Start Area Lactation Tent: A fully enclosed tent, with solid walls, designated exclusively for participants to pump pre-race is located at the Athletes’ Village in Hopkinton. When you arrive at the Athletes’ Village, there will be signage and volunteers to direct you to and give access to the Lactation Tent. The Lactation Tent has dividers to create two fully private, personal lactation stations and one semi-private, multi-user lactation space with 14 seats, and is equipped with tables, chairs, power outlets, hand sanitizer, and sanitizing wipes. Porta-potties are ailable next to the Lactation Tent.
There will be designated bins inside the Lactation Tent for runners to discard their breast milk. We kindly request that athletes discard their breast milk in these bins.
Breast Pump and Medical Device Transport: The B.A.A. transports participants’ personal breast pumps and medical devices from the Start Area at the Athletes’ Village to the Operations Tent in the Finish Area for athletes to pick up post-race.
Please note: If you are a runner and anticipate wanting the B.A.A. to transport your breast pump or medical device(s) to the Finish Area, you must pick up an approved Medical Device Bag at the Boston Marathon Expo over race weekend to pack your device(s) for transport. This process is outlined in the 129th Boston Marathon Lactation and Medical Device Program Instructions for your reference and planning.
Finish Area Lactation Station: A private Lactation Station designated for runners to pump post-race is ailable in St. James Medical Tent in the Finish Area. There will be signage to direct you to St. James Medical Tent and volunteers to give you access to the Lactation Station. The Lactation Station has a privacy screen to create a personal lactation space equipped with a table, chair, power outlets, hand sanitizer, and sanitizing wipes. Porta-potties are ailable outside of St. James Medical Tent. There will be a designated bin inside St. James Medical Tent for runners to discard their breast milk. We kindly request that if an athlete would like to discard their breast milk post-race, they do so in these bins.
Lactation Pod at Boston Marathon Expo: A private Lactation Station, product of a company called Mama and offered by the Hynes Convention Center (HCC), is ailable for runners, volunteers, or individuals visiting the Boston Marathon Expo to use for breastfeeding and pumping over race weekend.The Mama Lactation Pod is on the 1st floor of the Hynes Convention Center in the South Lobby, near the Prudential Center entrance, adjacent to the restroom. The pod features two benches, a table, mirror, coat hook, occupancy-activated lighting, power outlets and USB port, adjustable lighting and airflow, and a deadbolt to lock the pod when in use. To find and receive a code to access the Mama Lactation Pod, please download the Mama Mobile App.