{"id":"SEC-16-GM-032","kind":"meeting","level":"organizer","jurisdiction":"Hopkinton to Boston, MA","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"16","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Boston Athletic Association","authority":"","instrument":"Organizer notice","title":"Boston Marathon and the B.A.A. Official Charity Program (the nonprofit sector\u0027s largest single-day fundraising event in New England)","dateIssued":"2020-03-13","effective":"","end":"","startDate":"2020-03-13","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":[],"addressees":[],"clause":"\u0027guided by Boston Mayor Martin Walsh along with state and municipal government leaders at all levels to undertake all possible measures to safeguard the health of the public\u0027 (Mar. 13, 2020); \u0027following Boston Mayor Martin Walsh\u0027s cancellation of the marathon as a mass participation road running event due to the COVID-19 pandemic\u0027 (May 28, 2020)","enforcement":"","functions":["EV","VL","MK","CB","OP"],"notes":"2020: Postponed on Mar. 13, 2020 to Sept. 14, 2020 (\u0027the Boston Marathon cannot be held on April 20, 2020\u0027), then made virtual on May 28, 2020 \u0027following Boston Mayor Martin Walsh\u0027s cancellation of the marathon as a mass participation road running event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.\u0027. 2021: Not held in April: \u0027With fewer than six months until Patriots\u0027 Day and with road races prohibited until Phase 4 of the Massachusetts reopening plan, we are unable to host the Boston Marathon this coming April\u0027 (Oct. 28, 2020); held Oct. 11, 2021 with a field of 20,000 set \u0027in close coordination with our local, city, and state partners... to allow for social distancing\u0027 (Mar. 15, 2021). Usual dates: Patriots\u0027 Day: Apr. 20, 2020; Apr. 19, 2021; held Oct. 11, 2021. Scale: the B.A.A. 5K alone \u0027draws a field of 10,000 participants\u0027 (B.A.A., Mar. 13, 2020); the 125th running was capped at 20,000 entrants, \u0027a smaller field than in previous years\u0027 (B.A.A., Mar. 15, 2021). Venue orders 2020: MA-005, MA-008, MA-020, MA-024, MA-026, MET-BOS-023. Venue orders 2021: MA-044, MA-045, MA-047, MET-BOS-013.","sourceUrl":"https://www.baa.org/news/125th-boston-marathon-field-size-established-20000-entrants","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20251112231037/","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":320431,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"Boston Marathon and the B.A.A. Official Charity Program (the nonprofit sector\u0027s largest single-day fundraising event in New England)","collection":"SEC-16","url":"/library/SEC-16-GM-032","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-16-GM-032","citation":"Boston Athletic Association, Organizer notice (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-GM-032)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["MA-005","MA-008","MA-020","MA-024","MA-026","MET-BOS-023","MA-044","MA-045","MA-047","MET-BOS-013","SEC-16-GM-004","SEC-16-GM-005"]}