Boston Marathon back on track in 2014
The Boston Marathon will accept an extra 9,000 runners for next year’s race, making room for the more than 5,000 people stopped on the course this year when two bombs went off, and for many of those wanting to run as a tribute to the victims.
Registration for the 118th edition of the world’s oldest and most prestigious annual marathon has opened this week, the Boston Athletic Association (BAA) said.
"The BAA is aware of the significantly increased interest in registering for the 2014 Boston Marathon," executive director Tom Grilk said.
"The expanded field of 36,000 for the April 21 race would be the second largest in the event’s history, behind only the 38,708 who registered for the 100th anniversary race in 1996.
"Interested runners have been remarkably respectful and cooperative as we worked towards what will be an important day in the history of the race, the sport and the city of Boston," Grilk said.
The 2013 Boston Marathon was shut down more than four hours into the race when a pair of explosions at the Boylston Street finish line killed three people and injured hundreds more.
The 5,624 runners who were stopped on the course were allowed to register for 2014.
A total of 4,722 who had reached the halfway point but not the finish line signed up before the special registration period closed, the BAA said.
They were required to pay the entry fee – $175 for US residents and $225 for international runners – but they did not have to run another race at a qualifying time.
By Ian Jarrett, TravelMole Asia Pacific
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