B.A.A. Half Marathon
- By Mario Fraioli
- Published Oct. 10, 2011
- Updated Mar. 15, 2012 at 5:09 PM UTC

2011 BAA Half Marathon
Start of the 11th Annual BAA Half Marathon. Photo: PhotoRun.net

2011 BAA Half Marathon
An event record 5,253 runners take off from the starting line at Boston's Franklin Park. Photo: PhotoRun.net

2011 BAA Half Marathon
The men's lead pack stuck together for most of the race's first 10 miles. Photo: PhotoRun.net

2011 BAA Half Marathon
Mike Popejoy finished tenth in 1:07:50. Photo: PhotoRun.net

2011 BAA Half Marathon
Janet Cherobon runs through Boston's Emerald Necklace. Photo: PhotoRun.net

2011 BAA Half Marathon
Kenyan John Korir finished fifth in 1:04:37. Photo: PhotoRun.net

2011 BAA Half Marathon
Sam Chelanga finished second in his first marathon, running 1:03:41. Photo: PhotoRun.net

2011 BAA Half Marathon
Eventual winner Ali Abdosh runs strong mid-race. Photo: PhotoRun.net

2011 BAA Half Marathon
American Fernando Cabada finished eighth in 1:06:18. Photo: PhotoRun.net

2011 BAA Half Marathon
NCAA 10K record-holder Sam Chelanga was in the hunt for the win throughout the race. Photo: PhotoRun.net

2011 BAA Half Marathon
Kenyan Caroline Rotich finished second in 1:13:33. Photo: PhotoRun.net

2011 BAA Half Marathon
Jane Kibii was fourth in the women's race, running 1:16:18. Photo: PhotoRun.net

2011 BAA Half Marathon
Heather Cappello of the BAA finished third in 1:13:44. Photo: PhotoRun.net

2011 BAA Half Marathon
Diana Mowser, 38, finished fifth in 1:17:37. Photo: PhotoRun.net

2011 BAA Half Marathon
Jordan Daniel finished ninth in the women's race, running 1:22:25. Photo: PhotoRun.net

2011 BAA Half Marathon
Twenty-four year old Ali Abdosh broke the tape in 1:03:36. Photo: PhotoRun.net

2011 BAA Half Marathon
Janet Cherobon-Bawcom won the women's race in 1:11:58 at last year's BAA 1/2 Marathon in Boston. Photo: PhotoRun.net

2011 BAA Half Marathon
Former New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi finished in 2:10:05. Photo: PhotoRun.net

2011 BAA Half Marathon
Photo: PhotoRun.net

FILED UNDER: Photos TAGS: Ali Abdosh / BAA Half Marathon / Janet Cherobob-Bawcom / race photos / Sam Chelanga
Mario Fraioli
Mario Fraioli is a senior editor at Competitor magazine. A cross-country All-American at Stonehill College in 2003, he now coaches the Prado Women's Racing Team in San Diego and was the men's marathon coach for Costa Rica's 2012 Olympic team. His first book, The Official Rock 'n' Roll Guide To Marathon & Half-Marathon Training (VeloPress, 2013) is available in bookstores, running shops and online.




































