Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 8:00am
Our 9th annual Charles River Marathon will be a Spring race. This flat, fast BQ-eligible course attracts runners from across the United States and overseas to Boston's beautiful Herter Park. Over 49% of our 2022 finishers qualified for the 2023 and 2024 Boston Marathons!
The race is comprised of ten laps on a flat, fast 2.6 mile loop on paved paths around Boston's scenic Charles River, starting and finishing at the DCR’s Herter Park in Boston, MA. Our course isUSATF-certified(MA23005JK), and eligible as aqualifier for the 2026 Boston Marathon.
DJ Dukes, Boston's best DJ, has been spinning tunes at our events for years and will once again be playing at the start/finish area.
Top 3 overall (women & men)
Age group awards (women & men): 18-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60+.
Overall awards are based on gun time. AG awards are based on chip (net) time. Prizes can only be claimed at the awards ceremony.
Event Schedule:
6:30 am – Check-in opens
7:00 am - BYOB station opens (just past start line)
7:30 am - Check-in closes
7:50 am - Start-line staging and pre-race announcements
8:00 am – START
11:30 am – Awards Ceremony at Start/Finish – Overall Winners (top 3 women & men)
12:30 pm – Awards Ceremony at Start/Finish – Age Group Winners (1st place)
12:30 pm - Time limit for runners age 59 and under
1:00 pm - Time limit for runners age 60+
Time limits:
Due to permitting restrictions and volunteer constraints, CRM has a time limit of 4 hours and 30 minutes for runners age 59 and younger. For runners 60 and older, the time limit is extended to 5 hours. Any runner completing the race before the finish line closes but after their time limit will display in results with "time cut" as their finishing place.
Dogs and strollers: Sorry, while dogs and strollers are typically welcome in our events, we can’t allow either in this event.
