B.A.A. debuts new course for iconic 10K race this weekend

ON HER CANCER DIAGNOSIS. SUNDAY. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL TAKE ON ONE OF THE BAR’S MOST POPULAR EVENTS. BUT THIS YEAR THE BOSTON 10-K WILL HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT LOOK AND FEEL. AND AS OUR BEN SIMMONEAU SHOWS US, IT’S ONE THAT WILL BE VERY FAMILIAR TO EVERYDAY RUNNERS IN THE CITY. I’VE RUN THIS AREA SO MANY TIMES THAT IT’S REALLY EXCITING THAT THEY’VE MADE A RACE OUT OF IT. IT’S KIND OF LIKE THE BEST OF THE BEST OF LIKE THE MARQUIS, YOU KNOW, RUNNING ROUTES AROUND HERE, BAR RUNNERS RYAN ISLER AND JOSH CALLIPPUS ARE ALL IN WHEN IT COMES TO THE NEW BOSTON 10-K COURSE. THEY BOTH PUT IN PLENTY OF MILES AROUND THE HUB, AND THEY SAY THIS ROUTE FEATURES ALL THE SWEET SPOTS. THIS IS PRETTY MUCH THE COURSE THAT I WOULD PICK AS A RUNNER. UM, IT REALLY HITS A LOT OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. THE NEW COURSE STARTS AT CHARLES AND CHESTNUT STREETS, THEN TAKES RUNNERS RIGHT OVER THE LONGFELLOW BRIDGE INTO CAMBRIDGE, SNAKING ALONG THAT RIVERSIDE STRETCH OF MEMORIAL DRIVE MANY RUNNERS KNOW SO WELL BEFORE LOOPING BACK AROUND AND OVER THE MASS AVE BRIDGE THROUGH BACK BAY, OVER THE ICONIC BOSTON MARATHON FINISH LINE BEFORE ENDING ON BOSTON COMMON. SOME OF THE MOST PICTURESQUE VIEWS OF ALL OF BOSTON WILL BE FEATURED IN THIS YEAR’S BOSTON 10-K. RUNNERS RUN ALONG THE THE CHARLES RIVER DAY IN AND DAY OUT, AND WHILE IT’S A VERY FAMILIAR TERRITORY, THERE’S NOT MANY CHANCES TO RACE ALONG THE CHARLES RIVER. ASIDE FROM RAISING MONEY FOR BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL, THIS RACE IS SERIOUS BUSINESS FOR A PRETTY STACKED FIELD OF ATHLETES. AND RYAN AND JOSH EXPECT IT TO BE FAST. I THINK IT WILL GO OUT A BIT QUICKER JUST BECAUSE THERE IS THE HILL AT THE START OVER THE BRIDGE, BUT YOU KIND OF WILL COME DOWN AND THERE’S NOT MANY TURNS, SO YOU’LL JUST SHOOT OUT AND THEN YOU’LL BE ON THE RIVER. WE’LL BE FLAT AND FAST AND THEN KIND OF ON THE WAY BACK, I THINK IT’LL SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE OF THE, THE LIKELY HUMIDITY THAT IT’LL BE AROUND. BOTH RUNNERS SAY, DON’T GET TOO DISTRACTED BY THOSE GORGEOUS VIEWS. AND FLAT PATHS. THE ELEVATION IS NOT WHAT’S GOING TO KILL YOU. IT’S EITHER GOING TO BE THE TEMPERATURE OR JUST YOUR OWN FITNESS. REALLY, AND YOUR OWN PACING STRATEGY. THE BOSTON 10-K KICKS OFF SUNDAY MORNING AT EIGHT. THERE WILL BE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE KIDS, SO YOU CAN CHECK THE SCHEDULE OUT ON OUR WEBSITE AND WCVB IS THE EXCLUSIVE BROADCAST PARTNER OF THE BAR AND THE BOSTON MARATHON IN T