Mr. Boston Keeps His Word

A few weeks back, I posted about the wave start at Boston and the fact that in response to an inquiry, I'd gotten a e-mail that said I was likely to be pretty much at the break point of the two waves of the start. I'd suggested that this be added to the FAQ portion of the Marathon website, and was told it would be done. It's now posted officially - see the Boston Marathon Site's section devoted to frequently asked questions, then selecting "Boston Marathon" as the event and "Wave Start" as the category. About 2/3 of the way down, you'll see the answer to the question I (and doubtless many others) had asked.

"What do you anticipate the cut-off time will be between being assigned to Wave 1 or Wave 2?
Based on last year’s qualifying times, it looks like it will be around three hours and 30-minutes, give or take five minutes." (from www.baa.org)

A February 1 news post gives the basics of the wave start, and lets us runners know that regardless of our start, the clocks will be displaying times based on the first (noon) start.