ** Weight and size limits apply
   *** No blackout dates apply to JetBlue operated flights. Blackout dates may apply to partner
           or code share or interline flights.
**** Points don’t expire as long as you earn points through flying JetBlue or through the use of the JetBlue Card from American Express on eligible purchases at least once in a 12-month period. Eligibility and timing are based upon the date the TrueBlue points are credited to your TrueBlue account from one of these qualifying activities.

Long’s Jewelers

Long’s Fine Jewelers since 1878, is proud to be the Official Award Supplier of the Boston Marathon as well as the co-designer of the permanent Boston Marathon Champions’ Trophy. Each year, Long’s offers a line of officially licensed Boston Marathon jewelry, gifts and collectibles available at the John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo, online at www.longsjewelers.com, or by calling 877.845.6647 x5839. With five locations throughout New England including downtown Boston, Long’s carries the region’s finest collection of jewelry and watches from world-renowned manufacturers that include Rolex, David Yurman, Mikimoto, Roberto Coin, Marco Bicego, Breitling, TAG Heuer, Raymond Weil, and more. As New England’s Diamond Source, Long’s also specializes in diamonds and engagement rings. The Long’s diamond, wedding ring, and bridal jewelry selection includes signature pieces as well as items from top designers Ritani, Memoire, and Scott Kay. Each store offers a complete giftware gallery of crystal, porcelain sculptures, and gifts for baby and the home Long’s also focuses on corporate gifts to suit every business need. For more information, log on to www.longsjewelers.com.

Newton-Wellesley Hospital

Newton-Wellesley is the premier community teaching hospital in Massachusetts and strives to provide high-quality, personalized care to all of our patients. The Hospital provides a full range of orthopaedic, joint, physical medicine and rehabilitation services to handle a wide variety of sports-related injuries. Our specialists are experts in their fields and work to create individualized treatment plans through the use of our advanced diagnostic and imaging technologies. Our physicians and clinicians have experience treating running and other sports injuries and are committed to getting our patients back in the game! To learn more about Newton-Wellesley Hospital, visit www.nwh.org. For information about physicians or services offered at Newton-Wellesley, contact CareFinder at [email protected] or 866-NWH-DOCS (694-3627).

Poland Spring

Poland Spring^® Brand 100% Natural Spring Water is proud to be the Official Bottled Water of the 118th Boston Marathon. Having been a true running partner in events from 5Ks to marathons for the past 30 years, we at Poland Spring Brand know the importance of keeping runners hydrated and are excited to do our part along Boston’s iconic 26.2-mile course.

We know it takes a certain kind of person to run a marathon, the same way it takes a certain kind of water to fill a Poland Spring bottle. A beloved, local favorite since 1845, Poland Spring Natural Spring Water offers natural goodness that begins at our Maine sources, because we believe that when you start better, you finish better.

Good luck with your training. We will see you at the finish line. Poland Spring^® Brand 100% Natural Spring Water. Born Better.^® For more information, visit www.polandspring.com

PowerBar, Inc.

PowerBar^®, creator of the energy bar category and a leader in sports nutrition, is proud to be the official energy bar and energy gel sponsor of the Boston Marathon for the 18th consecutive year. PowerBar^® provides the fuel to help runners break through their boundaries and perform at their best. PowerBar^® will be featured on course for the 118th running of the Boston Marathon. The PowerBar^® products feature C2Max dual source energy blend that delivers 20% to 50% more energy to working muscles than glucose alone. The PowerGel Zone will await runners at mile 17 , just before Heartbreak Hill and to help athletes recover PowerBar Protein Plus with 20g of Protein, will be available to runners at the finish. For a comprehensive sports nutrition and training information visit PowerBar.com.

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Reed & Barton Silversmiths

In December 1999, the B.A.A. and marathon sponsor Long’s Jewelers commissioned Reed & Barton Silversmiths to create the first permanent, Boston Marathon Champions’ Trophy for the B.A.A. The trophy is a 40 ½ inch sterling silver loving cup, secured to a two-tier mahogany base. The base is adorned with 100 sterling silver plaques, which will showcase the next 100 years of marathon champions in the male and female open, wheelchair and masters divisions. The trophy was unveiled at an official ceremony at Boston’s John Hancock Observatory prior to Boston Marathon 2000. In 2001, Reed and Barton Silversmiths created an additional base to the existing trophy for the names of the previous 104 years’ champions, bringing the total height to 47 ½ inches on a base 32 inches square. In addition, they provide six replica trophies annually for the divisional winners of the Marathon.

Founded in Taunton, Massachusetts in 1824, Reed & Barton has a longstanding history of creating trophies and medals for national and international sporting events. Reed & Barton is one of the country’s foremost marketers of fine tableware and giftware. The company’s spectrum of offerings includes a diverse range of flatware, dinnerware, stemware, barware and serveware. The Reed & Barton name also graces a full complement of unique giftware, including picture frames, children’s gifts and hardwood chests. Visit www.reedandbarton.com for more information.

Samuel Adams

The brewers of Samuel Adams are proud to be the official beer sponsor of the 118th Boston Marathon. The Boston Marathon and Samuel Adams – two great Boston Traditions – share a historic connection. When Jim Koch, founder and brewer of Samuel Adams, released his first batch of Samuel Adams Boston Lager to the public, it was on Patriot’s Day (the day of the Boston Marathon), in 1985 right here in Boston. The alliance of two of Boston’s most recognized and beloved brands will give the City one more reason to be proud of this heralded event.

