UPDATE: Tracking a Boston Marathon Runner 2016
Here's how to track a friend or any runner competing in the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 16, 2012.
Whether you're following a leader, or a happy middle-of-the-pack pal, the computer chips worn by the runners will allow you follow their progress.
The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) Website explains:
The B.A.A. will post split times to its website during the race. This feature, complete with search access directions, will not show up on their official site until race day.
To learn how to Track a Boston Marathon Runner, Click Here then select, “Q: How can family members at home track me in the Boston Marathon?”
Mobile Phone Alert System
The Boston Athletic Association also has set up the "AT&T Athlete Alert Program." It allows you to receive updates on a runner’s progress. Here’s how to sign-up!
Where are the Leaders & Crowd Favorites?
For a rough idea of where the race leaders are, in relation to your viewing position, watch the sky for the helicopters that hover above them.
For favorites (like two-time Boston champion Joan Benoit Samuelson in the 2011 photo above) you must rely on the roar of the crowd as they approach. Or, you can track your favorite by using the mobile alert system.
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Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) Website
Words: Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2011 Penny Cherubino