Boston Marathon Field Growing by 9,000 Runners!

Even though the BAA hasn't made an official announcement, it appears that the 2014 Boston Marathon is going to have an additional 9,000 runners. This is according to Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, who gave an interview to NECN over the weekend.The first thing this does is account for the 5,633 runners who were given guaranteed entry into the race. These are people who ran at least half way in 2013, but were not able to finish the race.

Adding an additional 3,000+ spots will help meet some of the increased interest in running what will be a very special race. This will also bring a big sigh of relief to many runners who have qualified for the race, but are on the cusp of getting in due to the high demand for a number.The BAA should probably make an announcement about field size and registration details over the next couple weeks, as registration is going to begin in September.