For several years, Samuel Adams has brewed a commemorative beer for the race – Samuel Adams Boston 26.2 Brew – to toast the runners and spectators. This limited-release beer will only be served on draft at select bars and restaurants along the race course and around Boston. Following the tragic events that took place on race day last year, Samuel Adams donated all of the profits from the sale of Boston 26.2 Brew to help the victims and their families. This year, they are continuing that commitment and again will donate all profits from the sale of this commemorative beer to address the ongoing needs of these families. To find a pint near you, visit blog.samueladams.com closer to race day for the full list of bars and restaurants that will be serving the beer.

Samuel Adams looks forward to toasting all marathon runners who have undertaken this incredible endeavor and the families and friends who have supported their athletes both through training and during the 26.2 mile race. Cheers!

Stonyfield

Here at Stonyfield, we’re really proud to say we make the Official Yogurt of the 2014 Boston Marathon! We’re as passionate about organic food as marathoners are about their long runs. We obsess over everything we put into our delicious, organic yogurt, milk, frozen yogurt and smoothies, and everything we keep out.

“Organic” means we make it all without the use of toxic persistent pesticides, artificial hormones, antibiotics and GMOs. In other words, we make healthy food for healthy people and a healthy planet.

Want to know more? Visit Stonyfield.com, follow us on Twitter.com/stonyfield or find us on Facebook.com/StonyfieldFarm.

Tata Consulting Services

Tata Consultancy Services is proud to be the Official Technology Partner of the Boston Athletic Association and for the Boston Marathon. We proudly support the marathon and the commitment to excellence of each and every participant. TCS looks forward to engaging with runners, friends and family, and the broader community to share their commitment to health and fitness, specifically in support of the education and prevention of heart disease. Cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of mortality in the United States, and we are committed to supporting the life saving efforts of the American Heart Association.

As one of the world’s fastest growing technology and business solutions providers, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) delivers real results to global business, ensuring a level of certainty no other firm can match. TCS offers a consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT and IT-enabled, infrastructure, engineering and assurance services. This is delivered through its unique Global Network Delivery Model(TM), recognized as the benchmark of excellence in software development. A part of the Tata Group, India’s largest industrial conglomerate, TCS has a global footprint and is listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in India.

Universal Sports

Universal Sports and the Boston Athletic Association have a multi-year agreement that makes Universal Sports Network and UniversalSports.com the exclusive national television and digital media home for the legendary Boston Marathon.

Universal Sports Network features year-round coverage of Olympic and endurance sports events, including four of the World Marathon Majors (WMM). Among the races aired on Universal Sports are the Tokyo, Los Angeles, Paris, Rotterdam, Boston, London, Stockholm and Berlin marathons.

Universal Sports Network provides viewers unparalleled access to a wide range of world-class sporting events, including the most year-round, Olympic-related programming of any network. Universal Sports showcases many of the world’s best athletes competing in more than 30 sports annually, and this year will be the home to 25 World Championships. Among the global sports events broadcast on the network’s TV and digital platforms are such prestigious competitions as the World Aquatics Championships, Boston Marathon, Alpine Ski World Cup, World Figure Skating Championships, Vuelta a España, Kona Ironman and Rugby Sevens World Cup.

For more information, please visit UniversalSports.com.

Vanke

Vanke Co. LTD, China’s largest residential home developer, provides 400,000 ordinary households in China with high quality, environmentally sustainable and affordable housing. Leading the country in green home construction and prefabrication techniques, Vanke now builds half of China’s certified green homes that effectively reduces carbon emission and deforestation at the global level. We became an official sponsor of the Boston Marathon this year, sharing our enthusiasm, energy and vision for a better life with all runners!

Vanke has proudly run a national program providing medical treatments to children affected by Congenital Heart Diseases. Our program gave strength and vitality to more than two thousand young hearts and engaged thousands of volunteers in household visits to ensure the poorest of the poor living in the remote areas receive efficient life-saving treatments. Vanke’s runners will bring to this year’s Marathon an urgent call for global attention to congenital deformities affecting millions of young children in the developing world. We advocate low-cost and lifesaving prenatal screening as an effective means to keep young lives healthier around the world!

WBZ-TV

CBS Boston’s WBZ-TV is honored again this year to be the exclusive, local broadcast partner of the Boston Marathon and the only local television station providing wire-to-wire coverage of the world-class race for eight consecutive years. WBZ-TV offers a full range of Boston Marathon news, features and athlete interviews, from the predawn hours in Hopkinton to a complete wrap-up on the WBZ-TV News at 11PM. An award-winning, highly-rated CBS owned and operated television station and Boston’s #1 rated station in prime time, WBZ-TV is the winner of the 2014 duPont-Columbia Award for “exceptional breaking news.” WBZ-TV combined with sister-station myTV38 (WSBK-TV) reach the Boston market’s largest viewing audience on a day-to-day basis, and www.cbsboston.com has the largest reach of any local broadcast website. Dedicated to serving the community, WBZ-TV is proud of its legacy as the exclusive broadcast partner of the Boston market’s signature events including: the Boston Marathon, and The Boston Pops 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular, the Pan-Mass Challenge, the Head of the Charles Regatta, and the Faneuil Hall Tree Lighting Spectacular. In addition, WBZ-TV is the official television station of Super Bowl champion The New England Patriots. For more on CBS Boston’s WBZ-TV and myTV38, go to www.cbsboston.com, like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CBSBoston, and follow us on Twitter @CBSBoston.
Monday, April 21
Exclusive LIVE Local Coverage of the Boston Marathon
7AM–4PM ET on WBZ-TV
The Re-Run: Race Re-Broadcast
8PM–5AM ET on myTV38
www.cbsboston.com

100 Clarendon Street Garage

Located one block from the finish line, 100 Clarendon Street Garage is proud to be the Official Parking Garage of the Boston Marathon.

Park just steps away from the Boston Marathon at the 100 Clarendon Street Garage. Visit www.100clarendon.com for more information on Marathon Day Parking and all our parking services.