first organized by the boston athletic association (b.a.a.) in 2011, the event represented a further expansion of the group's road running calendar; building on the long-running boston marathon, the b.a.a. half marathon and b.a.a. 5k were launched in 2001 and 2009 respectively. unlike the association's more prominent competitions, the 10k does not require that participants achieve a qualifying time to enter the race. the race has a mix of amateur and professional, elite level runners, and a total prize pot of us$30,000 is available.