Boston Marathon Deferment

After bugging the BAA with emails over the last month today I heard back from the organization. I know many others are wondering how to ensure entry into the 2011 Boston Marathon so I decided to share the email.

Dear Athlete,

This email acknowledges your correspondence with the Boston Athletic Association regarding your inability to participate in the 2010 Boston Marathon due to travel restrictions caused by the volcano in Iceland.

The B.A.A. will extend deferments of entry to all affected entrants. Please note, as was stated on the race application, that entry fees are non-refundable and non-transferable to future races. If you choose to register for the 2011 Boston Marathon using the deferred entry, you will be seeded based on the qualifying time you used to register for 2010 and will be required to pay the related entry fee based on your country of residence.

You will be contacted again in the fall with specific instructions regarding the deferment registration process for the 115th B.A.A. Boston Marathon, scheduled for Monday, April 18, 2011. Deferred entries will expire in early November of 2010. If you have not

submitted your entry by the required deadline date your entry will be forfeited. Please notify us of any email or postal address changes so we can be sure to reach you.

We look forward to your participation in the 2011 Boston Marathon.

Regards,

Boston Athletic Association

Registration Office

One Ash Street

Hopkinton, MA 01748

508-435-6905

Please reply to registration@baa.org with questions.