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  • Boston Marathon – Monday April 16, 2012

    Boston Marathon – Monday April 16, 2012

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – The 116th running of the Boston Marathon will take place on Patriot’s Day — Monday, April 16, 2012.

    Boston Marathon Wheel Chair Racers, illustration, Copyright (c)1997 Randy M. Harris, all rights reserved.

    To accommodate the 25,000+ participants, start times will be staggered into three waves following the disabled and elite marathoners who will begin to leave Hopkinton starting at 9:00am.

    The schedule below lists the various divisions and starting times:

    • 9:00 a.m. – Mobility Impaired Start
    • 9:17 a.m. – Push-rim Wheelchair Division Start
    • 9:22 a.m. – Handcycle Participants Start
    • 9:32 a.m. – Elite Women’s Start
    • 10:00 a.m. – Elite Men’s and Wave One Start
    • 10:20 a.m. – Wave Two Start
    • 10:40 a.m. – Wave Three Start

    Runners will pass through Framingham headed east from the Ashland town line to the Natick town line on Rt. 135, (Waverly Street in Framingham).

    Waverly Street, (Rt. 135), and the roads crossing it will be closed starting at 8:30am until approximately 1:30pm. Motorists needing to get through Downtown Framingham will need to use alternate routes.  The roads will remain barricaded and closed to vehicular traffic until the majority of runners pass through Framingham.  There is no parking on Waverly Street on the night before the race.

    For more info, visit the B.A.A. / Boston Marathon Website at:  www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon

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  • Boston Marathon in Framingham

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — Reminders about the Boston Marathon on April 16, 2007:

    • Route 135 will be closed from 8:45 AM to 1:30 PM
    • Pearl Street Parking Garage will open at 6:00 AM — No Fee on Marathon Day! — Open garage – cars can enter and leave anytime
    • Trains are running on a normal weekday schedule

    Getting To Downtown Framingham

    Coming from the north or south – The Town of Framingham’s LIFT Public Transit System will operate LIFT bus routes 3 and 6 on Patriots Day allowing many MetroWest area residents to leave their automobiles at home. There will be no charge.

    For more information regarding the LIFT Public Transit System, visit the Town of Framingham’s web site at: www.framinghamma.gov or call 508-532-5459 or 800-649-6096.

    Coming from the east or west – Take the MBTA Commuter Train into Downtown Framingham. The station is located directly adjacent to the Boston Marathon route, and three blocks from Framingham’s Cultural Triangle. For MBTA schedule information call 800-392-6100 (TTY 617-222-5146), or visit their web site at www.mbta.com.

    The Framingham Police Department suggests that you take Public Transportation when possible.

    For more information: Boston Athletic Association – www.baa.org or 617-236-1652.

    Don’t forget the Framingham Rotary’s free Multicultural Fair runs from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Memorial Building, 150 Concord St., Downtown Framingham, just blocks north of Rt. 135. Great family fun.

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