- All finishers of the Boston Marathon are supposed to receive a medal at the finish line.
- But some runners that finished after around 5:15 p.m. did not receive one.
- The Boston Athletic Association (BAA) confirmed this, and has promised that those who did not get a medal will be provided one “as quickly as possible.”
For many runners, one of the best parts of finishing a marathon is getting that medal at the end of the race—and then showing it off the rest of day around town, out to eat, or back at the hotel.
But at Monday’s Boston Marathon, a number of finishers did not receive their medal at the finish on Boylston Street. The medals ran out around 5:15 p.m. on Monday.
The BAA confirmed in a statement that some of the race’s 30,000 finishers did not get a medal.
“The BAA is aware that some finishers after approximately 5:15 p.m. did not receive a finisher medallion,” the statement reads. “We have begun to reach out to affected athletes, and will ensure medals are provided to finishers as quickly as possible. The BAA congratulates all finishers of this year’s race.”
According to WCVB, runners will have to wait “several days or weeks” to receive their medals, which will be mailed to finishers.
Dan Beck is the deputy news editor at Runner’s World. He has led news coverage teams for major running events like the Olympic Games, World Athletics Championships, Boston Marathon, and New York City Marathon. A former collegiate distance runner at DeSales University, he still enjoys running, just more slowly now. Before coming to Runner’s World, he covered track and field and cross-country at MileSplit. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, where the two like to explore the city’s rich dining scene.
