{"id":"SEC-17-GM-091","kind":"meeting","level":"organizer","jurisdiction":"Hopkinton to Boston (eight cities and towns), MA","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"17","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Boston Athletic Association","authority":"","instrument":"Boston Athletic Association, \u0027124th Boston Marathon to be held virtually\u0027 (May 28, 2020): following Mayor Walsh\u0027s cancellation of the marathon as a mass-participation road race (live page)","title":"124th Boston Marathon: postponed from Apr. 20 to Sept. 14, 2020, then cancelled as an in-person race and run virtually; 125th moved to Oct. 11, 2021 with a reduced field","dateIssued":"2020-05-28","effective":"","end":"","startDate":"2020-05-28","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":[],"addressees":[],"clause":"\u0027following Boston Mayor Martin Walsh\u0027s cancellation of the marathon as a mass participation road running event due to the COVID-19 pandemic\u0027; \u0027Our top priority continues to be safeguarding the health of the community, as well as our staff, participants, volunteers, spectators, and supporters.\u0027 (Ex. SEC-17-GM-091)","enforcement":"","functions":["SP","MK","CN","HR","OP","WF","CB","AV","EN","PL","VN"],"notes":"2020: Postponed Mar. 13, 2020 to Sept. 14; on May 28, 2020 \u0027the 124th Boston Marathon will be held as a virtual event, following Boston Mayor Martin Walsh\u0027s cancellation of the marathon as a mass participation road running event due to the COVID-19 pandemic\u0027. 2021: Registration for 2021 postponed and a COVID-19 Medical \u0026 Event Operations Advisory Group formed (Jan. 2021 homepage, Ex. SEC-17-GM-050 raw capture); the 125th Boston Marathon announced for Oct. 11, 2021 with a field of 20,000 [field figure from press reports; organizer page Ex. SEC-17-GM-127 queued]; the B.A.A. 5K run virtually over Patriots\u0027 Day weekend 2021. Usual dates: Patriots\u0027 Day (third Monday in April). Scale: \u002731,500 athletes who were expected to participate in the 124th Boston Marathon\u0027 (Ex. SEC-17-GM-091). Venue orders 2020: MA-003, MA-005, MA-008, MA-012, MA-015, MA-019, MA-020, MA-024, MET-BOS-007, MET-BOS-005. Venue orders 2021: MA-043, MA-045, MA-047, MA-048, MA-050, MA-054, MET-BOS-013, MET-BOS-019, MET-BOS-036, MET-BOS-150. Also cancelled by this notice: The Boston, New York City and Chicago Marathons (the road-race event-production and hospitality calendar) (Boston; New York; Chicago, MA; NY; IL; usual dates Third Monday of April (Boston); first Sunday of November (New York); second Sunday of October (Chicago); venue orders 2020: MA-008, MA-020, MA-024, MET-BOS-001, NY-005, NY-031, MET-NYC-025, IL-019, MET-CHI-014; venue orders 2021: MA-045, MA-048, MET-BOS-013, MET-NYC-017, IL-037, MET-CHI-026).","sourceUrl":"https://www.baa.org/124th-boston-marathon-be-held-virtually","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":431958,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"Boston Athletic Association, \u0027124th Boston Marathon to be held virtually\u0027 (May 28, 2020): following Mayor Walsh\u0027s cancellation of the marathon as a mass-participation road race (live page)","collection":"SEC-17","url":"/library/SEC-17-GM-091","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-17-GM-091","citation":"Boston Athletic Association, Boston Athletic Association, \u0027124th Boston Marathon to be held virtually\u0027 (May 28, 2020): following Mayor Walsh\u0027s cancellation of the marathon as a mass-participation road race (live page) (Ex. SEC-17-GM-091)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["MA-003","MA-005","MA-008","MA-012","MA-015","MA-019","MA-020","MA-024","MET-BOS-007","MET-BOS-005","MA-043","MA-045"]}